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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

Here is a picture of our latest aluminum break-down day frame packed for travel. It really is quite small and weighs about 35 pounds. Very easy to deal with. Full featured with scout rails, adjustable seat bar and yokes, adjustable oar towers, and obviously full break-down fittings. Ready for adventure; Peru here […]

Our Light-weight Break-down Frames

March 6, 2013 in Uncategorized by Neil Nikirk

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

“What started in late January with an international expedition to paddle the remote Rio Copon-Chixoy in northern Guatemala quickly escalated into a tense faceoff in lawless lands … ” So begins the tale of indigenous Mayan villagers detaining a group intending a raft-supported descent of the pristine 55-mile Class IV […]

CANOE & KAYAK: Update for Hostage Incident

June 12, 2012 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

This is the last of a three part series about boating in Mexico. I have titled this one “Read and Run”, I hope you enjoy! Click here to read full story First Descent of the Rio Atoyac, Oaxaca, Mexico. Flotation Device for the locals along the Rio Atoyac. Second Descent […]

NRS: Mexico Boating Adventures, Part III

May 25, 2012 in Published Articles / River - General by Administrator

It was impossible to stop for a scout at the top of “Unscathed”. We had to scout from our boats at the entrance into the rapid. The top section of the class IV rapid had many flipper waves and just when I made it through the tough upper section, I […]

NRS: Read and Run – First Cataraft Descent

May 21, 2012 in Published Articles / River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

The Rio Baluarte was done once before by Rocky Contos. I was fortunate enough to be hanging out with Rocky in the winter of 2011 and we went back to the Rio Baluarte. This is one of the most amazingly beautiful canyons I have ever been in and the boating […]

NRS: Mexico Boating Adventures, Part II

May 20, 2012 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Usumacinta River, Chiapas, Mexico

May 10, 2012 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Mulatos Aros River, Mexico — Lacey Anderson had one heck of a boating year in 2011, rafting over 30 rivers in the U.S. and Mexico. In this first of a series of articles, the longtime guide and author of the Camp Cooking WITHOUT Coolers cookbook lets us ride along for a second descent of Mexico’s […]

NRS: Mexico Boating Adventure, Part I

May 6, 2012 in Published Articles / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Rio Atotonilco / SantaCatarina in Oaxaca, Mexico – First Descent

May 3, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

I made children laugh all over Mexico, I was a very funny spectacle to them. As we floated past small villiages children would come streaming out of their adobe houses and the surrounding jungle foilage. They ran along-side us, on shore, to get a better look at us and our whitewater boats. Often they seemed a little frightened, but more […]

Rio Atoyac, Oaxaca, Mexico – First Descent (upper canyon)

April 20, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

We had just completed 150 miles on the Mulatos-Aros River in northern Mexico. It was August of 2011 and since May of 2011 I had completed nineteen river runs, most of them multi-day wilderness trips. The Mulatos-Aros was the first of many international runs I was looking forward to. We […]

NRS: Ten Lessons

April 19, 2012 in Published Articles / River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Baluarte River, Sinaloa/Durango, Mexico – First Cataraft Descent

April 18, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Interested in doing the Mulatos river in August of 2012? Contact me through this website or my Facebook group “Womens Water Expeditions”.

Mulatos River, Sonora, Mexico

April 17, 2012 in River - General / Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

After nine months of boating in the western United States, Mexico, and Guatemala my funds have dried up, so it’s time to go back to work. I am heading out to Colorado to guide for Adventure Bound. This means I will be living in my “second home” once again. As I […]

My Second Home

April 16, 2012 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Boating friend, Paul Heesaker, and film maker is almost done with the movie about Guatemala. The rivers of Guatemala are fantastic and worth conservation efforts, much like the rivers of Mexico. Can’t wait to see how the movie comes out.

Guatemala Movie Almost Done

April 14, 2012 in Uncategorized by Lacey Anderson

Many of Mexico’s best whitewater rivers can only be rafted during the monsoon season. This is when little creeks become raging whitewater rivers. We were headed for the put-in of the Mulatos-Aros river to do a one hundred and forty mile exploration. This would be a second descent. Our truck […]

Flash Flood Arroyo – First Cataraft Descent

April 5, 2012 in River - First Descents / River - General by Lacey Anderson

Here is a recent article on-line at Canoe & Kayak magazine about our detention in Guatemala while trying to boat the Rio Copon. While it was very serious and we were lucky to make it out alive, it is obvious that these people feel very strongly about the local river. […]

CANOE & KAYAK: Guatemala Hostage Incident

April 3, 2012 in Published Articles / River - General by Neil Nikirk

Well, we weren’t able to run the Rio Copon. We were denied access to the river by the local villagers (to say the least). On the plus(?) side, we did make the Guatemalan network news and had several newspaper articles written about our attempt to run the river. Most of […]

Held Hostage

February 26, 2012 in River - General / Uncategorized by Neil Nikirk

Mud Cookies – makes about 18 tablespoon sized cookies 1 tablespoon NIDO (important to use dry whole milk powder, NIDO is best) ¼ cup water for milk 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons shortening 6 tablespoons peanut butter (3 oz.) 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats 4 tablespoons cocoa ½ teaspoon vanilla […]

Mud Cookies

January 24, 2012 in Food - Recipes by Lacey Anderson

No Coolers

Kick the Cooler Habit