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Green River, Utah 2021<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 12″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n We met at 11am to do a final sort of food and gear.\u00a0 After the cars were packed, we ate lunch and took off about 1pm.\u00a0 Traffic did not cooperate and we averaged 40mph for the first 3 hours.\u00a0 Traffic finally got better once we passed Sacramento.\u00a0 We had a short gas and snack break in Auburn and took off again for Nevada.\u00a0 When we arrived at Lahontan State Recreation Area we set up camp near the lake and the dinner team prepared Caesar salad, grilled ham & cheese sandwiches, tomato soup and frosted sugar cookies.\u00a0 After dinner, we had guitar and mandolin entertainment.\u00a0 Dave F. set up some astronomy viewing and taught all who were interested.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day1.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 13″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n Today was a very very long driving day. Breakfast was baggy eggs with DIY ham, cheese, salsa, and burrito. Dave gave a nice Scout\u2019s Own, we loaded up the cars, piled in and took off shortly after 8:00 a.m.<\/p>\n Our first stop was the Hickison Petroglyphs. We went on a nice hike and looked at the various carvings done by Native Americans more than a thousand years ago. Then we sat at some nice picnic tables in the shade, ate our lunch and took off again about 1:00.<\/p>\n We drove to the Nevada Northern Railroad Museum in Ely and had a great time climbing in and around all the engines and workshops. We even got a chance to watch one of the old steam engines puff back into the station.<\/p>\n We departed shortly after 4:00 and drove to Oak City, Utah where we stayed in the Oak Creek group campground. We arrived about 8:30 p.m. mountain time and quickly produced hot dogs and mac and cheese for the very hungry travelers. The campground itself is beautiful, right next to flowing Oak Creek and nice craggy rocks.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day2.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 14″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n Cooks were up early today to prepare dutch oven pizza for breakfast. Breakfast was ready by 9 and was amazing.\u00a0 The 5 pizzas had a mix of Chicken, BBQ or tomato sauce, mushroom, peppers, black olives, and\/or pepperoni.\u00a0 We also had sliced honeydew melon and cran-mango juice.<\/p>\n We were somewhat delayed getting started so Dave filled in the time with training the youth for the River run. We left before 11 and headed for Black Dragon Canyon petroglyphs.\u00a0 On the way, we ate a sandwich lunch at a scenic overlook where we saw Native American jewelry and pottery.\u00a0 We continued on and got to the canyon about 3:30.\u00a0 It was hot (109) but we hiked out to amazing petroglyphs and rock features. At 5 we arrived at the Moab Aquatics Center for showers.\u00a0 After showers we were supposed to head to Ken\u2019s Lake outside Moab and cook a dutch oven dinner.\u00a0 However, it was 111deg and we were worried about cooking a long meal in the direct sun.\u00a0 \u00a0We opted to stay in Moab and eat at an amazing BBQ place on their outside patio in the shade. After dinner we drove to the lake and prepped for the 4 day canoe trek which would start early the next day.\u00a0 There was a forest fire over the ridge from us and helicopters flew overhead getting water from Ken\u2019s Lake until sunset.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day3″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day3.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 15″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n Overnight some smoke from the fire settled in camp making an orange sky at sunrise.\u2006\u2006Breakfast was grab-n-go bagels, cream cheese, muffins, Svenhardts and cran-mango.\u00a0 We left camp at 7 just as a mile long line of fire tanker trucks were headed to Ken\u2019s Lake to fill up and head to the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n We arrived at Tex’s Riverways in Moab at 7:30, staged all the gear & food and filled large water containers and all water bottles for the trip.\u00a0 We took off in 2 vans, each with a rack of 5 canoes and headed to Ruby Ranch.\u00a0 The hour long drive over washboard dirt roads was slow but ended at the banks of the Green River.\u00a0 The river was silty green, wide and flowing about 2.5 mph at ~6000cfs.\u00a0 We staged the gear and canoes by the river, built the canoes into catamarans\u00a0and ate lunch.\u00a0 Many small lizards kept us entertained. At about 1 we launched our canoe catamarans and headed down the Green.\u00a0 It was well over 100F but we kept relatively cool by filling our hats with water and pouring it over our heads.<\/p>\n The flat bottom land area by Ruby soon gave way to majestic sandstone canyon walls. Frequent water fights between canoes kept the temperatures at bay.