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A breaking wave crashes over the left gunwale of a wooden dory in a rapid while a crew member in an orange life jacket braces on the right gunwale and an oar angles across the open cockpit, red canyon walls rising on both sides.
Field Log

Trip Reports

Day-by-day logs from Desert Maritime crews — rivers, flows, camps, and the decisions that shaped each trip.

27 trips · 84 river days · 11 sections · 1999–present.

2026 2 trips
Green River — May 2026 (Spillway Full Release, 9,800 CFS)
spring · 9,800cfs

Green River — May 2026 (Spillway Full Release, 9,800 CFS)

2 days · 1 people
Desolation Canyon — March 2026
spring · 1,460cfs

Desolation Canyon — March 2026

5 days · 4 people
2025 4 trips
Cataract Canyon — October 2025
fall · 5,610cfs

Cataract Canyon — October 2025

5 days · 2 people
summer · 2,390cfs

Professor Valley — August 2025 (Jelsey Wedding)

1 days · 12 people
Split Mountain — August 2025 (Day Trip with Kids)
summer · 1,880cfs

Split Mountain — August 2025 (Day Trip with Kids)

1 days · 3 people
spring · 4,400cfs

Professor Valley — May 2025 (Annual Group Trip)

5 days
2024 3 trips
summer · 5,694cfs

Cataract Canyon — July 2024

5 days · 6 people
Snake River — June 2024 (Alpine Canyon x3, Dory)
summer · 19,000cfs

Snake River — June 2024 (Alpine Canyon x3, Dory)

2 days · 2 people
Split Mountain — 2024 (Dory, Jerry Brown's 74th Birthday)
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Split Mountain — 2024 (Dory, Jerry Brown's 74th Birthday)

1 days · 2 people
2023 5 trips
Westwater Canyon — November 2023
fall · 5,200cfs

Westwater Canyon — November 2023

2 days · 2 people
Green River — Sept 2023 (Fishing, 2,000–2,200 CFS)
fall · 2,100cfs

Green River — Sept 2023 (Fishing, 2,000–2,200 CFS)

3 days · 2 people
Gray Canyon — September 2023 (Nefertiti Base Camp)
fall · 2,350cfs

Gray Canyon — September 2023 (Nefertiti Base Camp)

3 days · 3 people
Cataract Canyon — June 2023
summer · 32,890cfs

Cataract Canyon — June 2023

4 days · 5 people
spring · 33,800cfs

Professor Valley — May 2023 (34,700 CFS, High Water)

3 days · 8 people
2022 4 trips
Split Mountain — October 2022 (Arra, Maddie, Pete)
fall

Split Mountain — October 2022 (Arra, Maddie, Pete)

1 days · 4 people
Cataract Canyon — May 2022
spring · 26,226cfs

Cataract Canyon — May 2022

5 days · 2 people
spring · 4,250cfs

Professor Valley — May 2022 (23 People, Onion Creek)

4 days · 23 people
spring

Professor Valley — March 2022 (Dory Repair, Ski Aspen, Axle Replacement)

1 days
2021 4 trips
Split Mountain — October 2021 (Honeymoon Trip)
fall

Split Mountain — October 2021 (Honeymoon Trip)
Green River — Labor Day 2021 (800–1,200 CFS)
fall · 1,000cfs

Green River — Labor Day 2021 (800–1,200 CFS)

3 days · 12 people
fall · 2,800cfs

Westwater Canyon — 2021 (Low Water Dory)

2 days · 8 people
Yampa Canyon — May 2021
spring · 3,500cfs

Yampa Canyon — May 2021

5 days · 23 people
2020 4 trips
Cataract Canyon — September 2020
fall · 4,668cfs

Cataract Canyon — September 2020

5 days · 3 people
Snake River — June 2020
summer · 22,000cfs

Snake River — June 2020

3 days · 4 people
spring · 12,000cfs

Moab Daily — May 2020 (Cinco de Mayo, Dropping Flows)

6 days · 15 people
Gray Canyon — March 2020 (River Terrace)
spring · 5,720cfs

Gray Canyon — March 2020 (River Terrace)

3 days · 3 people
2016 1 trips
Cataract Canyon — December 2016
winter · 5,827cfs

Cataract Canyon — December 2016

3 days · 2 people