Rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in early July, 2017

This trip was organized by the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) to compare the geological facts of how the Grand Canyon was formed to the mythology of 'young earth creationists.' There are also videos, with lots of splashes!

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Day 1 On the bus from Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry
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Day 1 The old and new Navajo Bridges
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Day 1 The water is so clear here in the Colorado River that you can see the pattern of rock strata on the bottom
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Day 1 A Claifornia condor stretches its wings on the girderwork
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Day 1 Unloading the gear from the bus
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Day 1 Loading the gear into the two rafts
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Day 1 Trip leader Laura explains some procedures to us. She also pilots the lead raft.
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Day 1 A popular way to cool off!
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Day 1 Nate is the pilot of the second raft
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Day 1 Jake is our swamper
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Day 1 Our first stop is in sight of the Navajo Bridges
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Day 1 Passing under the Navajo Bridges
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Day 1 The lead raft approaches a small rapids
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Day 1 We saw lots (lots!) of interesting rock formations and I took lots of pictures of them
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Day 1 The nearly full moon rises over the canyon wall
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Day 1 Unloading the gear to make camp on the first night.
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Day 1 Relaxing at our first camp
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Day 2 In the late afternoon, we set up camp and then hiked up to a small waterfall
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