\u00a0 Finding camp spots was a little harder than expected but, after covering about 10 river miles, we found a perfect spot overlooking the Green River with some trees for shade and next to the red rock sandstone cliffs.\u00a0 The cliffs provided shade from the direct sun.\u00a0 Dinner was chicken fried rice and peach cobbler. We had swim call between dinner and dessert and ended the evening with loud singing and a few antics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day4.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 16″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n The sky was bright at 6am but many slept in till 8am. The high temp Tuesday had been 109F but this morning it was a ‘cool’ 75F.\u00a0 While we were striking camp the cooks made breakfast burritos with eggs, bacon bits, bell peppers, hash browns, and beans. Leftover peach cobbler was dessert for some.\u00a0 There was not even a morsel of food left when the meal was over.\u00a0<\/p>\n We launched shortly after 10 and continued down river. A few water fights later (about 1) we found a nice place for lunch where we could have a swim call and then a hike to petroglyphs and then another swim call.\u00a0<\/p>\n We found and stopped at numerous locations with historical inscriptions from the 1800\u2019s.<\/p>\n We picked a camp spot on a large sandbar across from the \u201cLaunch Marguerite” inscription.\u00a0 Dinner was pasta shells with a meat & vegetable sauce and dutch oven brownies.\u00a0 We sang songs before going to bed.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day_5.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 17″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n We got an early start on the river today\u00a0 Breakfast was blueberry pancakes and eggs.\u00a0 We struck camp quickly and got on the river headed for bowknot bend. It’s a place where the river makes an 8 mile loop back on itself and is trying to cut through.\u00a0 We landed at the knot and made the climb to the saddle between the two bends of the river. The hike was very hot and steep but the view was spectacular.<\/p>\n After climbing down we got back on the river and continued 4 miles around the loop of the bow.\u00a0 We found a good landing spot for lunch and everyone played in the river. We continued down the river enjoying the lush green tamarisk against the red rock cliffs.\u00a0 It took a while to find a good place to camp so it made a long canoe day.\u00a0 This left a relatively short paddle for Friday to get to our pull out point.\u00a0 The high temp was 111F… Low 78.\u2006\u2006<\/p>\n Everyone voraciously ate a dinner of chili & cornbread.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day6″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day6.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 18″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n This was the last day of our run on the Green River.\u00a0 We were up and eating oatmeal and hardboiled eggs by 6:30.\u00a0 It was a beautiful 78F with wispy clouds overhead.\u00a0 A rain squall passed us in the night without getting us wet.\u00a0 We struck camp quickly and loaded the boats. Before we left camp we took a short hike to the location of an inscription from Julian in the 1800s.\u00a0 What we found was graffiti covering it entirely.\u00a0 We all were sad to see such damage in a remote area on a historic artifact.\u00a0 We hiked back to the boats and took off for Mineral Bottom, our extraction point for the trip.\u00a0 We were ahead of schedule so we took a leisurely float in silence for part of the journey to reflect on the trip. Only the sounds of flowing water and bird chirps echoing off the steep canyon walls could be heard.\u00a0 We landed early at Mineral Bottom and methodically emptied canoes and organized gear for pickup.\u00a0 We disassembled the canoe catamarans and washed everything we\u2019d rented in the Green River.<\/p>\n Tex’s Riverways picked us up at mid day and we started the long drive up the windy dirt road carved into the canyon walls. After 90 minutes we were back at the outfitter in Moab and civilization.\u00a0 We repacked gear and people and at 1:30pm headed to a park where we ate lunch under a giant sycamore tree providing welcome shade. It was a relatively cool 106F.\u00a0 We drove to fill up our gas and found It was a bit of a shock being back in the hustle and bustle of a tourist town. We drove 1 hour to our campsite in Green River State Park, checked food inventory, went shopping for groceries, had a fun swim call while the cooks made hamburgers for dinner.\u00a0 Jan provided excellent ice cream for dessert.\u00a0 Everyone got a chance to take a shower.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day7″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day7.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 19″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n The sky was bright at 6am but everyone was allowed to sleep in until almost 8 am. It was 74, cooler than any other day in Utah.\u00a0 We had one more day in Green River State Park so no gear was struck. The cooks made egg and sausage bagel sandwiches and fresh strawberries.