Category: Boarding Group 2 Travel Blog
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 1: Off Into The Wild!
This morning we gathered at Cliff Dwellers with our gear packed in our camp “pumpkins” (large dry bags) and our day dry bag. We were welcomed by Steve Hatch who went over safety, and got us organized to head down to Lees Ferry. Note: the important beverages accompanying us on our journey! There is some…
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Exploration Day: Launch Time -24 Hours and Counting
After a great rest in our comfortable room at Cliff Dwellers Lodge, there was a moment of awe as we opened the front door to our room, and were welcomed with breathtakingly beautiful scenery. Knowing the Grand Canyon was out in the near distance sparked excitement for what lies ahead, just tomorrow, when we launch…
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Launch Time -48 Hours and Counting
Today we begin our journey to our Grand Canyon River Rafting Photography trip! We decided to travel out a day early to allow more travel time for any weather related snafu’s, plus it gives us a day to rest, repack and reorganize. We flew from Dulles to Las Vegas Nevada, and rented a car to…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip: Plan & Preparations: Launch T-2 Years and Counting
We have many destinations and experiences on our Travel/Photography Wish List, but rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, was not among them. We hadn’t even heard of this as a thing. So when a photo friend of ours told us about a photography trip that would raft 188 miles over 8 days from…
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Not Caps Practice: Plan B
We charged up our batteries, formatted our cards and headed out to Ballston to photograph the caps at their latest scheduled full practice. The crowds were super light, and sadly, there was absolutely no sign of the caps or hint of a practice. Turns out, it was cancelled. Feeling a bit disappointed, we headed out…
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Route 66 Day 3: Breaking Out of Joliet
It is Day 3, and well, we are still in Joliet. Yup, we have so many memories here, and so much we wanted to see, we travelled about 250 miles and are in still in the city! Time to break out, and our first stop out of town was the old Joliet Prison. The architecture…
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Route 66 Day 4: Playing In The Rain
I loved playing in the rain as a kid. Splashing in puddles, the coolness of the rain on a hot summer day. Ehhhh, not so much as an adult, and especially with a camera! We got to play in the rain today as midwest rain storms welcomed us on the road. Impressive clouds and torrential…
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Route 66 Day 5: We’re Not In Illinois Anymore
After a full day of driving we crossed the bridge into St Louis, Missouri. It only took us 5 days to get to another state! 1 down, 8 to go! Actually, we walked to Missouri before we drove to Missouri. We went to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River. It…
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Route 66 Day 6: Show Me, Missouri!
Today we spent a beautifully sunny day driving through the picturesque Missouri Countryside. One striking observation was the number of armadillos we saw at the side of the road. Armadillos appear to be the equivalent of Northern Virginia squirrels in frequency. Ok, most sadly, all the armadillos we saw today were, well, what is the…
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Route 66 Day 7: OOOOOOOk-La-Homa!
As we travel along, lots of old show songs keep popping in our heads. Today was the musical Oklahoma. We left Springfield, Missouri this morning after a fantastic stay at the Best Western Rail Haven Motel (We highly recommend when you take your Route 66 trip!), and traveled through Kansas into Oklahoma. Kansas went by…
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