Grand Canyon - Day 2 - Thursday 4/22/21
Our first morning in the Canyon, we woke to a Shofar call announcing hot coffee and orange juice. Shortly thereafter we feasted on Eggs to order, bacon, and hash browns. We packed up our cots, a go-bag with camera and hiking gear, and a dry bag that held our other belongings, and sleeping bag. We also had a bag to hold everyone’s tripods that would be available for photo shoots. I took my place on the “rack” and off we went down the first days rapids, a continuous succession known as the Roaring Twenties as they were that far from Mile Zero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LChOzkrhlBE After that came what a fondly call “opps another rapid” that Lauren failed to notify us as we were caught by surprise. We pulled over for a photo shoot at Redwall Canyon Amphitheater an carved out formation that John Wesley Powell claimed could easily hold 50,000 people. This gave us time to work with Willie on our photography skills. He was extremely patient with me and the other newbies. A a short laz