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Sunday, July 27, 1980: This beautiful hat-and-shoes tree magically appeared in camp as things needed to dry out over night. |
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We had a big day ahead of us as we made our way downstream toward Lava Falls. |
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We threw pennies to appease the gods at Vulcan's Anvil at Mile 178.5, which is the one-mile warning that you're getting close to Lava Falls. |
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At Lava Falls, we watched the other boat, two Diamond boats, and the three oar boats from our campsite the night before go through the rapids. |
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Here are Rewalt and Schmed talking before their run. |
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First to go through was Kitch and Mike's boat. |
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There were lots of photographers on shore so each run was heavily photographed. Here's a closer shot. |
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Here's a wider shot. |
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Here's a higher shot. |
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Here's an onboard shot. |
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Next up was our family on Rewalt and Schmed's boat. |
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We were fortunate that someone got close shots of our entire run. |
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That's Other Kathy on the horn and Tony in the middle of the bathtub, ... |
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... and Doug, Mom, Dad, someone belonging to that leg, our Kathy, and me along the side. |
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This run is much more known for how technically difficult it is than how fun it is, and it is a lot of fun. |
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This photo taken on our camera by someone else from the start of our run has always been a favorite of mine. |
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After running Lava Falls, we stopped at a small break area on some rock ledges. |
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Camp was at Mile 202. The California crew set up on the left side of the beach ... |
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... and Jack, Marcia, Kelly, and Other Kathy's camp was on the right side.
Day 8 > |