AAVE Trip BLOG » BW2 - First update!
July 23, 2008
BW2 - First update!
Posted by AAVE Leader in : Bold West , trackback
Hey all…
This past week has been a whirlwind of adventures…
We stopped into Mammoth Lakes, CA for a quick half day of rest, email, and gondola ride to the top of Mammoth Mountain (11,000+ feet). The Eastern Sierra’s are truly beautiful.
Finally, the much anticipated white water rafting trip arrived. We had two amazing days on the middle fork of the American River. Kids had a blast paddling hard and having water fights along the way. Sleeping out under the stars was awesome and a morning swim woke us up before our next day.
Day 2 finished with a class 6 portage (we took the boats out and watched our guides navigate the treacherous waters). Right after we hit a combination class 4, 4, 3, 4.
After some showers we made our way to Santa Cruz for some awesome surfing.
The mornings were early, but “totally worth it” in the words of Scott Elliot. We were up at 4 both mornings to hit the waves by 5 for the best surf. We were all glad to have thick wetsuits. Finally, we took an adventure to the board walk and rode the amazing rides.
Today we started the morning with our last service project trying to protect a blue butterfly. Our goal was to pull out a weed called French Bloom. Harris, Brandon, and Jason worked on a tough weed for a half our. Everyone was very excited with its removal. Every student did an amazing job, our service coordinators couldn’t believe how much invasive weed we were able to rip out.
I hope to have one more email out before the morning of the 26th. Hope this finds all of you well, because you’re kids are having a blast.
Take care,
Lindsay, Mike, and the AAVE Bold West crew
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