The sun was directly in our faces blinding us, and a high wind was blowing which added to the difficulties.

The walls were often vertical for a thousand feet or more, and the river was wide and shallow.

There was a scorching hot sun, the temperature being near 100 in the shade.

The rocks and even the sand became so hot that they were uncomfortable to the touch, but there was one advantage in this dry heat--our clothes were soon dry.

During this day we landed on the wrong side to examine one rapid and had to run it from there.