Grand Canyon River Trip: April 20th to May 9th, 2001
Part 7 -- River Mile 157 to River Mile 179
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Vulcan's Anvil; the core of a volcano. (Mile 178)
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The right side of Lava Falls rapid (mile 179)
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The left side of Lava Falls rapid
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Which way do we go? Which way do we go?
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Al and Seth: the Lava Falls Guinea Pigs
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Dave and Bob into Lava
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We got about 10 feet off line and went into the "BIG" hole
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And, fortunately, blasted out
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We're through. This is where I had more adrenaline running than I've had in a long time.
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Kim and Seth (on his second ride through Lava) into the first hole
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Where Seth got knocked out of Kim's boat
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Through the first section
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Skirting some nasty stuff
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With a sigh of relief, Kim and Seth are through; Just Dan's boat is left
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Dan, Brad, and Bob into the first section
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Through to the next
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Going into it
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And coming out. Just need to hang onto the oars so we can make it the rest of the way.
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A short reprieve till the lower section
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Dan finishing his run through the lower section ending the big excitement of Lava Falls rapid (May 5, 2001)
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Return to Part 6 -- River Mile 136 to River Mile 157
Continue to Part 8 -- River Mile 179 to End of Trip
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