Seven Trees June 08

Report filled out by:  Jon Wurl  Trip start date:      6 June 2008      start time:      8:00 PM Trip end date:        8 June 2008      end time         3:00 PM       Total days on river:    ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Group name:    Seven Trees School Group leader:  Larry Volpe  Group address/phone/email:                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Fit to target population:   excellent Group camaraderie:          excellent Group behavior:             excellent Group's staff performance:  excellent Food:                       excellent  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trip leader(s):  Jon W ATL(s):           Medic:           Vinny Rescue:          Ryan  Guide name:  Vinny did 2 days. Guide name:  Javier did 2 days. Guide name:  Natasha did 2 days. Guide name:  Ryan did 2 days. Guide name:  Jon W did 2 days. Guide name:  Chris T did 2 days. Guide name:  Kelly K did 1 days. Guide name:  Darrell H did 1 days. Guide name:  Derrick did 1 days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Insurance statistics:    ICOers over 18:        9   ICOers under 18:       0   Participants over 18:  7   Participants under 18: 12  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Ethnicity statistics:                     ICO               African-American:  0       Asian or Asian-American:  2               American Indian:  0                        Latino:  1                         White:  6                         Other:                   Participants               African-American:  0       Asian or Asian-American:  2               American Indian:                          Latino:  12                         White:  5                         Other:    Special population statistics:                     ICO                           Deaf:                           Other:                   Participants                           Deaf:                           Other:    ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Was scholarship money used?  no     Amount:     ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Rivers and conditions:      On Saturday the flow was 1600 which was ideal.      We did South Fork, C-to-G and took 4 boats.      Hazards:       Weather: perfect       On Sunday the flow was 1600 which was ideal.      We did Chili Bar and took 5 boats.      Hazards:       Weather: perfect       On  the flow was  which was ideal.      We did  and took  boats.      Hazards:       Weather:   ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Comments:  Some positive lessons to share with others:  Because the group is mainly fifth  graders, as in the past we were going to go to a Class II river, in this case  the East Fork Carson.  However, the flow dropped to unrunnable on the Carson,  and we needed a Plan B.  On Saturday, we did Coloma to Greenwood and let everyone paddle (three paddle  boats and an oar frame as safety).  We did put two adults in each paddle raft,  and we gave special instruction to the guides to be sure to rescue any swimmers  immediately, as a priority, instead to relying on self-rescue.  We also had only apprentices guiding paddle boats on Saturday, so this was a  good “workout” for them, getting experience with paddle crews “solo” but  still in a relatively safe environment.  On Sunday we had three more qualified guides come up.  We ran Chili Bar,  putting in directly from The Nugget.  We rigged three oar frames and had two paddle  boats.  Two of the oar frames were oar-paddle combos (stern frames) so some of  the kids got to paddle, but it was not necessary to rely on them when power was  needed.  They got to still experience the thrills of the Class III rapids, but  with a greta amount of safety.  We had no incidents, although I must say that I, Jon, had the only completely  clean run at Troublemaker.  Without tempting the river gods too much, I feel it  is necessary to promote awareness of my advanced guide skills :)