\u00a0 We prepped for a whitewater kayak day on the Colorado River.\u00a0 \u00a0Lunch was eaten at a park in Moab including meat or cheese or Nutella or PBJ\u00a0 <\/span>on Pita, bread, or tortillas.\u00a0 We arrived at outfitters at 11:30.\u00a0 After check-in we were outfitted with PFDs and helmets and left on an hour bus ride to the put-in point for the kayaks. After a safety briefing we launched on a class 2+ section of the river.\u00a0 We had a mix of double and single kayaks.\u00a0 We spent the afternoon running a very fun section of the Colorado River and all our kayak teams navigated and read the water well.\u00a0 We even assisted some other rafters and kayaker’s that needed help.\u00a0<\/p>\n After returning to Moab we visited a large rock and mineral shop in Moab.\u00a0 Back at Green River camp, we enjoyed a beef and vegetable stir fry dinner. The youth had brownie bites with whip cream for dessert.\u00a0 After vespers at ten we all settled down for the night..\u00a0<\/p>\n The high today was a cool 99deg.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day8″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day8.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 20″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n This morning the temperature was a comfortable 67deg.\u00a0 Cooks made French toast, bacon, & cuties.\u00a0 After a quick group meeting we jumped in the cars and took off\u00a0 <\/span>for Kanarra Falls. With one gas stop we arrived at the trail head for the falls at noon.\u00a0 We ate a sandwich lunch, while a taillight was changed in one car before heading up the trail for Kanarra Falls. The hike was nearly 2 miles and almost 600 ft of elevation gain. The temp was in the high 90s and the first half of the hike was exposed to the sun, so a little hot.\u00a0 Soon we reached the creek and we hiked in and out of the water going up the trail.\u00a0 That was fun and “cool” literally and figuratively.\u00a0 Within 100 yards of the as yet unseen falls the temperature dropped about 10deg down in the creek bed.\u00a0 We came to a high wall sandstone channel and hiked the last 150ft in the creek bed labyrinth until we reach a 20ft waterfall. Next to the waterfall was a log ladder so we could reach to the top of the falls and enjoy a space with a cascade of water. We played around for a while in this amazing cathedral but eventually had to hike back. Our total time at Kanarra Falls was 4+ hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n We drove on to St. George (the nearest large town) and ate dinner at the Habit Grill.\u00a0 After dinner we proceeded on to Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. This week has been exceedingly hot in this part of Nevada and temperatures reached 117F as we got close to our camp area. The youth were in good spirits and enjoyed all the volcanic formations around our campsite.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day9″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day9.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 21″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n Overnight was very warm with the low temperature at 94F. We had a fox visit camp in the middle of the night but it was easily scared off.<\/p>\n It was light and warm early so everyone was up early.\u00a0 We struck camp quickly, had bagels and cream cheese for breakfast, and left by 8 am. We drove 4 hours to the town of Beatty, Nevada near the ghost town of Rhyolite.\u00a0 \u00a0We toured the ghost town and talked about its history. We ate lunch in Beatty and then enjoyed ice cream dessert. We drove another 4 hours to the South Tufa Area alongside Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierras and hiked along this beautiful restored lake. We drove another hour and a half to Topaz Lake, set up camp and had hot dogs with chili for dinner. It’s was a lovely 70\u00b0 there with a very strong breeze.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_image title_text=”ST21_Day10″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ src=”http:\/\/terfry.com\/v27\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ST21_Day10.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”June 22″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″]<\/p>\n We had a fully cooked warm breakfast and then drove to Truckee so that we could run the Lower Truckee River in the afternoon. The rafting trip was a fun class III run with lots of rocks to dodge around.\u2006\u2006After running the river we had dinner at a local Mexican restaurant and began the last leg of the drive home to Belmont.\u00a0 It was a fabulous trip, well organized by Pat and Dave, and well executed by the Venturing Crew. 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by Gary, Pat, and Dave<\/h2>\n
Saturday, June 12<\/h4>\n
Sunday, June 13<\/span><\/h4>\n
Monday, June 14<\/span><\/h4>\n
Tuesday, June 15<\/span><\/h4>\n
Wednesday, June 16<\/h4>\n
Thursday, June 17<\/span><\/h4>\n
Friday, June 18<\/span><\/h4>\n
Saturday, June 19<\/span><\/h4>\n
Sunday, June 20<\/span><\/h4>\n
Monday, June 21<\/span><\/h4>\n
Tuesday, June 22<\/span><\/h4>\n