Travel photo of the day: Rafting on the Colorado River Kevin Pappas / UGC Kevin Pappas captured these rich colors on the Colorado River in July 2000. Pappas, who lives in Princeton Junction, N.J., spent eight days rafting on the river through the Grand Canyon. Pappas took the photo on a 35-millimeter camera and later had it scanned. "[The photo] is one of my favorites," he told TODAY.com. The colors that day were spectacular, and the air in the canyon was very clear. We had just finished coming through some big sets of rapids when we turned this corner and I knew I had to take this shot. He called the experience a "trip of a lifetime." Pappas' photo is one of 15 included in this week's gallery of reader photos. Check them out and vote for your favorite here. Submit them for a chance to be featured in the weekly gallery by clicking here. You can also join our It's a Snap Facebook community and share your photos with others.