Show w r n CALDER walks from rubber raft to try out fishing from the bank Craig is a member of the Vernal let Ward Explorer group which floated down the Green River from Flaming Gorge Dam to Little Hole last week a w r i 1 WARREN SEVY and John bog down in quick quick- quicksand sand during scenic river trip The quicksand is harmful to animals but humans can dig themselves out Scenery Thrills Offered by River BY Ned Ashley National Forest Fores Liaison Officer Have you ever felt the th e spray of f icy cold river water splash over you sink between two white white water waves If not you will never forget the thrill of f running Green River below the Flam Flam- FlamIng ing Gorge Iam Dam On June 11 Tom Baird Forest Service Engineer and andI I pushed rUbber life raft to tc make from Fla ming Gorge to We were checking to See if it would be a good place to take Explorer Scouts and other ather groups t r adventure We found it ex ex- ex exceeded our expectations LAST THURSDAY War War- Warren i iren ren Sevy John I Tony Ponders Craig Crag Calder I George Chambliss T Stagg and I left Vernal in hopes of a great experience like Tom and I had had two weeks before As we were lowering our boats in the Gree Gre just t be- be below below low Flaming Gorge Dam CraIg Calder yelled Man look at that A Large at least l ast two feet long swath swam right up by us GET A POLE Catch him Tony Ponder yelled but he was g gone ne b before fore we could get our pol pole from off the bank We checked our gear e lr to see if we each had hada a life jacket fishing poles land and a lunch I forgot my lunch We scoutS share and shar share e alike and we might even eve n crutch catch a fish and r roast rast ast him himI I wasn't worried until I saw sa w these chow hound Explorers Explorer s gulping down their food a at t Continued on page 8 River Run Continued from page 1 lunch time I was about to go hungry until they broke down and split a sandwich with me As we shoved oU off we each carried our own gear with us but before we J hit t the first rapid our large boat was sinking so We beached for a swim and to fix the thie rubber raft I GOT COT MY feet wet but due dule to a thrown horse back didn't do any swimming A good excuse to stay out of the cold 40 degree water Warren Sevy and John discovered some quicksand and the next thing they knew were stuck almost to their waists The quick quick- quicksand sand is dangerous to sheep cows and other animals but butman butman man can dig his legs out with his hands The first good rapid we hit we named Straight Shot It was rather rathor rough but straight running WE GAVE CAVE names to nine rapids The names ranged from Ashley Falls Jr to Sevy's Hanging Tree After the seventh rapid Giggling Rapids we had a giant water fight The fight soaked us to the bones so we paddled to shore and took off our to Our clothes were almost getting dry when Terry stagg yelled Here comes someone We all jumped into our outer clothes but it was only Tom Baird civil engineer over the trail from the dam to Little Hole lie He and David Oaks were measuring and andI marking the trail which will willbe willbe be opened in the near future I to trail machines Tom was jealous of me taking baking another trip down the beautiful canyons can oan- ON THE LAST rapid we punctured one of the rafts It was the last boat and the repair kit was on down the river One compartment was still full of air so ao we turned it loose to float down to Little Hole The raft rebell- rebell rebelled rebelled ed and began floating to the theother theother other side of the river I jumped in the water and swam to the raft No sooner had I gotten in than I got a hitch in my back I Lay half in the cold water wa- wa water ter and half out drifting to- to toward toward ward Little Hole I finally sat upright and bailed out some of the water in the boats boat The boat by this time was out of the current and on the op- op opposite opposite side of the river riVier War War- Warren ten ren Sevy finally rescued me and pulled me back to safe safe- safety safety ty WE ARRIVED at Little Hole wet and tired After pulling our boats out of the water we started home with memories of the beautiful scenery and exciting water still vivid in our minds |