Dolores River Trip, May 13-19, 2008. Bradfield Bridge.

May 13 at the Bradfield Bridge put-in on the Dolores River, southwest Colorado. It was a chilly day. Apparently, a late-season cold front was passing. Note the coats and warm hats. We would have occasional light rain for the first two days of the trip, but the next five would be beautiful and warm as high pressure came to dominate the region. Life is full of trade-offs.

Most of us had arrived the evening before, but a car coming from the northwest encountered heavy snow near Monticello, UT. They went back to that town, and arrived at Bradfield Bridge on the morning of our launch. This was not a problem.

In blogs, the posts run backwards (most recent first) unless I were to post last photos first. And I haven't prepared the last photos yet. So look at this trip from the bottom up (starting here) and you'll be fine.

Arthur sets his oars into his oarlocks.

We had a total of six rafts, and all but one carried only one person. The exception was Arthur and Mari's boat. Another raft and an inflatable kayak would join us later, for part of the second half of the trip.