double clickForster Rapid - Medium Grand Canyon Rapid Named for a Mapper
Grand Canyon
6 or 7 Day Rafting Vacation

Mile 122.5 - Forster Rapid

During the early 1900s W.J. Forster worked in the vicinity of this rapid, mapping the Supai Quadrangle for the U.S. Geological Survey. The rapid boasts a medium sized wave train along the shoreline on river right.

Lower Gorge Grand Canyon

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The lower Grand Canyon, as traveled by Western's 3 or 4 day expedition begins at Whitmore Wash (mile 188) and finishes at Lake Mead (mile 277).

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