Camp 21: somewhere near Columbine Falls (12/20)
Camping in this area is tough to come by. We had plans on camping at a
known spot upriver of Columbine Falls but a group was already there. We
were able to scratch out a site a bit further downstream from them and actually
had a great night there. Becky and Tony camped on a raft. We took
the motor off in anticipation of the final rapid of the trip, which we would hit
tomorrow.
This was a fateful day, though. While trying to find a side hike to do at
Quartermaster Canyon (don't waste your time), Brook jumped off an embankment
into the river. He landed on a rock and then had complaints of a
"sprained" ankle. The short of it all is, when we finished the trip he saw
a doctor in Las Vegas and had surgery that day for his broken ankle. A
metal plate and a few screws later, he still manages to impress us with his
ability to tolerate pain and still have energy and enthusiasm left for joking
around.
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