Grand Canyon Rafting & Other Southwest Adventures

My friend, Andy, the Starr Van and I spent a month in the Southwest in April & May. The trip's impetus was a ten day photography workshop we signed up for last year to raft the Grand Canyon's Colorado River. And we added 10 more days on both sides to explore other locales in the region. In chronological order, we visited:

• The eastern rim of the Little Colorado River Gorge;
• The South Rim of the Grand Canyon;
• New Mexico's Bisti and Valley of Dreams badlands;
• The monumental Chaco Canyon pre-Columbian indigenous pueblo ruins;
• The Zuni Pueblo, including a Spring-Summer ceremonial dance;
• The Grand Canyon, via a raft;
• Backcountry roads around Escalante, Utah;
• Badlands around Hanksville, Utah.

I have grouped the trip's photos and travel narrative into three, geographically-oriented galleries below. In addition, the "Favorites" gallery holds my overall favorite images.