Ghosts of the San Juan - MOGI FRANKLIN MYSTERIES

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This is sunset along the mountains of the Four Corners area.

A typical rafting trip includes people, the raft, lifejackets, food (in coolers), bathroom facilities, tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, clothes, and all the water that we’ll need for the entire trip.  And lots of sunscreen – it rarely rains and can be over 100 degrees.

 This is the deepest part of the canyon – about 2000 feet to the top of that rock in the distance.  Part of the wilderness portion, there’re 54 river miles of no roads, no cell reception, no people, and there’s no going back once you get in there.

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 this is at sunset on the west part of the river.  We’ve gone far enough that the very top layer of rock (seen in picture 3) has now dipped into the earth enough that it’s right beside us.

This is my son wading in the river.

We’re close to the end of the canyon, about to come out into the flat country.  The water was low on this trip.