Adventure, empowerment and friendship: A sisterhood of rafters share their stories in ‘Where Are Your Men?’

By Stina Sieg
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Zan Merrill pictured rowing in her raft down the Colorado River.
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Zan Merrill has rafted the rivers of the West for decades alongside a tight-knit group of fellow women river runners. She recently edited the compilation, “Where Are Your Men?” She’s seen here rowing down the Colorado River between Grand Junction and Fruita.

Women in their rafts getting ready to push off from the bank of the Colorado River.
Courtesy Zan Merrill

A group of women rafters pose for a photo along the Colorado River.
Courtesy Zan Merrill

A woman named Martha Hut is seen rowing her raft on the Colorado River.
Courtesy Zan Merrill

Five women sit in folder chairs on the bank of the Colorado River.
Courtesy Zan Merrill

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