Doug BacheldorBach rafted with Dale since he was in high school in Colorado. Doug will be hiking in at Phantom Ranch joining Bob on a Canyon REO raft. |
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Vance BristowVance has been running rivers with Dale since 1987 including 5 trips down the Grand Canyon. Vance is busy putting together the water filtration system and working closely with Canyon REO on the raft configurations and gear stowage. |
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Denise CaprettaDenise has been down the Grand Canyon with Vance many times...even before Patsy! Denise has agreed to modify Vance's kitchen to fit the REO meals and keep a watch over it. Sadly, Denise passed in 2017 |
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John CavanaughDV's ever competitive racquetball partner and friend with many and miles of offshore sailing experience ... just a couple of the reasons Dale insisted that John MUST do this trip. John will be working with Bob on trash consolidation and can crushing. |
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Mike ChristnerCommercial rafting as a youngster and Outward Bound with Dale in the early 90's Mike will be putting together our major first aid kit and is the author of the infamous Hey Dale email. |
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Seth ConstableSeth has done some rafting, lots of sailing and has been looking forward to this trip for years. Seth will be our groover executive. |
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Leslie EgenbergerLeslie is from Portland and has loads of sailing experience all over the Northwest. Leslie will be keeping a watch on the Canyon REO food boxes and our daily menus.
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Jen FloresJen is very excited about doing the trip with her husband Matt on the new cataraft. Jen has done some kayaking and some rafting. |
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Matt FloresMatt joined Dale on 3 very cold trips down Ladore. Matt has a new boat and hopefully will be putting together a movie of our trip. |
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Tim HorneTim is back! He managed to make it work and will be joining us after all. Tim guided river trips in his youth as a "bad ass kid" commercial and will be rowing his new "very used" self bailer. |
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Kathy KershnerNot going on the trip but an important member of the group Kathy grew up near the Grand Canyon, has family in Flagstaff, and has agreed to be our emergency contact. We will call Kathy from Phantom Ranch June 21 so if you need to get a message to one of us feel free to contact Kathy 503-307-0796. |
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Eric KleinwachterEric rafted with Dale on his last trips down Ladore. Many an evening were spent around the fire listening to stories of past Grand trips. Eric will be in charge of the Sat Phone which we hope we will not need. |
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Bob MartinBob got hooked on the Grand Canyon after a commercial trip. He has been talking with Dale about this trip ever since. |
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Jessica MosierThe last member of the group to join is John's girlfriend Jessica. With only one week to pack! Jessica will be hiking out at Phantom with John C and Dave. |
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Rick PennerNever on the Grand Canyon but too many river trips to count including a stint with Outward Bound. Rafting with Dale since high school he is the proud heir of DV's raft I think you will agree he needed an upgrade!
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Andy ThalerAndy will unfortunately not be able to join us on the river but he has agreed to act as our Treasurer. Thanks Andy! |
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Doug ThomasDoug is originally from Missoula, has run rivers throughout the west and has spent many years in Jackson as a whitewater rafting guide. Doug will be hiking in at Phantom Ranch replacing Dave. |
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Patsy Verhoeven3 Trips down the Grand with DV. Always a passenger (except one lame attempt at kayaking). Patsy has the permit and will be attempting to coordinate everyone. |
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