Canyon Fires Chapter 20
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| Time frame | May 3, 2001 |
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Locations
- From Baseball Man Water Pocket to the beach between the Bass Trailhead and Shinumo Creek in the Grand Canyon
Characters
- Jon Chladek
- Tanisha Chladek
- Jeff Pleva, Canyon Tours bus driver
- Ben and Joy Russell, newlyweds
- David and Mary Wells, Trip Leaders
- Carl Austin, Larry Newman, Kevin Haynes, Mike Borchardt, Duane MacRae, all boatmen
Summary
Boats are crowded as folks are moved to the small beach at the foot of the Bass Trail. Scooter's parting from Crystal is sorrowful as they won't be together again until fall.
The Team moves a bit further downriver to a larger and more open campsite. They'll have lunch and some extended exploration while Crystal and Carl wait for Mary and Team 1 to pass them. Larry leads a group to the Shinumo Creek side canyon. With the changes, reintroductions are made and more mingling is encouraged. Ben and Joy find some more common ground with Jon and Tanisha.
Mary Wells and Team 1 are surprisingly late. It turns out the main troublemaker broke her arm and was helicoptered out along with her husband. Crystal and Mary worry a bit over the lawsuit threats, but there's nothing they can do until the trip is over, and besides, she like every other customer, signed a legal release.
