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 6 Climbing through a travertine tunnel to get further up Havasu Creek.
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Day 6 Wild grapes grow next to Havasu Creek
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Day 6 The trail back to the rafts is high above Havasu Creek!
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Day 6 A large school of fish hangs out where Havasu Creek runs into the Colorado River
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Day 6 Back to our rafts tied up in the middle of the rapids
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Day 6 Camp for the night
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Day 7 We start the day by hiking up a side canyon
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Day 7 There's a little waterfall at the end of this canyon
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Day 7 On the way back to the camp
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Day 7 We encounter a group of oared rafts navigating this set of rapids
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Day 7 A giant black boulder sitcking out of the river
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Day 7 Along this stretch of the river, we see lots of dark-colored lava that has poured into the canyon from a volcano on the plateau above us

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