Wheres the raft?
When you hear about whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon, the first thing you picture is probably a raft in whitewater rapids. No doubt about it: Running the rapids is part of the fun and excitement. On a half-day or full-day whitewater rafting trip, those rapids will be the highlight of the journey. But on a multi-day trip, particularly along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, the whitewater rapids are only one of aspect of your adventure. The other highlights include: • Hiking into the side canyons, often culminating in a shower under a remote waterfall; • Slipping along the natural water slides (left) where the blue waters of the Little Colorado flow into the canyon; • Visiting the ancient cliff ruins of the Anasazi Indians; • Spotting bighorn sheep, deer, fat chuckwalla lizards, condors, great blue herons, falcons, and other wildlife; • Watching the ever-changing scenery, as you pass by more than a billion years of rock in the canyon walls by day, then admire the Milky Way,
