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Ben Web the director of Paddling with Purpose did an interview and turned it into an article – he did a pretty good job of explaining what a fit and healthy female river runner of over 25 years can do, including first descents, read on: Lacey Anderson recounts a lifetime […]

PWP: River Gypsy Mama

August 10, 2015 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Here is a 9-day menu that I put together for another Upper Amazon (Rio Marañon) river trip. I hope it inspires you. Check it out: B: Fresh Fruit, Peaches, Yogurt, Granola and Cereal, milk, energy bars L: Tuna Sandwich + PBJ/Nutella, Chips, cookies D: Appetizer: Guacamole & Corn Tortilla Chips […]

9-Day Menu, No Ice Needed!

July 10, 2015 in Food - Menus by Lacey Anderson

12-days of meals! Listed below is the partial menu from a 28-day Upper Amazon river expedition, June, 2015 (Rio Marañon). Keep reading to discover 12 days worth of camp food! Includes: breakfasts, lunches, appetizers, main dinner meals, salads, sides, and desserts. True, all this food was bought in Peru, but […]

12-Day Menu

June 10, 2015 in Food - Menus by Lacey Anderson

Deep in rural Guatemala, expedition rafter Lacey Anderson employs a whiteboard and the common language of rivers to bridge the communication divide and train a group of indigenous Mayans to be river guides. With a marker and small whiteboard in hand, I began illustrating hydrology to a group of Mayan […]

NRS: Mayan Guide School

May 10, 2015 in Published Articles / River - General by 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

The 30 pounder on the SelwayNo, you don’t have to go on a diet, just downsize your raft or cataraft and frame! We own four 12.5 and 13 foot catarafts and here are the weights on the sets of tubes: 30, 38, 43, and 45 pounds for each set. These […]

New Year’s Resolution? Lose Weight!

January 4, 2015 in River - General / Uncategorized by Administrator

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

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

In the Sept/Oct 2013 issue of AW (American Whitewater) I am honored to be profiled for a series called Women in Whitewater. – LACEY ANDERSON: WHITEWATER MAVEN – Lacey Anderson is a rarity in the whitewater world – a mature woman who thrives on adventure and the unexpected while pursuing […]

AW: “Lacey Anderson: Whitewater Maven”

November 30, 2013 in Published Articles / River - General by Administrator

Our first river south of the border for 2013 was the upper Rio Bavispe. This reportedly is a Class III-IV run with one Class IV that may be difficult for large rafts due to narrow passage. As the canyon is supposed to be beautiful, it sounded good to us – […]