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	The "fast" group rafts up for lunch. The current takes us moe than a mile farther down the river as we eat. Another group of canoes go ashore for lunch on a sandbar.
	Charlotte has a good time on this trip as the rest of the "fast" group paddles over as we finish lunch.
	Dave is well protected from the sun with sunblock on exposed legs and face, long sleeve light shirt, and bill cap with drape.
	We get ready to separate for the rest of the day's paddling to Picacho State Recreation Boat-in Camp.
	Sunday morning at our campsite at Picacho.
	A small group of us decide to climb the summit of Picacho Peak. Some of the adults drove vehicles to Picacho, so we drove about 5 miles over a jeep trail south to the base of Picacho, then began a hike up a (mostly) dry arroyo. After about a mile, the ascent steepened. At this saddle, the use trail became quite steep. We made elevation quite quickly.
	View to south, about 200 feet from the summit.
	We eat lunch in a protected cleft at the notch.
	Lunchtime.
	From our lunch spot, we sport a view to the southwest of the Colorado Desert. (Note one of the adults, in blue jacket, is on a rock in the lower right.)
	Back at Picacho, we all cool off in the Colorado River.
	Jumping off the boat dock at Picacho.
	Jumping off the boat dock at Picacho. (Sign: "No Diving")
	Splash!
	Breaking camp Monday morning at Picacho.
	Adults pack up gear to continue the trip down the Colorado River.
	Many parents joined their sons on this trip.
	This scout learns by watching as the adults pack up gear.
	About 2 miles downriver from Picacho, we enter a lake on the Arizona side and beach the canoes for a short hike.
	The restored "watchman's cabin" greets us before the trail turns up a hill toward the old Eureka mine.
	Hiking along the trail toward the mine shaft and adits.
	Returning from the mining area (just below the ridgeline).
	Alfonzo and Mr. Lubin on the hill above the river.