The River House

Thursday 23rd September 2010 -

We traveled to Flagstaff and arrived at the outfitters “River House” today, where most of our group was already assembled. As far as I can tell, the river house is not on a river as one might expect. Instead, I imagine it is named so because it is where groups such as ours meet on their way to and from the river.

Following quick introductions with the group and some pizza, we set about transferring our belongings from our luggage to into large dry bags that would remain with us on the river, and hopefully keep things dry. We then assembled around the TV for a group meeting and to watch the park service DVD which is compulsory for those participating in a river trip. The DVD covered things like how to set-up camp, safety procedures, what to do if you see a snake and where to pee. This finished sometime after 10pm (1am Eastern) by which time we were ready to hit the hay.