Two lifelong friends travel to Colorado to attempt backpacking, with packrafts, into the Colorado River on a seldom-used, steep route through Rattlesnake Canyon. On the River, they head into Utah in the tiny boats, hoping to tackle whitewater in the narrowest part of the entire Colorado River: Westwater Canyon.
A moment of hubris at Skull Rapid: foam, force, and the lesson that follows.
Two friends disappear into the desert toward the Colorado.
Dropping through Rattlesnake Canyon, one careful step at a time.
Sandstone catches the last light as a Colorado River camp turns gold.
Hank commits to the line on Funnel Falls, vanishing into spray.
Tiny boats, big country.
Jake drops into Skull Rapid, the river closes, and time slows.
