Rambler

Photos by
Barry Coker
Left to right:
Jeanine Coker,
Fred Tripp,
Kerry Kelly and
Carol Milligan
PROVO RIVER
BOATING ADVENTURE
By Fred Tripp
Five members of the WMC boating group braved a marginal weather forecast and
paddled the Provo River on Friday, June 11 th . The water was cold and the river was the
lowest that we have ever experienced. We dragged on the bottom several times. The
water was running faster than normal and we had a couple of real strong Category 1’s,
which you don’t typically see on this section of
the Provo.
WHITE WATER
There were no “incidents” and everything went
quite smooth. However, we were all chilled
(except Carol) from sitting in the water in selfbailing
inflatable kayaks. So, we changed
into dry, warm clothes and had our picnic
lunch. The weather was nice until we were
finishing lunch and it started to drizzle. With
the impending weather and the chill of the first
run, we decided we weren’t up for the planned
second run. By the time we loaded our gear
and were heading home, it was raining pretty
hard so the decision to skip a second run was
well validated and the rain continued the rest of
the afternoon. All in all, everyone felt it was a
good outing!
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