An unscripted itinerary meant waking up and letting the wind dictate the day. On Tuesday, the water was glass. The group paddled north toward Labyrinth Canyon. The Slot Canyon Progression
On Thursday night, we tied all three houseboats together in a raft. We had a generator running string lights across the bows. Someone produced a guitar that had miraculously survived the journey in a dry bag. The playlist was peak 2018: Sicko Mode , This Is America , Africa by Weezer (the cover, which caused a debate), and way too much Mr. Brightside . Unscripted- Spring Break Lake Powell -2018-
Sitting on the roof of the houseboat, wrapped in blankets against the chilly desert night air, the group watched shooting stars streak across the constellations. It was a stark reminder that the best parts of travel cannot be packaged, scheduled, or bought. The Unscripted Legacy An unscripted itinerary meant waking up and letting
One of the fire fighters, a guy named Mike, pointed out a satellite moving slowly across the void. He said, "Look at that. There are people up there, right now, looking down at this desert. And we are looking up at them. We are the anomaly." The Slot Canyon Progression On Thursday night, we
An unscripted trip means adapting to nature's whims. On the fourth night, the desert reminded us who was boss. A sudden, fierce spring windstorm caught us anchored on a exposed beach.
Unscripted: Spring Break Lake Powell -2018- The red rock canyons of southern Utah do not follow a script. In the spring of 2018, Lake Powell became the backdrop for an improvisational journey defined by rising glass-clear waters, sheer sandstone monoliths, and the unpredictable rhythms of shoulder-season desert weather. This is the chronicle of a week spent navigating the flooded labyrinth of Glen Canyon, where the itinerary was dictated entirely by the wind, the water, and the whim of the moment. The Canvas: Glen Canyon in the Shoulder Season
Nights belonged to the beaches. Firewood drifted down from the upper Colorado River system provides the perfect fuel for cooking.