Grand canyon January 2010

A week or more has passed since we touched back down in Dublin after a fantastic and, another, memorable two week winter trip through the Grand Canyon. Upon reflecting this has to be one of the best ways to spend New Year and to start off the year: the peace and solitude away from the madding crowds that are to be found here in the Summer more than outweigh the colder temperatures and shorter days; after all we launched on January 2nd and took out at Diamond Creek, 226 miles downriver, on the afternoon of January 14th and still managed to have 3 layover days for hiking and rest and recreation!

What more can be said about this place? The white water is fun and big and bouncy and safe, the scenery and surroundings are awe inspiring, humbling and difficult to comprehend and the weather, so far in my experiences, has been more than manageable with plenty of warm sunshine.

Keep posted for a more in depth post with more photos and video clips. In addition a larger selection of photos will be posted onto my flickr photostream, and a video will be posted onto vimeo at some stage.