BRX goes down the Lower Green River

By Anne Izard on July 24, 2013

IMG_1871We had a glorious day with BRX on the lower Green River. These expeditioners showed a lot of fortitude as they tackled class 2 & 3 white water rapids. We boated a total of 6 miles downriver and only had a few flips along the way. Everyone finished happy, healthy, and with a great sense of accomplishment. Wednesday, Snowbear, one of GRP’s senior mentors came out to the Expeditioners base camp and spent the day teaching them awareness skills, fire by friction, and making primitive crafts. The group concluded their day by going on a foraging hike for edibles for dinner. Phil from the farm came out and we harvested 2 chickens and made a wonderful stew with 31 different farm and forest ingredients. The crew claims it was absolutely delicious! It was a great lesson in where our food comes from to watch the process from start to finish. Today, Thursday, they depart for Pisgah National Forest and their 5 night backpacking trip. We plan to hear from them over the weekend and post an update. Until then, please enjoy these photos from the first few days of the BRX trip!
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Anne Izard
Anne Izard

Anne has worked at Green River over the years at summer camp, expeditions, and the school programs as a counselor, expedition leader, mentor, and program director. Anne’s related camp experiences include working as a counselor and program assistant at Camp Ton-A-Wandah in North Carolina, an expedition leader for Wilderness Ventures and an environmental educator and expedition leader for the Teton Science School. Prior to returning home to GRP, Anne was the Director of Education for the Mountain Studies Institute in Silverton, Colorado. Anne and her husband, Steve, are both actively engaged in the American Camp Association, The Association of Environmental Education, and The North Carolina Youth Camp Association. When Anne is not working, she can be found trail running, paddling, cycling, or backcountry skiing with her husband Steve, their sons, Phen and Hawkins,daughter, Alida,and golden retriever, Irie Bird!