Green River - Desolation and Gray Canyons

Day Eight

Last 10 miles on the river, no one in a hurry to get out, but of course we eventually do make it out.

Someone, who will remain forever unnamed, field tested the emergency Wag Bag toilet kit, too bad for Dad! We discovered that an empty Pringles can makes a good container for the occasional used “Wag Bag”.

Roger still has ice so we fill his cooler with as much beer as we can fit in. Most of us have been drinking warm beer for the last few days so this is an unexpected treat. Several fun little rapids appear on regular basis and keep things interesting.

Sadly we land at Swasey’s, the take out. Rob discovers Bob1’s exhaust system in the back of his truck, a casualty of the 60 miles of bad roads on the shuttle. Unfortunately he needs be towed out. Tobias hangs around to make sure Val and Bob 1 get out ok, besides it's an excuse to have dinner and beers at Rays in Green River. Everyone starts to drift apart, getting their gear together, their rides together, and returning to the life they came from.

It was a memorable trip, and there isn’t one person who I travelled with that I don’t call friend.