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Category Archives: Grand Canyon Trip Info
Cooler Research Investigations
GCPBA board member Blakely LaCroix and Peter Werness, Ph.D. did a formal scientific analysis of the performance of coolers in different configurations. Their released results are available here:
Article 1: An Evaluation of Drained vs. Un-Drained Coolers.
Cooler Research Article 1 Drain vs No Drain
Article 2: An Evaluation of Block ice vs. Cube ice.
Cooler Research article #2 - Block ice vs Cube ice
Article 3: An Evaluation of Block ice vs. Bottle ice.
Cooler Research article#3- Block ice vs Bottle ice
Cooler Research article#3- Block ice vs Bottle ice
Noncommercial River Trip Regulations Are Updated
Grand Canyon National Park requires that every river trip have with them a printed copy of the current Noncommercial River Trip Regulations. The river ranger at Lees Ferry will check this. Click “Continue reading” to access the pdf file for … Continue reading
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A Few Thoughts About Trip Planning
A Few Thoughts About Trip Planning, by Rich Phillips A recent trip that had its share of issues, both minor and major, caused me to do some thinking about trip planning and management. A few of those ideas seem worth … Continue reading
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Boatman’s Mail Address
Phantom Ranch Box 1266 Grand Canyon AZ 86023 (Beginning April 15, 2013, packages and boxes addressed to river runners and others for delivery to the cantina at Phantom Ranch will no longer be accepted and will be returned to the … Continue reading
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