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It its 8 a like to toroar toroar toroar roar through the Colorado riverrapids river riverrapids riverrapids rapids in a small & boat I1O&t I1Ot lfoat The weather weath weath- weather weather - - er Is 15 alternately hot and cold but butwe butwe butwe we get used to tD it and the other otherd1scomforts otherdiscomforts otherdiscomforts d1scomforts discomforts and nd ernd , then really begin beginto beginto beginto to enjoy the thrills . . . : Still Stlll somewhat shaky from the thefirst thefirst i ifirst first 1000 miles of ot the voyage royage which whichbegan whichbegan whichbegan began . among a.mong the glaciers of the theContinental theContinental theContinental Continental divide the three thne ot of otusBuzz ofusBum olus us-Buzz us Buzz us-Bum Bum - Buzz Holmstrom WUUs WUl1s Willis John- John Johnson Johnson John-son John son - son and I--are I are I-are I - - are pushing off down downthe downthe downthe the Colorado to face another 1000 1000mUes 1000miles 1000miles mUes miles of canyon and desertBehind desertBehind desert desertBehind Behind us are 18 16 rock-walled rock walled rock-wailed wailed rockwalledcanyons rockwailedcanyons rock-walledcanyons rock walledcanyons - canyons and approximately 300major 300 300major major rapids Holmstrom . , , who fa Is fathe Isthe tothe the only man to travel the river riveralone riveralone ' alone has shot every one of them themwithout them themwithout themwithout without portaging ' or lining In hl.s hls his . histiny hl.stiny hiatiny tiny Oregon cedar boat . . 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