Day 8 on the Grand
Cold and rainy big water day on the Grand. Went through Hance Rapid after a 2 hour scout. Most of our group watched from the shore as Tom, Julie, and Drew rowed this “8″ rapid. Quite a few features that you would want to miss throughout the rapid, including a big-ass hole at the bottom. It was a good feeling that BJ could say he wasn’t comfortable rowing the rapid (little did he know he would kill it on every other rapid). The sun came out for a while at Hance but then quickly came back in with a dousing of rain for the rest of the day and evening. Ran two rapids, Sockdolager and Grapevine, which were some of the most fun rapids so far with big waves and lots of maneuvering. Everyone is really cold tonight after about 18 cold miles on the river. We are camping at Cremation Camp. Chicken Curry for dinner. Not sure if the rain will stop. Tomorrow is BJ’s birthday and more big rapids to come.