Photographer Luke Walker recently took a 16 day trip down the Grand Canyon. He sent us this trip post-mortem:

Rafting the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river presents challenges that are unique to its environment. Having been on this trip four times, I was excited to revisit them with seven new friends. The first of which, was our lack of access to civilization for sixteen days. This meant we had to pack and plan accordingly. We also faced the added difficulty of navigating the rapids while keeping our gear dry. Most importantly to me, my camera. One of my main goals of the trip was to capture the beauty of the canyon.

Over the past few years, I have developed a passion for photography. I wanted to make sure that I would have the opportunity to capture the trip without running out of battery power. After researching my options, I decided on the 17 Watt Solar Charging Kit. I couldn’t have been happier with my decision. I love that it is much more environmentally friendly than bringing marine batteries or generators, yet it was able to keep our DSLR, our 2 GoPros, and our point and shoot charged without any problem. We left the panel strapped to the raft with the battery in a drybag and charged our devices every few nights. Next time, I would make a drybox for the battery similar to the one described here.

Here is the setup on the raft.

solar charger grand canyon raft

Here are the pictures Luke took from his trip. See more on his website.

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