Troop 42 High Adventure White Water Rafting Trip
On July 19, 2007 four Boy Scouts from Troop 42 and two adults traveled to Fayetteville, West Virginia on a whitewater rafting trip at Songer Whitewater Rafting facility.
The day before the rafting trip, they drove to West Virginia and stayed at a campsite near the facility.
The rafting was done on the Lower Gauley River, which featured over thirty-five rapids, all class three to five, over a five hour duration. A deli-style lunch was provided halfway through trip. The guide was very knowledgeable about the river, and led the scouts through the more exiting routes each rapid had to offer. One such instance was the act of ramping the boat off of large rocks. At several points, the guide had the scouts turn the raft into the rapid where the current created a pull back into it, suspending the boat in the waves, or “surfing”. After the trips, photos of each boat and a video made of that day’s rafters are made available to the guests.
For the boy scouts and the parents, this was a fun and exciting high adventure. Both Scouts and adults enjoyed the rafting and camping, and it is highly recommended for a repeated outing.
Troop 42 takes many high adventure trips. For more information, please visit our website at www.bsatroop42.org.
