Day 1. Day one was a big one for me because I just don’t get to go on trips where everyone is paddling one of our boats let alone everyone was paddling the same boat. It was also a really cool experience to see how well the Remix XP performed for everyone and how perfect it is for this type of trip through rapids and long stretches of flat water. Pushing off from shore and feeling the stability that the boat had with 100+ pounds of gear loaded into it felt great. Yes it was another proud designer moment.
12 Days in the Grand Canyon: Every day something different
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Carpooling to Lees Ferry (the put in) my mind was racing; “Do I have everything I need? Will my body agree with paddling 20-30 miles a day? Do I have the mental and physical strength to paddle 280 miles to Lake Mead?” Eight hours later, I realized that all my thoughts would become reality in less than 24 hours. No more questions, time to enjoy the trip and stop planning.
I’ve had a fun time getting ready for the trip. Let’s just say I haven’t been completely focused on that goal. I got my list started. I didn’t achieve a very precision attack but I got the basics figured out. A place to sleep. Some things to drink. Clothes to stay warm. A place to put your poo, and trash, but food for 12 days that wouldn’t bore me to tears or stop me up so I couldn’t poo proved the hardest to figure out. Well, I guess dealing with the (unspeakable) opposite problem from being stopped up might be the most difficult situation I have ever dealt with on a long paddling trip. But that isn’t the point of this article. The point here is food. Sorry, I got distracted by reminiscing about Nepal. I never plan food 12 days ahead, so to say that I procrastinated the food buy would represent a serious understatement.