Lacey Anderson

Neil and I were about to embark on the first raft descent of the upper Rio Bavispe in northern Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Yaqui north of the infamous Copper Canyon. As far as we knew, the river had been run only once, by a solo kayaker. This is […]

NRS: Exploring Mexico´s Rio Bavispe

April 7, 2015 in Published Articles / River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Peru and Mexico are the destination countries for 2015! In May through July I will be in Peru running the Upper Amazon. In July I will return home to start preparing for river trips in Mexico. In August and September you will find Neil and I on rivers together; we […]

Join a River Trip!

March 15, 2015 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

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

“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

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

Healthy fear is part of boating smart, but sometimes fear can cloud our judgment. In this article I recount one such time on Mexico’s Rio Sirupa. The monsoonal rain would not stop and the river kept rising. A feeling of dread was overtaking me. Cascada Sirupa loomed only a few […]

NRS: Cascada! Fear and Dread on the Rio Sirupa – ...

December 9, 2013 in Published Articles / River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

I peeled down to my bikini and slid into the hottest pool at sunflower hot springs on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. One of the clients (he, still fully clothed) looked down at me and staring incredulously, commented, “You’re not normal!” His comment struck my funny […]

NRS: Expedition to the “Grand Canyon of the Amazon”

October 15, 2013 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Make Romaine Lettuce Last Longer

September 12, 2013 in Food - Tips / Food - Video by Lacey Anderson

It was a hot tropical fall evening in Tlapa de Comonfort, Mexico. I found myself tossing and turning on yet another lumpy Mexican mattress. I was finally slipping into a fitful sleep when I was awakened by the sounds of soft clicking and saw an unearthly blue hue of light […]

NRS: “Exploration by Raft”

September 1, 2013 in Published Articles / River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Maps, Maps, and more Maps! Don’t forget to study those graphs too! What kind of maps and graphs? topographical maps, road maps, GPS maps, Google Earth, hydrology graphs, climate and precipitation graphs. Why all this map madness? We are about to embark on another major river adventure in Mexico. I […]

Map Madness

July 30, 2013 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

The new and improved NRS online catalog has a stronger and easier to read format. I really like the way my cookbook page looks on their revised online catalog. The recipes in my cookbooks are perfect for the low-water river situations we have right now in the western United States. […]

A Stronger NRS

June 29, 2013 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

“Undercover – Exposing Our Sports Covert Heroes” is the cover title for the article in the May 2013 print issue of the magazine Canoe & Kayak. This last winter while I was recouperating between working river trips in Chiapas Mexico I got a call from the editor of the magazine Canoe & […]

CANOE & KAYAK: “Exposed” (Lacey Anderson Profile)

May 3, 2013 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

It was the end of the world, according to the Mayan calendar and I found myself once again in the land of the Maya; preparing to row a gear boat for an exploratory commercial descent of the Rio Lacanja. My love of boating in southern Mexico started in late 1990’s […]

NRS: “Rafting Mexico’s Rio Lacanja”

April 24, 2013 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Newest Cookbook Now Available

April 8, 2013 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

It’s been 10 years, let’s do it again! Doug Rhodes of Pariso Del Oso and I organized the first commercial descent of the Urique river in Copper Canyon, Mexico. After the adventure Doug wrote the following article. I am thinking about running this river again in 2013. After reading this account from 2002, […]

Rio Urique, Copper Canyon Mexico – First Commercial Descent

March 15, 2013 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

In 2009 I was laid off from my teaching job for the last time! I said goodbye to that old career and did not look back. Instead of seeking another teaching job I returned to a lifestyle I love. Basically, I moved into my trusty 4×4 Toyota Tundra and hit the road. To pursue a life once […]

Sweet Obsession

February 5, 2013 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Fresh, Fresh, Fresh! and local grown! Chilies, peppers of all variety, limes, mangoes, papayas, oranges, cantaloupe. The gourmet cook will love the amazing variety of spices and frijoles. A nina bonita selling her families produce direct from the family farm. And my favorite – mangoes – they are in season in the winter. A vendor […]

Mexico Mercado

January 1, 2013 in Food - Tips by Lacey Anderson

I started out a winter guiding season on the amazing travertine drops of the Lacanja river in southern Mexico. Thank you Rocky Contos ( SierraRios) for giving me the amazing opportunity of working a few more trips for yet another year. This waterfall jungle run on rio Lacanja was the perfect opportunity for contribution of my light-weight, low-bulk nocoolers […]

“Wild Crazy Mexican Jungle!”

December 25, 2012 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Easy River Camp Meal Plan WITHOUT Cooler

November 12, 2012 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Support Our Conservation Efforts

October 10, 2012 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Location: Tlaplaneco-Mezcala River in the state of Guerrero, country of Mexico Boaters: Rocky Contos (kayak) and Lacey Anderson (cataraft) Total Miles: 224 K (about 140 miles) Days: Five Class: III – IV Date: September 23 – 27, 2011 First things First. We hired Antonio (a local taxi driver) to drop […]

Rio Tlaplaneco / Mezcala in Guerrero, Mexico – First Descent

October 2, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Rocky had done the initial research of the Rio Tehuantepec and had discovered the river looked good for an initial run. During the summer of 2011 Rocky Contos and Lacey Anderson were doing river explorations in Mexico. In October of that year Neil Nikirk and others were able to join […]

Rio Tehuatepec, Mexico – First Descent

September 1, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Location: Xochiotlahuaca in the state of Guerrero, Mexico Boaters: Rocky Contos (kayak) and Lacey Anderson (cataraft) Distance: 13 miles Class: VI+ Date: October 3, 2011

Rio Xochiotlahuaca in Guerrero state, Mexico – First Descent

August 11, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

This was a lunch recipe I learned this summer from one of the outfitters I worked for. Customers really liked it. I like a little extra spice, so it is also good with rajas chilies and some of the juice tossed in. Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top works too!

Outfitter Pasta Salad

July 1, 2012 in Food - Recipes / Food - Video by Lacey Anderson

No Coolers

Kick the Cooler Habit