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Colorado Canyon of the Rio Grande along the Texas-Mexico border


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Preparing to launch at the Rancherias Access


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Scott Dillon followed by Tom Taylor just after launching at Rancherias Access


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Heading into Colorado Canyon with a "fog" in our heads


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The beautiful Rio Grande with Texas on river left and Mexico on river right


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Stan Pully following Tom Taylor in Colorado Canyon on the Rio Grande


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Closed Canyon (Canon Obscuro) Rapid on the Rio Grande


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Entrance to Colorado Canyon on the Rio Grande


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Closed Canyon (Canon Obscuro) Canyon on the Rio Grande


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A Texas-side campsite in Colorado Canyon on the Rio Grande


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L to R: Zoltan Mraz, Steve Crowe, Tom Taylor, Marc McCord, Dirk Davidek and Gary Tupa in Colorado Canyon, February 25, 2006


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Lining canoes through shallow water in Colorado Canyon


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Tom Taylor looking for a deep channel while Dirk Davidek watches from the Mexican side


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A beautiful Chihuahuan Desert sunset from the Mexican side in Colorado Canyon


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Big Horn Sheep high on a Texas side ridge


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Contrabando movie set just above Terlingua on the Rio Grande


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Contrabando movie set just above Terlingua on the Rio Grande


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Leaving the Contrabando movie set and heading toward Terlingua on the Rio Grande


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Walter Velez turning our campsite into a Sanford and Son set


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The Texas side along SH 170 between Presidio and Terlingua


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L to R: Dirk Davidek, Scott Dillon, Zoltan Mraz, Tom Taylor, Steve Crowe and Gary Tupa on the Rio Grande, February 28, 2006


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Dirk Davidek laid back and toodling down the Rio Grande toward Lajitas


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Carefully choosing our line above Lajitas


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The beautiful limestone escarpment of Colorado Canyon


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Scott Dillon working his way through a low water channel in Colorado Canyon


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Gary Tupa paddling through a low water channel in Colorado Canyon while Zoltan Mraz (left) and Tom Taylor (right) keep a watchful eye


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The limestone escarpment just above Lajitas on the Rio Grande


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Zoltan Mraz paddling toward Lajitas on the Rio Grande


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The Rio Grande just above Lajitas


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Stan Pully and Tom Taylor (cowboy hat) at the Lajitas Access in 2014


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Last updated November 26, 2017