Quebec Rafting Trip

QUEBEC RAFT

ING TRIP

M E L I SS A L

A V E R Y

TABLE OF CONTENTS• Facts• Itinerary• Distance Travelled• Equipment Lists• Food Groups• Menu Plan• Instructors• History• Group Interactions• Facility Analysis• Literature• Appendices• References

• 6 Days• Date:• Sunday Sept. 28th –

Friday Oct. 1st

• 3 Rivers:• Gatineau River, Lower

Rouge River, Jacques-Cartier River

• 60+ Students• 6 Instructors

• 11 Rafts• 2 Buses• 1 Truck and

trailer• Weather:• Nights can drop below 0• Days can be 20+

degrees• As low as 5 degrees and

rainy• Jacques Cartier’s waters

are frigid

FACTS

ITINERARY

D A Y O N E

7:00 am – Leave Algonquin College

11:00am – Put-in @ Gatineau River

4:00pm – Take out6:30pm – Dinner10:00pm – LIGHTS

OUT!

ITINERARY

D A Y T W O

7:00am – Breakfast/ Tear down camp

8:00am – Put-in @ Gatineau River

12:00pm – Depart for Nouveau Monde

7:00pm – Q&A10:00pm – LIGHTS

OUT!

ITINERARY

D A Y T H R E E

7:00am – Breakfast8:00am – Put-in @

Lower Rouge12:00pm – Take out2:00pm – 7 Sisters Hike5:00pm – Dinner7:00pm – SRT Ropes10:00pm – LIGHTS OUT!

ITINERARY

D A Y F I V E

7:00am – Breakfast8:00am – Run Jacques

Cartier12:00pm – Take out1:00pm – SRT Exams5:00pm – Dinner10:00pm – LIGHTS

OUT!

ITINERARY

D A Y S I X

7:00am – Breakfast/ Camp Tear Down

8:00am – Run Jacques Cartier

12:00pm – Depart for Pembroke

6:00pm – Arrive in Pembroke

DISTANCE TRAVELLEDGatineau River Day one and twoFrom Put-in to Take-out: 8km

Lower Rouge Day three and fourFrom Put-in to Take-out: 7km

Jacques Cartier Day five and sixFrom Put-in to Take-out: 6.5km

Day pack

1 Health Card2 Water Bottle3 Snack4 Book to Read5 Notebook6 Rain Gear7 Spare Layer8 Headlamp9 ID

In a small day-pack, pack all the things you need for the day; to be carried with you in the bus, under the seat – keep it compact

EQUIPMENT LIST

In your backpack or duffle bag, pack extra layers and sleeping gear. This bag will travel in the back of a pick up truck or underneath the bus, so line everything with garbage bags. It will be inaccessible during the day and only unloaded at night.

Overnight Bag

1 Spare Layers2 Toque/Mitts3 Sleeping Bag4 Sleeping Pad5 Toiletries6 Small Towel7 Cup/Bowl/Spoon8 River Gear9 Duct Tape

10 Personal First Aid Kit

11 Waterproof Camera

12 Footwear

EQUIPMENT LIST

FOOD GROUPSRafting Expedition Food Groups, 2011ODA 1

1 5Column1 Column2 Column1 Column2

1 Ames, Marcel 1 Paterson, Thomas2 Aubrecht, Kyle 2 Porter, Lucas3 Baker, Jeremy 3 Reid, Candace4 Ballaghsegee, Haley 4 Roberts, Emily5 Beare, Jonathan 5 Royce, Brodie6 Boissonneault, Chloe 6 Seabrook, Randy7 Bridgeo, Gregory (Greg) 7 Seary, Andrew8 Broughton, Jonathon 8 Smalley, Johnathan

2 6Column1 Column2 Column1 Column2

1 Bryden, Ryan 1 Sproule, Thomas2 Catricala, Matthew 2 Stoneman, Caleb3 Churchward, Cole 3 Toth, Kyle4 Cyr, Nicholas 4 Upham, Cole5 Dale, Jordan 5 Villeneuve, Alexandre6 Davis, Alex (Wesley?) 6 Wallace, Thomas7 Day, Brian* 7 Werden, Dennis8 Didrichsons, Anna 8 Woodhouse, Bryan

