It doesn’t look like much, but this is the first kayak ever to run the rapids of the Grand Canyon. It has a glass hull and canvas deck. The ballsy boater to perform this first? Walter Kirschbaum in June, 1960.
This photo was taken by Flickr user Grand Canyon NPS and is licensed under Creative Commons.
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