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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Sat Jan 31 19:06:38 MST 2026)

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On our first full day in Forbidding Canyon, naturally we powerboated up and hiked a long way into Rainbow Bridge, which is always fabulous. Later in the afternoon I went out for my first of four kayak explorations in the area, three of which were quite long.

It was the rainiest and coolest night and day of the entire 10-night trip.

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