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Yearly Archives: 2014

Do you ever dream of doing an international boating expedition? Say in Guatemala, Nepal, Mexico, or Peru? Stop dreaming and join me in 2015! See the new Facebook group for information on upcoming river adventures! The FB group is called “Womens Water Expeditions”. I just completed running some rivers in […]

Seriously, Do It In 2015!

December 31, 2014 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

No Coolers Packaging – Example

October 12, 2014 in Food - Recipes / Food - Tips / Food - Video by Lacey Anderson

Having done both tributaries of the Rio Aros, the Rio Mulatos (2010 and 2011) and the Verde/Upper Sirupa (2013), we were keen to complete the “trilogy” and run the remaining headwater stream, the Rio Tutuaca. In 2013, we had scouted access to the Rio Tutuaca and the area around Rancho […]

Rio Tutuaca, Mexico – First Cataraft Descent

August 17, 2014 in River - First Descents / River - General by Neil Nikirk

“Thank you for expressing an interest in the Women´s Peru Expedition happening in 2015, this is the 1st update.” So began my letter to interested participants in an all-women river expedition planned for 2015. I was about to take-off to Peru for my second trip down the Rio Marañon (the […]

Really? All-women trip on the Amazon!

July 31, 2014 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Here is a portion of my menu for a 29 day river trip in Peru set to begin on June 4th, 2014. I am responsible for feeding a group of 19 hungry boaters breakfast, lunch, and dinner for at least 8 days. True, the majority of the food will be […]

8-Day Menu

June 1, 2014 in Food - Menus by Lacey Anderson

This is how I packed all my whitewater catarafting equipment for a month long expedition on the Rio Marañon in Peru. I did this excursion in 2013. It was really surprising to me how well the packing and transportation of all this equipment onto an airplane went! It was […]

Everything Fit Within the Airlines Weight Limits!

May 1, 2014 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

When the angry mob in the highlands of Guatemala got out ropes, gasoline, and then made the hand gesture of slicing necks, I did not have to speak Mayan to understand what they had in store for us. I came to the shocking realization that this could truly be my […]

NRS: Fun was the Point, Enlightenment was the Result

March 30, 2014 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Do you love rivers and rafting but wish you could keep the logistics simple – less gear, easier (but still tasty) meals, and lighter boats? If so, this trip is for you. Neil and I have teamed with the great folks at Rogue River Journeys (RRJ) to offer a special-theme […]

“Go Light” Rogue River Trip – August 7-10

February 7, 2014 in River - General / Uncategorized by Administrator

Is Peru’s Rio Marañon really another Grand Canyon? I had to go see for myself. This is what I learned. My expectations for a trip down the Rio Marañon, through the so-called Grand Canyon of the Amazon, were high. Could there really be another river as amazing as the Colorado through […]

NRS: Peru´s Rio Maranon. Is it Another Grand Canyon?

January 25, 2014 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson