Trip Report Yellow River China

 

I bet this is a first; The Yellow River in China.  But this story is more than just a story about a trip to the Yellow River, it is a story about karma.  But then, aren’t all stories about rivers actually stories about karma, the karma of what happens before the river, the karma of what happens on the river, and the karma of what happens after the river.

Participants:  Chip Campbell, Gary Gurkin  (Author of report)
 
Back in 1991 I was driving out west to spend 2 weeks in Colorado and Utah when I stopped at the Buffalo River in Arkansas to take a break.  At the time I thought 'This is a nice looking river, I need to run it sometime'.

I’ve seen this rapid before.

I’ve stood, trembling slightly, on these rocks and surveyed the length of whitewater before me, in an attempt to figure out how to avoid all those nasty little places where I don’t want to go but would inevitably end up.

This list is partially transposed from soggy papers from the wettest WOR on record, from many emails and Facebook messages.  All errors herein are probably due to Cruise Chair.  Thanks to Bill Dement and Marlow Durbin who helped read wet and runny hieroglyphics and to Sarah Ruhlen for her editing and remarks. Happy Memories and Happy Reading All!  Joan Monnig, Cruise Chair

 

Set up Circus Tent by 10 am, Dennis Lyons