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"Across Arizona on a Raft" Tejas Edwards, Grand Canyon Raft Trip (June 1956)

09-01.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): A valley coming into the river.

09-02.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): A bronze cenotaph marking the spot where two members of Powell's party left and were later killed by Indians.

09-03.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): A good view of the river and canyon.

09-04.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Georgie at the helm.

09-05.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Looks like a lunch stop.

09-06.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Storm on the water.

09-07.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Rafts all lashed together and under tow.

09-08.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Last closeup of the high canyon walls.

09-09.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): On Lake Meade now, the water is no longer muddy.

09-10.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Piles of logs washed downstream, and caked mud.

09-11.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): The mud dries in patterns.

09-12.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): The river is very broad here.

09-13.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Sunset.

09-14.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Stormy sky with lightning.

09-15.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): The tow boat is bringing us in.

09-16.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Unloading everything at the dock.

09-17.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Deflating the rafts.

09-18.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Giving Georgie the traditional heave-ho into the lake.

09-19.jpg Text: (Ektachrome): Boarding the bus for civilization. For Tejas and Irene this was the end of their last great adventure together. Three years later, Tejas was gone. His heart stopped while he and Irene were hiking over Vogelsang Pass in the High Sierra. Tejas placed the following slides at the end as a reprise of the trip. Perhaps they were photos he was proud of, perhaps they acted as a summary of the slide show when he presented it to friends and guests.