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L to R: Mitch McKinzey, Gary Tupa, Jason Gonzales, Tom Taylor, Marc McCord and Stan Pully at Pandale Crossing, October 6, 2014
Shuttle drivers Emilio and Lupe Hinojosa at Pandale Crossing, October 6, 2014
Looking back upriver to Pandale Crossing
Looking downriver from Pandale Crossing
Stan Pully (foreground) and Jason Gonzales paddle their SOAR S14 Inflatable Canoes on their first-ever Pecos River trip
Mitch McKinzey (foreground) in a SOAR S16 and Jason Gonzales in his SOAR S14 Inflatable Canoes on their first-ever Pecos River trip
Tom Taylor (SOAR S16) is almost a blur racing through the rapids on his first Lower Pecos River trip
Mitch McKinzey rides a small rapid on the Lower Pecos River
Mitch McKinzey navigates a reed jungle like many found on the Lower Pecos and Devils Rivers in southwest Texas
L to R: Mitch McKinzey and Stan Pully watch Jason Gonzales and Tom Taylor approach a rapid
Gary Tupa paddling his SOAR S16 down the Lower Pecos River
Carrizo canoe adds a touch of green to the gorgeous canyon walls on the Lower Pecos River below Pandale Crossing
The very remote and scenic Lower Pecos River below Pandale Crossing
Tom Taylor making sure our six SOAR Inflatable Canoes are securely tied off at our first night campsite
Even with a really great flow we had to start the second day with a short drag through a fluted limestone shallow shoal
Another view of the remote and scenic Lower Pecos River in southwest Texas
Jason Gonzales securing his boat after we paddled up a narrow slough to get out of the wind at the end of our second day
More rapids await us on our third day of the five day trip
Gary Tupa blazing down the river
Mitch McKinzey being really happy to be on this gorgeous river for the first time
This mountain of a boulder used to be a part of the river bank cliffs
The view downriver from the jeep trail on the Continental Ranch at Lewis Canyon
The view upriver from the jeep trail on the Continental Ranch at Lewis Canyon
The Continental Ranch at Lewis Canyon is the home of the largest collection of petroglyphs anywhere in Texas
A series of normally non-existent waterfalls at the Continental Ranch at Lewis Canyon right after a major storm blew across us in 2007
Marc McCord at normally non-existent waterfalls at the Continental Ranch at Lewis Canyon right after a major storm blew across us in 2007
The access at the Continental Ranch right after a major storm blew across us in 2007
Lewis Canyon petroglyphs interpretive sign on the Continental Ranch
Some of the hundreds or thousands of Lewis Canyon petroglyphs on the Continental Ranch
Some of the hundreds or thousands of Lewis Canyon petroglyphs on the Continental Ranch
Some of the hundreds or thousands of Lewis Canyon petroglyphs on the Continental Ranch
Some of the hundreds or thousands of Lewis Canyon petroglyphs on the Continental Ranch
Some of the hundreds or thousands of Lewis Canyon petroglyphs on the Continental Ranch
Two of the four nearly new trucks that were smashed by a major flood shortly before our 2014 trip
Evening on the limestone bank of the Lower Pecos River at Continental Ranch
Evening on the limestone bank of the Lower Pecos River at Continental Ranch
Gary Tupa (left) and Marc McCord prepare to take on Lewis Canyon Rapid followed closely by Shackleford Rapid to begin our fourth day on the river
The top of Shackleford Rapid, a solid Class III to III+ drop full of boulders and holes
Gary Tupa and Julie Luck entering Shackleford Rapid in 2007
Gary Tupa and Julie Luck finishing Shackleford Rapid in 2007
Gary Tupa running Shackleford Rapid in his SOAR S16 in 2014
The late Bill Forshay running Shackleford Rapid in 2007 (we miss you, old friend)
Jason Gonzales running Shackleford Rapid in 2014
Stan Pully running Shackleford Rapid in 2014
Tom Taylor running Shackleford Rapid in 2014
Marc McCord running Shackleford Rapid in 2014
Mitch McKinzey running Shackleford Rapid in 2014
The beautiful and placid Painted Canyon in low water in 2007
The cove where we parked our boats to scout Painted Canyon Rapid in 2014
Paddling below Painted Canyon Rapid on our fourth day in 2014
Lunch break below Painted Canyon Rapid on our fourth day in 2014
Stan Pully and Tom Taylor preparing to eat lunch below Painted Canyon Rapid on our fourth day in 2014
Heading for our campsite at the end of our fourth day on the Lower Pecos River in southwest Texas
The extremely gorgeous Lower Pecos River in 2014
The US Highway 90 high bridge signals the end of our trip just ahead
The pumphouse at the US Highway 90 high bridge in moderately high water conditions
A side canyon just above the US Highway 90 high bridge
The Seminole Canyon State Park boat ramp just above the mouth of the river at Lake Amistad near Del Rio, Texas
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