Wherein The Gimlet takes his Scout troop river rafting, and all return home safely! See more photos from the trip in the Gimlet Gallery, and look for the report from Scout Camp in mid-July.
Friday, June 20, 2008, we set off for Cashmere outside of Wenatchee to go rafting. We arrived at the home of the grandparents of one of the adult leaders. They had the three professional rafts and we camped on their large, park-like, yard. The first night we cooked hamburgers and hot dogs over an open fire. The Gimlet’s ginormous tent housed all the boys (about 
14 of them) with room to spare. The adults slept in two other tents.
After a pancake breakfast Saturday morning we were off to the river. We were guided by able guides who volunteered from the local church unit. (The guides had 15 and 20 years of experience.) The section of the Wenatchee river we rode is a Class III river. 
The ride was great; Drunkard’s Droop, Snow Blind and Suffocator were particularly exciting for our group. Snow Blind knocked the entire group of paddlers, except for Thing One, into the bottom of the boat. The guide had to do a 180 degree turn after Snow Blind to keep us from going through Suffocator backwards. Excitement! Only one paddle lost, and we recovered it in the calm 
water after the rapids.
After the river trip, the boys enjoyed the hot tub back at the host’s home, and then we packed up and drove back to the city. The new SUV got nearly 25 mpg! Not bad since the first part of the trip was in Seattle’s Friday evening traffic.
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