Show Vernal Outdoors man manIs Is Veteran A Vernal school teacher Dennis Massey Massey Mas- Mas sey scy age 26 is back at the books following following fol fol- lowing another summer of death defying death defying trips into the Grand Canyon on the mighty Colorado River He lie has attended his own school of experience in 53 trips through the whitewater whitewater white white- water rapids of the Colorado River running run run- ning the river for miles from front Lee LeePerry Perry Ferry to Lake Mead and is at the top of all river pilots who have made this run MR MASSEY has been boating with Hatch River JUver Expeditions for 10 30 years accompanying hundreds of people in neoprene rafts down rivers in Colorado Idaho and Arizona lIe He estimates that he has traveled over miles on the unpredictable routes In addition to his veteran training in handling the 33 foot 33 foot rafts on the rapid rapid- filled rivers the young teacher also serves serves ser ser- ves as cook geologist medic radio operator operator oper opere ator dishwasher mechanic baggage baggage- man jeep driver and fisherman CELEBRITIES have been among the many passengers on his lists including Raquel Welsh and Paul Harvey news columnist Ills His father Cecil runs the rapids with Mr Massey while his wife and three children wait for him at their home in Vernal Injured persons on the runs receive quick aid as Mr Massey radios over over- flying aircraft to bring a helicopter to lift the injured from the river to the rim feet overhead In the wintertime when he cannot run the river he teaches electronics to juniors juniors juniors jun jun- and seniors at Uintah High School |