Emily Dale Perry, but many call me Em or Emmy. I was born in good ole’ Kanab, Utah, but now live in Flagstaff, Arizona. My family has a strong history in Grand Canyon and I was still in the womb on my first river trip. After I was born my first trip was in 1989 at age 8. It was GCE …
What or who is the Grand Canyon “SWAMPER”?
What or who is the Grand Canyon SWAMPER? swamp·er noun /ˈswämpər/ swampers, plural 1. A laborer, esp. one employed as a general assistant to a riverboat captain 2. A worker who trims felled trees and clears a road for lumberers in a forest 3. A native or inhabitant of a swampy region http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=swamper&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=xjHPTaYklLqwA56-wM0G&sqi=2&ved=0CBkQkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=809443016b0399f3 This has been a common question that has come up …
Grand Canyon Expeditions Capt. Roger Patterson….that’s our Roger.
Roger Patterson, Lubbock, TX. the flattest city in America. I swamped for a guy in 1991 but consider my first trip to be in 1995. It was monumental as it was Art, Dave, Benjie, Matt, and me. Tenure with GCE: Been running a boat with GCE for 11 seasons and served as the Las Vegas Liaison for four years prior to that. The …
Get to your oars…meet Andy Hutchinson, a member of the GCE rowing crew & the GCE “Dory”
Grand Canyon Expeditions Capt. Andy Hutchison at the oars…
Capt. Greg Eastwood, professional river guide Grand Canyon Expeditions
Greg Eastwood, Grand Canyon Expeditions. Vassey’s Paradise in the background, on the Colorado river at mile 32, Grand Canyon.
Meet GCE professional river guide, Jalynda McKay
Jalynda Mckay a.k.a. Jah or Lyn from Olympia, Wa. My First trip was with GCE in 2000. It was a 14 day dory Evergreen trip. I’ve been with GCE since 2007. My Favorite stops in Grand Canyon, would have to include…Deer Creek, Black Tail, Clear Creek, Havasu, Redwall Cavern, Lee’s Ferry (it’s where it all begins) It seems like every …
Royal Arch Creek, Colorado river @ mile 117, Grand Canyon
“Elves Chasm”, another piece of paradise in the Grand Canyon
March brings first aid up-dates and GCE’s 2011 season is just a month away!
Wow….here it is the beginning of March and the roar of the river can already be heard! March will be our “re-certification” month. I know I have mentioned before that Grand Canyon Expeditions is an authorized concessionaire of the National Park Service and has been since 1964. As an outfitter with the National Park Service there are certain guidelines every outfitter is responsible …
The Little Colorado River on a truly GRAND day!
We normally discourage “swimming” in the main stream of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Water is not only one of the main sources for this incredible erosion, in Grand Canyon but, in addition to that it is mother natures most powerful forces at work. Grand Canyon Expeditions stresses water safety, water awareness, and water confidences to you and all …
What do Grand Canyon and the Planet Mars have in common?
Grand Canyon and the Planet Mars share “columnar jointing”.
The river, the canyon and what’s on the menu?
J.W Powell/1869 breakfast was spoiled bacon and musky flour…….Grand Canyon Expeditions breakfast was french toast, pork sausage, fresh fruit, and plenty of coffee…….
WELCOME RAFTERS TO 2011 AND YET ANOTHER GRAND YEAR OF RAFTING!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! January , 2011 and my 33rd year of running river! This time of year while a number of folks have put on the snow ski’s, snow shoes & snow boards and hitting the slopes. We / GCE have started planning our 2011 river guides schedule. We started booking our 2011 season in April of last year and …