![]() Lava Falls is about 20 seconds from the top to the bottom. This is double the power output of a Triton nuclear submarine. With a drop of 37 feet and a water flow of 18,000 CFS (cubic feet per second), these rapids have the power of 75,000 horses galloping across an open field kicking up a dust cloud seen for miles. Lava Falls Rapids is one of the largest and most powerful sections of whitewater in North America. Running whitewater is an indespensable element of the floating the Colorado River, so lets begin there. I decided the harsh environment of sand and water was too extreme for my Leica. I normally bring my Leica to capture images. I will describe this journey with 2 separate posts and hope you enjoy this first part - the 90 mile float to Phantom Ranch.Ī note about the photography. We lived as a self reliant group having no contact with the outside world. This crucible of shared intense experience transformed strangers to friends. The river flows a mile beneath the surface of the earth with air temperatures in the triple digits. Over the course of 12 days, these strangers left the digital world behind and embraced the extremes of the real world at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. This trip turned into one of the best trips of my life. During the Summer of 2018, I joined a group of strangers to float 188 miles down the Colorado River along the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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