Friday, June 8, 2007

Trinity's first River Trip

This post is about my daughter Trinity's first river trip. Normally I would never think about taking her on the river in June, but with flows approaching a mid-July level at the first of June and being invited to join several other families taking kids on the river - it seemed like perfect timing. Any lower and we would be hitting more rocks, any higher and Dad might be too gripped to take a five and half year old down the river.



As it was everything went great. Trin slept through Velvet and Haystack. She lost her first tooth at Rock Island and the Tooth Fairy found us there and she soaked at Sheepeater, Sunflower and Hospital Bar. She was also the first to see the bighorn sheep in the lower canyon and she didn't complain once on that very chilly last day float out.




Trin got a horseback ride with some packers who were camped on the upper bench at Sheepeater.










Trin caught her first fish ever at Dolly Lake. The one bending over her rod was about a 16 inch cutthroat that we got to the boat but couldn't quite get out of the water for a picture. The one I am holding was the little brother of the at about 13 inches. This got Trin all fired up for fishing and led to several monumental snaggles of leader later on. She seemed almost in shock at the catching of these fish. Awesome.










The next day we ran down to Lake Creek. Trin walked around this one and had a good time watching all the boats go through. Sterling had a close one with the tree, but did a good spin move at the right time and had no trouble with the rest of the run.


This is me making the first move of the wretched Lake Creek Stump Run.




Playing and hanging with new friends around the fire at Little Soldier camp.




Waking up at Little Soldier camp.


And pictures with Dad in celebration of a good hair day. The trail back to the beach.



Breakfast on the beach with Mary.



Trinity's buddy Bill helping her win at spoons.



First baby tooth to go after dinner at Rock Island.


Roasted Canon anyone?



Riverside wake up at Rock Island.



Just a few more rocks for Dad's dry box.



Playing with buddies on the big rock at Elk Bar.