by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n
From June 28th through July 3rd, I had the privilege of being on a raft on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. This was part of a family trip \u201cfor the guys.\u201d On a trip put together by my father-in-law Allan, his two sons, me (a son in law), my three sons, two other grandsons, one grandson-in-law, and one great grandson spent five days and five nights on the Colorado River. These blog posts are part of the story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I was all wrong on clothes for the rafting trip. I was fortunate to have the basic items that would work. I had the impression of camping at the end of the day, bathing in the river, changing into a new set of clothes of the evening, and changing again in the morning into river clothing.<\/p>\n
None of that worked.<\/p>\n
The biggest killer of my plan was the cold water<\/a>. I did not take a bath in the river in the evening; the water was too cold. Still, I had to deal with the hot sun<\/a> in the long day.<\/p>\n
Plan B: The water was cold and the sun would burn you. So on day 1 I wore sandals, swim trunks, a hat, a tee shirt, and a windbreaker jacket. This gave me pretty good cover from the sun and enough ventilation in the hot afternoon. The windbreaker, however, was a bit warm.<\/p>\n
So on day 2 I switched from a windbreaker jacket to a lightweight long-sleeve shirt over the tee shirt. This was the uniform for the rest of the week: sandals, swim trunks, a hat, tee shirt, and a long-sleeve shirt. Liberal, twice-daily doses of sun block kept the bare parts of my legs, feet, and head from burning. Other members of the raft wore different combinations of the same basic outfit.<\/p>\n
After doing this trip once, I have a recommendation. I will live dangerously and extend this recommendation to both males and females.<\/p>\n
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- swimsuit, quick dry (under everything)<\/li>\n
- quick-dry long pants<\/li>\n
- quick-dry long-sleeve shirt<\/li>\n
- tee-shirt, quick dry<\/li>\n
- hat, quick dry<\/li>\n
- sun glasses<\/li>\n
- sun block on all skin that is not covered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
When you come to a nice warm stream, you can remove the outer garments and swim.<\/p>\n
Please note, this was the last week of June and first week of July. I understand that some people raft the Grand Canyon in the spring and fall. In those cooler seasons, I would replace the outer shirt and pants with a rain suit for more protection from the cold water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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