My Walkabout

5am in Vegas, and the party was still going strong in the streets. I quietly sip coffee and wait for the Evolution Expeditions van to swing by and pick me up.

 

Today is the day I will kayak eight plus miles of the Colorado river.

 

We arrive just after 6am to the trail head. We have to hike through the Nevada desert for three miles to get to our launch point on the river. We stay warm and alert by searching for tarantula’s that make their home in the holes of the rock.

 

As the sun begins its rise and lights the mountain peaks above, my adrenaline starts to skyrocket.

The trail goes from open desert to narrow slot canyon quickly. We find ourselves scrambling over boulders, squeezing through narrow passages, and climbing up steep hillsides.

Our guide, John, and I quickly become friends as we hike along. We have similar interests and philosophies about life and nature.

 

As the sun fully rises in the sky we arrive at the shores of the mighty Colorado. The waters are still as the current is controlled by the Hoover Dam. Yet we find that it is not quite time to start kayaking, as their is a surprise adventure that is in store for us first…..

but that story comes in part two.