We put our rafts in the water in the sweltering heat of mid-morning in the Arizona summer. Two rafts, twenty five participants, four river guides. It was our first time on the Colorado River. The moment was exciting, full of possibility, and unfamiliar. We carried our belongings to the rafts, everything packed in heavy duty dry bags to protect them from the elements. We watched our four muscular and bronzed river guides load up the rafts efficiently and confidently. Two guys,