River rafting…Things to remember: use sun block on your legs and wear a hat. I went down the full South Fork on Sunday and had a great time. Not only did we get a great day on the water, but we had three more surprises in store after we finished. On our drive back, the right rear tire blew on the van and scared those of us in the last row of seats. We pulled off and the tire was completely shredded. Thankfully, a few members of our group are not only mechanically inclined, but also inventive (think MacGyver). The tool to lift the jack was missing so one guy pulled out and used a street sign as a fulcrum to lift the truck up and another person raised the jack by hand. We changed the tire just as the second van arrived to help and then noticed the second surprise, a massive fire on the mountain to our left. Almost the entire mountainside had already been burned and there were no less than three air assaults and a ton of trucks heading up the road to fight the fire. As we drove home we stumbled upon our third crazy encounter, a smashed Honda that slammed into a trailer. I was keeping my eyes open for the locust to begin swarming…ha-ha. There will be pictures in a few weeks, but for now I thought I'd post the map of our trek.
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