Advanced May 08

Report filled out by:  Ryan Clark  Trip start date:      5/4/2008      start time:      11:00am Trip end date:        5/4/2008      end time:        6:30pm       Total days on river:  1  Training trip type:   advanced  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Trip leader(s):  Mel Mac Innis ATL(s):          Ryan Clark Medic:           Mel Mac Innis Rescue:          Mel Mac Innis  Guide name:  Mel Mac Innis did 1 days. Guide name:  Ryan Clark did 1 days. Guide name:  Paul Steinau did 1 days. Guide name:  Anja Huq did 1 days. Guide name:  Anthony Scott did 1 days. Guide name:  Haya Naser did 1 days. Guide name:  Jim Brennan did 1 days. Guide name:  Judy Ho did 1 days. Guide name:  Jen Lies did 1 days. Guide name:  Chicken Nesmith did 0 days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days. Guide name:   did  days.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Insurance statistics:    ICOers over 18:        0   ICOers under 18:          Participants over 18:  9   Participants under 18:   ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Ethnicity statistics:                     ICO               African-American:         Asian or Asian-American:  1               American Indian:                          Latino:                           White:  6                         Other:  2                 Participants               African-American:         Asian or Asian-American:                 American Indian:                          Latino:                           White:                           Other:    Special population statistics:                     ICO                           Deaf:                           Other:  1                 Participants                           Deaf:                           Other:    ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Was scholarship money used?  no     Amount:     ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Rivers and conditions:      On Sunday the flow was 2000 which was ideal.      We did Merced: Red Bud to Suspension Bridge and took 3 boats.      Hazards:       Weather: Clear to partly cloudy; mild       On  the flow was  which was ideal.      We did  and took  boats.      Hazards:       Weather:        On  the flow was  which was ideal.      We did  and took  boats.      Hazards:       Weather:   ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Comments:  This trip was somewhat of a continuation of the Sequoia High School Trip, which was ended early.  Since we were already there, we decided to run the river on Sunday.   We ran the same stretch as the day before: Red Bud to Suspension Bridge. We once again got special permission to take out at Suspension Bridge from the BLM Rangers.   We ran three oar frames with two paddlers each.   Chicken was our Shuttle Bunny for the day so that he could rest his back.   There were no incidents; it was a good day.