Jake's High Adventure

Jake went with about 6 Young Men and 5 other adults on a High Adventure trip down the Salmon River. They left early Monday morning & drove up to Riggins, Idaho (about 3 hours north) & met up with the guides. They had around 50 people total in their group & all of them were other scout groups--most from our Stake.
They got all their gear checked & sent their bags in a van to where they would camp for the night & then got ready to hit the river. They put their life jackets on, tightened them up & then the guides came around & tightened them even more--it was really hard to breathe. They got on their rafts (10 on each raft) and headed out. Jake had not white-watered before & he was really excited. They spent 3 days on the river and traveled 30 miles. Each day got a little better with the rapids. Jake wished he had a water-proof camera he could have taken on the raft. Next time, I guess. They all got plenty wet with some rapids even going all the way over them. It was a great bonding experience for all the guys & Jake is already thinking about when they should go again. He had a great time & had fun sharing his stories & pictures with us when he got home. We missed him, but know it was a great trip & a lot of fun for him.

Here's the whole gang--6 young men & 6 adults.

They were in charge of cooking breakfast for all 50 people Tues. AM. The food was provided, they just had to cook it up.

The camp site of night #2 along the Salmon River.

Loading up all the rafts after they were done. They just kept piling them up one right on top of the other. Once this group was done, the guides drove back to the start & began again with a whole new group.

The Salmon River.