Favorite LP Pics 2018

[birdsnest]

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At the top of Cathedral Canyon looking back toward the main channel. This was about 1000 feet up the rock face.

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Milky Way, shot from our Wahweap RV site. Sept 1, 2017

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Milky Way, shot from our Wahweap RV site. Sept 1, 2017

Why Powell trips our triggers! Thanks

 

[HOLEINTHEWATERDAVE]

 

[CHRIS MCBETH]

Outside of Iceberg.

And a video from last year up in the San Juan to prove that they are not all happy endings.

That faceplant... how’d that feel? I’ve hit water face-first at 39 mph and it almost tore my ear clean off. It burst my eardrum and tore the cartridge inside so bad my earlobe hangs 1/2 inch lower on that side.

 

[Ryan]

That faceplant... how’d that feel? I’ve hit water face-first at 39 mph and it damn near tore my ear clean off. It burst my eardrum and tore the cartridge inside so bad my earlobe hangs 1/2 inch lower on that side.

That one actually cracked his ribs. Worst part, it was on the first day of the trip so no more fun activities (and hardly even any boat riding) for the remainder of the trip.

Moral of the story is that we decided no more “front” attempts until the end of the trip.

 

[CHRIS MCBETH]

That one actually cracked his ribs. Worst part, it was on the first day of the trip so no more fun activities (and hardly even any boat riding) for the remainder of the trip.

Moral of the story is that we decided no more “front” attempts until the end of the trip.

Darn that’s tough. Ribs are second worst thing to break. I once broke my pelvis and spine, those were the worst

 

[Ryan]

Darn that’s tough. Ribs are second worst thing to break. I once broke my pelvis and spine, those were the worst

No first hand experience with any of that. And I would like it to stay that way.

 

[Ryan]

Happy Valentines Day.

 

[CHRIS MCBETH]

Up on the San Juan, October of 2017. We caught a lot of Small Mouth that were in the 1-1.5lb range (8 of them). We didn't see another boat for 4 hours and over 60 miles of Lake... At one point we realized we were so isolated, both of us got a bit nervous.

Since then, I purchased one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JXY0CQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Bill Sampson]

That one actually cracked his ribs. Worst part, it was on the first day of the trip so no more fun activities (and hardly even any boat riding) for the remainder of the trip.

Moral of the story is that we decided no more “front” attempts until the end of the trip.

Ryan, what speed were you pulling him at?

 

[Ryan]

@Bill Sampson 24.5 mph. He is usually about 23.

 

[Ryan]

There is no glass like Powell glass.

 

[Pegasus]

Looking North from the backside of the sand dune up Navajo Canyon, February 2018

 

[Bill Sampson]

@Bill Sampson 24.5 mph. He is usually about 23.

We don't do any flips or jumps on our Air Chair, basically because I can only borrow it once a year. We pull our people at about 17 MPH.

 

[Ryan]

17 is pretty slow. I think even 20 is on the slow side if you are trying to progress.

We tried 26 once. You can get huge air there. And even bigger crashes.

 

[ranger621]

Took these last Friday...Pyramid rock and perched Eagle

 

[ranger621]

Freshwater shark.....in Spencers Camp Bay, same rock, March and November of 2012, poor snowpack that year

 

[CHRIS MCBETH]

The alternative to over-crowded Antelope Canyon. This is “Canyon X”. So cool... and 9 min from Antelope Point

 

[Ryan]

GHB

 

[Happy Llama]

Forgotten Canyon 2017 - whatwater.

 

[Bill Sampson]

17 is pretty slow. I think even 20 is on the slow side if you are trying to progress.

We tried 26 once. You can get huge air there. And even bigger crashes.

I will definitely move up the speed when we try it again this summer. Thanks for the advice. We have one of the early air chairs, and we mostly so wake crossings and up and downs in the water. No flying and flips are on our menu.