Clean-up paddle on
the Pine River from Peterson to Low.
Attendees:
Fifteen hearty souls: Lois and John, Marvin Ison,
Harold and Pam, Tracie, Marlene and Marv, Barb and Mike, Fred and Judy,
Jocelyn, Gerry and Sue
Here is the fleet ready to attack the trash.
Weather:
Great.
Sunny, temperature was high but it was cool on the river. The water was cold, which prevented most
voluntary swims.
Amount
of garbage collected:
The group harvested an enormous pile of trash
bags stuffed to the limit even though this was the third clean-up paddle of the
summer in this section of the river.
Objects
found in the river:
Shoes of every kind but never a pair, jewelry,
t-shirts, visors, rain jackets, bottles and cans, fishing rod, etc. Several items were of interest to group
members and are now in a good home.
Lots of white water with some trip members facing
upstream and staying in place.
Apparently they got some help from someone named Eddie.
Unexpected
events:
Lois and John found the most tasteless river
souvenirs in past history. Sue modeled
them for a photo. This photo will not be
included in this trip report but trip members (see list above) could probably
be bribed for a description or photo.
Fred and Mike arrived at the lunch spot after
everyone else had finished eating. This
was not really unexpected.
Marlene agreed to adopt the full cans of beer and
give them a good home.
Barb
made a poor location decision and ended up:
1. Sitting
in her kayak pressed up against a log with a strong current preventing any
movement
2. Pressed
up against the same log a minute later but upside down and stuck in the
boat.
3. Calling
on some adrenaline assistance and kicking so hard in the boat that her body
shot out leaving her tied shoes in the boat and still tightly tied.
Perhaps
she’ll wear her PFD next trip instead of stuffing it behind the seat. She is extremely grateful to have so many wise
and competent fellow paddlers and rescuers.
Thanks to Lois and John for organizing this trip and
attaching some of the photos taken by Jocelyn, Fred and John.
Barb
Rodenberg