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The Whale Foundation Calendar TheThe WhaleWhale FoundationFoundation20142014 CalendarCalendar TheThe Whale Foundation Whale provides confidential Foundation access to mental and physical health care professionals and a network of support services designed to restore, promote and celebrate the well being of the Grand Canyon River Guiding Community. Flipped Out for Grand Canyon – is a new book to be published this year. It will exhibit a collection of whitewater photography from Grand Canyon, compiled by Tom Myers and Bronze Black. The book will be a unique repository of some never-before- published photographs of Colorado River runners’ most On Call Help Line 1-877-44 WHALE amazing moments. business line 928-774-9440 P.O. Box 855 Flagstaff, AZ 86002-0855 One Hundred percent of the profits will go directly to Grand Canyon Youth (GCY). The Whale www.whalefoundation.org Foundation is a proud supporter of GCY who’s mission is to give youth an experiential education along the riv- ers and canyons of the Southwest in an effort to promote personal growth, environmental awareness, community involvement, and teamwork among people of diverse backgrounds. We need your help. If you have amazing whitewa- ter photographs of Grand Canyon, like the shots in this calendar, or other super-unique shots of the canyon, we would love to see them. Please send samples to: [email protected], or [email protected]. Thank you! Curtis “Whale” Hansen Executive Director Dan Hall Flagstaff, AZ River Guide Board of Directors Bronze Black John Napier Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff, AZ River Guide/Graphic Designer River Guide/Manager Ann-Marie Bringhurst Amy Prince Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff, AZ River Guide RN/Field Biologist Michael Collier Pat Rose, Ed. D. Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff, AZ Physician/Author Psychologist Scott Davis Christa Sadler Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff, AZ photo by Rudi Petschek River Guide/Outfitter River Guide/Author Laura Fallon Cam Staveley The Whale Foundation Calendar 2014, ©2013 Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff, AZ If you would like to submit artwork to be considered for the next Whale Foundation Calendar, please River Guide/Manager River Guide/Manager contact the Whale Foundation at 928 774-9440 or [email protected]. Bert Jones Connie Tibbitts All photography was donated by many talented and generous photographers and is protected by copy- Flagstaff, AZ Marble Canyon, AZ right. Historical dates provided by Brad Dimock, Tim Whitney, and Richard Quartaroli. River Guide/Manager River Guide Calendar design by Bronze Black. Printing by Peter Dale/Ram Offset Lithographers/www.ramoffset.com Cover photo by John Blaustein (Caption: Cindell Dale running the fifth wave in Hermit around twenty thousand cfs.) Left at Bedrock Rapid. photo by Matt Fahey DECEMBER 2013 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1871-John D. Lee sent to 1966-Crystal Creek flashes Paria River to establish Lees Ferry to form Crystal Rapid 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1898-Glen Rollin Hyde born in Spokane, Washington 1976-Emery Kolb dies at age 95 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2001-First riverboarders Kalafatich, Munger and Rusch run through Grand Canyon 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Christmas Day 1911-Ellsworth Kolb flips in Walthenburg; Emery wrecks 29 30 31 New Year’s Eve 1905- Bessie Louise Haley (later Hyde) © Matt Fahey born in Takoma Park, Maryland A motor rig running the big hole at the bottom of Lava Falls photo by John Blaustein in the mid-1970s. JANUARY 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 New Year’s Day 1975-Grand Canyon National Park 1890-Franklin Nims falls in Sheer Wall Canyon 1777-Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Enlargement Act extends boundaries Photographer unknown Photographer and is carried out Rider Canyon ends in Santa Fe from Lees Ferry to Grand Wash Cliffs 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1897-George Flavell and Ramon Montez arrive in Needles in the Panthon 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1912-Kolb brothers and Bert Lauzon 1927-James White dies in Trinidad, Colorado arrive at Needles 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 M. L. King Day 1963-Gates of Glen Canyon Dam are closed 26 27 28 29 30 31 1908-Bert Loper departs Lees Ferry rowing upstream to Hite A metal Osprey on-end in Lava Falls. photo by Zach Fitzgerald FEBRUARY 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 © Wagner Kent 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1890-Stanton Expedition arrives 1908-Charles Russell and Edwin at Bright Angel Creek Monett arrive at Needles 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Valentine’s Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Presidents’ Day 1929-Rangers Sturdevant and Johnson drown in Horn Creek Rapid after a failed crossing 23 24 25 26 27 28 1919-Grand Canyon becomes a National Park under Woodrow Wilson Dan Hall topping out on the fifth wave in Hermit