Girl Scouts 287 August 08

Report filled out by:  Ryan Clark  Trip start date:      8/1/2008      start time:      9:00pm Trip end date:        8/3/2008      end time         4:30pm       Total days on river:  2  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Group name:    Girl Scous 287 Group leader:  Jeff Houston  Group address/phone/email:   1465 Burkhart Ave      San Leandro, CA 94579   510-483-8412   jeffreyhouston@earthlink.net  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Fit to target population:   good Group camaraderie:          excellent Group behavior:             excellent Group's staff performance:  excellent Food:                       excellent  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trip leader(s):  Margery Lazarus ATL(s):          Ryan Clark Medic:           Maddy McCann Rescue:          Jen Lies  Guide name:  Ryan Clark did 2 days. Guide name:  Margery Lazarus did 2 days. Guide name:  Maddy McCann did 2 days. Guide name:  Jen Lies did 2 days. Guide name:  Shad Emam did 2 days. Guide name:  Casey Knudsen did 2 days. Guide name:  Nick Mac Intyre did 2 days. Guide name:  Chris Thorsen did 2 days. Guide name:  Vinny Abeygunawardena did 2 days. Guide name:  Natasha Abeygunawardena did 2 days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Insurance statistics:    ICOers over 18:        10   ICOers under 18:       0   Participants over 18:  7   Participants under 18: 9  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Ethnicity statistics:                     ICO               African-American:  1       Asian or Asian-American:  2               American Indian:                          Latino:  1                         White:  7                         Other:                   Participants               African-American:  2       Asian or Asian-American:  1               American Indian:                          Latino:                           White:  13                         Other:    Special population statistics:                     ICO                           Deaf:                           Other:                   Participants                           Deaf:                           Other:    ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Was scholarship money used?  no     Amount:     ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Rivers and conditions:      On Saturday the flow was 1625 which was ideal.      We did SFA, Chili Bar and took 6 boats.      Hazards: Nothing unusual      Weather: Sunny and warm       On Sunday the flow was 1650 which was ideal.      We did SFA, Chili Bar and took 6 boats.      Hazards: Nothing unusual      Weather: Sunny and warm       On  the flow was  which was ideal.      We did  and took  boats.      Hazards:       Weather:   ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Comments:  This was a new group. It was actually 4 different Girl Scout troops put  together on the trip, with a wide age range (13-17) and outdoor experience.  As per Girl Scouts requirement, we wore helmets.   We camped at The Nugget, and ran Chili Bar both days.   There were two involuntary swims. One swim was in a particularly undesirable  location, but was otherwise uneventful.   There were no injuries.   On Sunday we picked up 2 distraught boaters. At lunch at Second Threat we found  two people, Sonya and Scott, on a one-boat IK trip. They had taken several  swims and Sonya was very shaken up. We invited them to join us. Sonya rode in the  oar frame and Scott, who has hard-shell kayak experience, continued in the IK  by himself.   In retrospect, we should have given them a more thorough first aid examination  before continuing on. Fortunately neither Sonya nor Scott had any injuries that  presented themselves by takeout at Henningsen.  Overall the trip went very well. Camaraderie was good, the food was fine for a  new group, and the logistics went smoothly.   Special thanks to Margery for being my last-minute emergency paper-Trip-Leader!