Old Version 1983 High Water grand canyon part 2 of 2 100,000 cfs 

Margaret Bartlett glad you enjoyed it gal. I saw you as a co-signatory in a letter to the editor re the sexual harassment case in Grand Canyon and remembered your story. Good onya.

Any photos? Georgie always claimed she'd never had a boat flip... we old-timer guides knew better... ;-)

@@Jeffe01 Her floatilla of tied-together rubber rafts buckled as we entered lava falls. Leading raft tucked under middle raft of the three tied together. That’s where the lady who died on our trip was seated, and she drowned, presumably by being trapped under the submerged and overturned raft. I was 14 and on that trip with my younger brother (who was seated near her and also went under, but surfaced ok) and my parents. We had her body on the beach with us overnight, until we helicoptered out the next morning.

@@battlegalaxy3246 Georgie was a mercurial mix... she did lots of great stuff and some of my best friends worked for her and loved her. My experiences were mixed, but yep, she denied "killing" anybody or anybody dying on any of her trips till she passed herself. Sad. Sorry for your trauma.

+Gerrie Woo Have any good photos or video I can add to the show? Know anyone who might? ;-)

Nothing on earth bigger than Cat at high water. I heard I was the first to row an 18 footer down there in ‘78. Nothing bigger than Crystal hole T 70k in ‘83, but it changed forever when it hit 100k and now ain’t the same. Some balls rowing Cat at high water amigo. The most awesome place on earth for sure.

Thanks! I didn't know any better and they just kept sending me back down week after week! So awesome you were there back in the day!

Yeah right, until you see it up close and personal then you'll be crying for mommie...

Thanks, Frenchy. What a great way to clean the camping beaches... Brings back fond memories of my [unguided] 3 week excursion in 1999. The water was at 'normal' levels that spring, however.

Hey, Frenchy... yeah, fun stuff! Working on the next iteration, hope to have it up on a competing site where I can leave the original music by summer. Starts with a V. There's already a better version there now. Cheers broheem.

Jeffe Aronson this is a great tie-in with the book Emerald Mile - gives that great story some visuals.

Every guide I showed this to on the 20th anniversary GTS said to me “what the f... were we thinking?” Glad we didn’t swim.

@@Jeffe01 I had a great run but suffered a little nonetheless Jeffe. We forgot to pull in the drop back filled with every beer you could think of. We lost it. All of a sudden after lava, boats were weaving back and forth and scooping up our beers. After lava party was on me. 🤠 I may have asked you this before, but when were you down there in 83, was it July? I was on a private with the Resnick family as permit holders, first weeks I thought. Brian Dierker got a great shot of me scooting right at Crystal. I think I posted or sent you that before. PS we got a heli message too that said, camp high, river rising! Cheers!

Carl Granfors I cant recall every date I was on the water that year, but I did a lot of trips so possibly. Loved the Resnicks. Lucky you. If you still have that photo plz re send. Usually all the best shots are in the vid.

Hey Jeffe...'84 was my first run, I thought I remember it being 65K.

@@myronbuck2436 Hey amigo... yep it did go up to that as I recall, but they never went below 45k for 84 & 85. They were trying to lower Lake Foul. I remember thinking to myself: "Self... don't forget this. Everyone else will, including yourself unless you stick the memory in there real good."

@@Jeffe01 Your videos are a great memory of the olden days. I hope you're well, and still getting wet

Hey John, I was there with you. Think of it often. Doug T.

@@dagmar4809 Hi Doug,, Good to hear from you 👍🏻 what’s new? Where are you located these days? I’m in the process of moving to Costa Rica

@@johnamren6092 I'm retired, live outside of Ely with my wife. Have a 26 year old daughter who lives in Sitka, Alaska. Just returned from a two-month trip to Alaska with our camper-trailer. I assume you're in Duluth, when are you moving to Costa Rica? I followed your Lake Superior trip blog a few years ago: it was great!

At that level, no you don't!

Yes, love the video, great to compare the pics I have from my trip there 2 years ago with the ones on the video. But I can't find this version of the Silver Dagger :)

You mean Steam Powered Aeroplane by John Hartford?

You mean John Hartford's Steam Powered Aeroplane?

+Stephen Boggan Crystal Hole at 75,000 cfs for the 2 weeks or so it lasted in 1983 before getting washed out a bit.

Thanks Jeffe

what crap who is dumb enough to do it on purpose?

Actually, you wouldn't believe the good camp spots. Just wayyyyy above where you'd expect. It got up there and deposited sand high most springs for a couple million years...