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Category Archives: GCPBA RiverNews – Current and archived news concerning river runners
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
GCPBA RiverNews 5/7/2019 – Pay Phones At Phantom Ranch Are Permanently Gone
From GCPBA board member Dave Mortenson: Pay phones at Phantom Ranch are permanently gone! For those of you who have every hiked down or run the Colorado River and spent some time at Phantom Ranch will find this information interesting. … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 10/6/2018 – Grand Canyon Noncommercial River Trip Regulations Are Updated
Grand Canyon National Park recently updated their noncommercial river trip regulations. The new regulations are dated October 2, 2018. River trips are required by the Park to have a printed copy of the regulations with them at all times. Regulations … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 7/3/2018 – Hualapai Reverse Decision To Issue Citations
GCPBA has been reporting on the intent of the Hualapai Nation to require Grand Canyon river runners buy permits to be on land along the left side of the Colorado River from river miles 164.5 to 287. The Hualapai claim … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 6/27/2018 – Hualapai Land & River Access Permits Followup
As you may recall, two weeks ago GCPBA reported that the Hualapai Tribe is trying to institute a permit fee of $100 on river runners for using river left from mile 168 down to mile 287. (Read our RiverNews that … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 6/10/2018 – Hualapai Land & River Access Permits
The Hualapai Game and Fish Department sent out the following notice on June 4th: Public Notice: Hualapai River Access Permit Checks Upstream Of Diamond Creek (RM225) The Hualapai Tribe will be conducting river access permits the week of July 9, … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 1/19/2018 – Grand Canyon To Remain Open During Government Shutdown
GCPBA had a conversation with Matt Vandzura, chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Friday morning, January 19, 2018, regarding consequences for private river runners should a government shutdown happen later that day. He said to us that the word … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 7/20/2017 – Grand Canyon Revives River Unit After Harassment Investigation
As we reported in a RiverNews on July 16, Grand Canyon National Park is developing a plan for the Park’s return to administrative river operations. This article about it, copied below, is from the Arizona Daily Sun, July 13, … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 7/16/2017 – Hualapai Nation Announce Intent to Require Permits for Camping
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Chris Lehnertz held a Community Conversation on July 11 in Flagstaff, Arizona. This was the first meeting of an expected three per year. Superintendent Lehnertz was joined by about fifteen park staff members at the … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 3/27/2017 – Grand Canyon Noncommercial River Trip Regulations Are Updated
Grand Canyon National Park recently updated their noncommercial river trip regulations. The new regulations are dated March 9, 2017. River runners are required by the Park to have a printed copy of the regulations with them at all times. They … Continue reading