Lava Falls, Grand Canyon National ParkOne hundred seventy-nine miles downstream from Lees Ferry on the Colorado River sits Lava Falls Rapid. With a difficulty rating of 10 on the 1-10 Grand Canyon scale (Class V on the international scale of … [Read more...] about Running Lava Falls Rapid
Rafting the Grand Canyon in 1896
Launching in Green River, WyomingOn August 27, 1896, George Flavell and Ramon Montez launched their homemade, fifteen-and-a-half-foot boat, the Panthon, from Green River, Wyoming. The two intended to make the first recreational rafting trip … [Read more...] about Rafting the Grand Canyon in 1896
Jon Hamilton’s Up Run of the Colorado River
Jon Hamilton's 1960 Up RunNew Zealander, Jon Hamilton, the son of jet boat inventor Bill Hamilton, led the first successful upstream run of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, arriving at Lee’s Ferry with three of the four boats after … [Read more...] about Jon Hamilton’s Up Run of the Colorado River