Rapid at photo by Charly Heavenrich 19,500 cfs. MARCH 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 © Bart Henderson 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1858-Ives Expedtion explores upstream to Black Canyon and overland to Diamond Creek 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1932-Construction on Hoover Dam begins 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 St. Patrick’s Day 1890-Stanton Expedition exits Grand Wash Cliffs 23 241834-John Wesley Powell born, 25 26 27 28 29 Mt. Morris, NY 1988-Grand Canyon River Guides is formed 1946-Curtis “Whale” Hansen born 30 31 Georgie’s “Thrill Boat” backwards in Granite Falls–1978. The photo by Roz Jirge pilot is Don Brown. The triple rig could carry 15 people and baggage. It was a very exciting ride. APRIL 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 1975-Hiker finds skeleton near Cardenas Creek later identified as Bert Loper 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1908-Norman Davies Nevills born in Chico, California 13 14 15 16 17 18Good Friday 19 1955-John Daggett swims beneath President Harding Rock 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Easter Sunday Earth Day 1890-Stanton Expedition reaches 1902-Bus Hatch born in Vernal, Utah the Gulf of California 27 28 29 30 © Monte Tillinghast An oar boat on edge in Hermit Rapid. photo by Pat Cyr MAY 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 1836-Denis Julien inscribes his name © Kathleen Sutchfield © Kathleen along river at Heall Roaring Canyon 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1909-Haldane “Buzz” Holmstrom born in Schofield, Oregon 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mother’s Day 1992-Georgie White Clark dies in Las Vegas 1841-Geologist Clarence Dutton born 1840-Jack Sumner born in Newton, Indiana 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1946-Buzz Holmstrom found dead on 1869-Powell launches first expedition the sore of the Grande Ronde River, Oregon from Green River, Wyoming 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Jimbo Tichnor launches a snout boat at Crystal Rapid. photo by Drifter Smith JUNE 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1869-Powell’s No Name wrecked 1967-Jesse “Shorty” Burton drowned in Disaster Falls Warm Springs Rapid born on Yampa River in Upset Rapid 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Father’s Day 1938-Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter become first 1949-Ed Hudson’s Esmeralda II becomes women to traverse Grand Canyon launching first powerboat to run Grand Canyon from Green River, Utah with Norm Nevills 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1956-Two airliners collided over confluence of Little Colorado killing all 128 on board 29 30 1983-Colorado River reaches post-dam peak of 92,000 cfs at Lees Ferry © Curt Smith Wesley Smith engulfed in Lava Falls. photo by David Edwards JULY 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 Independence Day 1912-The Kolb brothers give first presentation of their lecture and film 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1960-Jon Hamilton pilots four 1889-Frank M. Brown drowns jetboats up Lava Falls near Salt Water Wash 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1927-Clyde Eddy, Parley Galloway and crew 1889-Peter Hansbrough and Henry Richards (inadvertently) become the first to 1934-Dusty Dozen launch at drown at 25-Mile Rapid run Soap Creek Rapid Lees Ferry on 1550 cfs 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Photographer unknown Photographer Off the wall at Horn Creek. photo by Bart Henderson AUGUST 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Anonymous 1923-USGS Expedition launches 1923-President Harding dies from Lees Ferry in San Francisco 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1923 USGS trip lays over at “Boulder Rapid” in honor of the death of President Harding 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1979-Otis “Doc” Marston dies, leaving his great history of the river unfinished and unpublished 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1896-George Flavell and Ramon 1916-Organic Act passes Montez launch in the Panthon 1869-The Howland brothers and William Dunn 31 establishing the NPS from Green River, Wyoming leave Powell Expedition at Separation Rapid Bottoms up and out of the boat at Lava Falls. photo by Mary Rees SEPTEMBER 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labor Day 1903-Hum Wooley launches from Lees Ferry with Sanger and King 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1923-Emery Kolb upset in Upset 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1909-Galloway, Stone, Deubendorf, Sharp and Cogswell launch from 1949-Norm and Doris Nevills were killed Green River, Wyoming in a plane crash, Mexican Hat, Utah 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1902-Major Powell dies in Maine at age 68 28 29 30 © David Edwards © David Connie Tibbitt’s big rig giving a big wet kiss to the old Crystal hole photo by Rudi Petschek in the early eighties, before it succumbed to the flood of 1983.
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