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Quebec Rafting Trip. Melissa Lavery. Table of Contents. Facts Itinerary Distance Travelled Equipment Lists Food Groups Menu Plan Instructors History Group Interactions Facility Analysis Literature Appendices References . Facts. 11 Rafts 2 Buses 1 Truck and trailer Weather :
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Quebec Rafting Trip Melissa Lavery
Table of Contents • Facts • Itinerary • Distance Travelled • Equipment Lists • Food Groups • Menu Plan • Instructors • History • Group Interactions • Facility Analysis • Literature • Appendices • References
Facts • 11 Rafts • 2 Buses • 1 Truck and trailer • Weather: • Nights can drop below 0 • Days can be 20+ degrees • As low as 5 degrees and rainy • Jacques Cartier’s waters are frigid • 6 Days • Date: • Sunday Sept. 28th– Friday Oct. 1st • 3 Rivers: • Gatineau River, Lower Rouge River, Jacques-Cartier River • 60+ Students • 6 Instructors
Itinerary Day One • 7:00 am – Leave Algonquin College • 11:00am – Put-in @ Gatineau River • 4:00pm – Take out • 6:30pm – Dinner • 10:00pm – LIGHTS OUT!
itinerary Day two 7:00am – Breakfast/ Tear down camp 8:00am – Put-in @ Gatineau River 12:00pm – Depart for Nouveau Monde 7:00pm – Q&A 10:00pm – LIGHTS OUT!
Itinerary Day Three • 7:00am – Breakfast • 8:00am – Put-in @ Lower Rouge • 12:00pm – Take out • 2:00pm – 7 Sisters Hike • 5:00pm – Dinner • 7:00pm – SRT Ropes • 10:00pm – LIGHTS OUT!
Itinerary Day five • 7:00am – Breakfast • 8:00am – Run Jacques Cartier • 12:00pm – Take out • 1:00pm– SRT Exams • 5:00pm – Dinner • 10:00pm – LIGHTS OUT!
itinerary Day six 7:00am – Breakfast/ Camp Tear Down 8:00am – Run Jacques Cartier 12:00pm – Depart for Pembroke 6:00pm – Arrive in Pembroke
Distance Travelled • Gatineau River Day one and two • From Put-in to Take-out: 8km • Lower Rouge Day three and four • From Put-in to Take-out: 7km • Jacques Cartier Day five and six • From Put-in to Take-out:6.5km
Equipment list • In a small day-pack, pack all the things you need for the day; to be carried with you in the bus, under the seat – keep it compact
Equipment list • In your backpack or duffle bag, pack extra layers and sleeping gear. This bag will travel in the back of a pick up truck or underneath the bus, so line everything with garbage bags. It will be inaccessible during the day and only unloaded at night.
Instructors • Corey HewittTrip Leader – Very encouraging leader, patient with guides in training. • Cameron Dube– Personable and dopesauce • Michelle Clifford – Knowledgeable and good at breaking down a skill • Alex Davy – Boisterous and seasoned, always looking to help • Tom Harding – Very knowledgeable, and constructive • Joseph Potozak – Very encouraging, confidence was infectious
History Gatineau River • History told primarily by song • Used for 150 years by loggers • Legend of a drowned raftsman with red bonnet is 1st company’s namesake
History Lower Rouge River • Located halfway between Ottawa and Montreal • Named because of its red sandbanks • Largest body of water in the area
History Jacques-Cartier River • Settlers arrived by 1759 • Protected by Jacques-Cartier Provincial Park • About 180km long • Used a lot by logging and agriculture industry
Group Interactions • 2 People given leadership opportunities everyday (TL & ATL) • Big bonding moments for whole class • Work efficiently with meal groups • Everyone responsible for groups’ time management • Trust peers guiding through rapids • Sharing camping/shower facilities • Good morale important for rainy days • Positive reassurance during rafting • Collective learning
Facility Analysis Gatineau River – Day 1 - 2 • Bonnet Rouge Rafting • 215 Riviere Gatineau, • Sainte-Therese-de-la-Gatineau (QC) • J0X 2X0 • 1(819)449-3360 • Open concept camping in a small field just beside the take-out. Small family-run business. Provides clean water and bathroom facilities.
Facility analysis Lower Rouge River – Day 2 - 3 • New World Center • 25 chemin des Sept Chutes, C.P. 100 • Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec, J0V 1B0 • 1(800)361-5033 • More corporate company with larger facilities, including showers, pools and a large variety of activities. Designated camping areas.
Facility analysis Jacques Cartier River – Day 4 - 5 • Excursions Jacques-Cartier • 860 Ch. Jacques-Cartier Nord • Stoneham et Tewkesbury, Quebec • G3C 1X8, Canada • Corporate company located in an expansive field beside a farm and a small ski hill. Many different activities. Washrooms and water provided.
Literature Things you should know before you go! • The Guides Guide – Augmented by William McGinnis, President and Owner, WhitewaterVoyages • The Whitewater Handbook by Bruce Lessels • Theory and Practice of Rivers (poetry) by Jim Harrison • Week on the Concord and Merrimac by Henry David Thoreau
Literature Things you should know before you go! Part 2 • Visit www.rafting.com for State specific reading • See www.allaboutrivers.com for trip plans • For further information go to www.raftingamerica.com
References • http://www.raftingamerica.com/interior.php?page=guidebooks • http://www.bonnetrougerafting.com/BonnetRouge.php?id=Riviere&Lang=EN&smenu=Historique • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_River_(Quebec)