Western tananger at 120 Mile camp Colorado River trip Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

Western Tanager at 120 Mile camp

OK, I know you’re all thinking that rafting the Colorado River was just for fun and not working.  Wrong.

Rapid near 122.3 Mile camp Colorado River trip Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

In between the rapids and side trips, like Elves Chasm, we counted.

Trip Log Colorado River trip Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

And recorded what we saw.

Mountain Sheep along river Colorado River trip Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

Like mountain sheep, which are not always easy to spot or count (37 total for the trip)…

Private boat trip Colorado River trip Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

…and rafting trips both commercial and private where we’d make contacts checking to see if everything was OK.

Rapids Colorado River
Rapids on Colorado River trip

Then we’d get back to more rapids and back to work talking tamarisk.