we came up to the first big rapid, which is called House Rock. And it's this great big

swooping corner where the water comes down and all basically pushes into the left side wall.

And it creates these really big holes that you're basically trying to keep your boat out of

by staying on the inside of the

corner. And I just distinctly remember going up onto the rocks above this rapid to scout it,

which is what we would do for all the big rapids, and taking a look at it and not knowing

if I was going to be able to be strong enough to get this boat through.

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Episode 169, a 25-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon with Heather Kelly.

Welcome back to another episode of the Adventure Sports podcast.

Born and raised in Bird Creek, Alaska, Heather Kelly is an evolutionary sports nutritionist and certified psychology of eating coach.

She's the owner and operator of open nutrition and the creator of Heather's choice

dehydrated meals for the adventurers out there.

Her adventurous lifestyle led her to a 25-day trip down the Colorado River passing

through the Grand Canyon where she captained the boat. She's with me today to talk about the

Grand Canyon trip as well as how she got started in creating the dehydrated meal sold

through her company, Heather's Choice. Heather, welcome to the show. Hey, thanks, Travis. It's good to have

you. So let's get into your background a little bit

before we get into the the rafting and pack rafting stuff. You were raised in Alaska and you

still live up there to this day, right? Yep, Bird Creek is Home Sweet Home. Bird Creek. And where

is Bird Creek? It's just south of Anchorage about 25 miles. So if folks were driving down the seward highway and they saw a gas station and a motel, that would be it.

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