3 9 Zupanski, JacksonColumn1 Column2 7

1 Doering, Timothy Column1 Column22 Dumont, Paul 1 McCowan, Heather3 Gibbs, Kyle 2 Macdougall, Devan4 Gooding, Blake 3 McDougall, Emmett*5 Hakvoort, Sean 4 McFerran, Daniel6 Hamilton, Tyler 5 McTavish, James7 Holmes, Janet 6 Neerhof, Michael (Alex)8 Irwin, Luke 7 Orchard, Sean

4 8 Parr, ChristopherColumn1 Column2 Veg

1 Kannegieter, Nicholas Column1 Column22 Kelly, Brian 1 Bazarganfarahmand, Shaliz3 Langs, Kristina 2 Feltham, Paige*4 Leis, Kyle 3 Lavery, Melissa5 Lowes, Halsey 4 Ambs, Anthony (Tony)6 Lyster, Lindsay 5 Ramstead, Lisa7 Marsh, Dillon* 6 Instructors8 Marshall, Mark

TRIP MENURafting Excursion 2011/ MenuNumber of participants: 65Number of food groups: 7 student groups, one instructor groupNumber of meals: 15

Shared staples: Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, condiments, Salt & pepper, basic spices, peanut butter, Jam, garlic butter

Sept 26: Breakfast: Students responsibleLunch: Students responsibleDinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce and Caesar salad pudding for desert

Sept 27: Breakfast: Granola, Raisins, Craisins, fruitLunch: Cold Cuts, buns, fruit, cookiesDinner: Chicken Stir fry, Rice, rice krispie squares

Sept 28: Breakfast: Oatmeal, Raisins, Craisins, yogurtLunch: Tuna Wraps, Bean sprouts, Chopped veggies, barsDinner: Chili, Dinner Rolls, garlic butter

Sept 29: Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, English muffinsLunches: Bars, Egg Salad wraps, fruitDinner: Linguini Alfredo, tomatoes, sausage, salad

Sept 30: Breakfast: Granola, Raisins, FruitLunch: Bars, Cold Cuts , bread, humus, veggiesDinner: Chicken Souvlaki, flat bread, veggies, tasiki

Oct 1: Breakfast: Oatmeal,…Lunch: Leftovers, Tuna wraps, veggies, bars

INSTRUCTORSCorey Hewitt Trip Leader – Very encouraging leader, patient

with guides in training.Cameron Dube – Personable and dopesauceMichelle Clifford – Knowledgeable and good at breaking

down a skillAlex Davy – Boisterous and seasoned, always looking to helpTom Harding – Very knowledgeable, and constructiveJoseph Potozak – Very encouraging, confidence was

infectious

HISTORY

• History told primarily by song

• Used for 150 years by loggers

• Legend of a drowned raftsman with red bonnet is 1st company’s namesake

Gatinea

u River

HISTORY

Located halfway between Ottawa and Montreal

Named because of its red sandbanks

Largest body of water in the area

Lower

Rouge Rive

r

HISTORY

Settlers arrived by 1759

Protected by Jacques-Cartier Provincial Park

About 180km long Used a lot by

logging and agriculture industry

Jacques

-Cartier

River

GROUP INTERACTIONS• 2 People given leadership opportunities everyday (TL & ATL)• Big bonding moments for whole class• Work efficiently with meal groups• Everyone responsible for groups’ time management• Trust peers guiding through rapids• Sharing camping/shower facilities• Good morale important for rainy days• Positive reassurance during rafting• Collective learning

FACILITY A

NALYSIS

Bonnet Rouge Rafting215 Riviere Gatineau,Sainte-Therese-de-la-

Gatineau (QC)J0X 2X01(819)449-3360

Open concept camping in a small field just beside the take-out. Small family-run business. Provides clean water and bathroom facilities.

Gatinea

u River –

Day 1 - 2

FACILITY A

NALYSIS

New World Center25 chemin des Sept Chutes,

C.P. 100Grenville-sur-la-Rouge,

Quebec, J0V 1B01(800)361-5033

More corporate company with larger facilities, including showers, pools and a large variety of activities. Designated camping areas.

Lower

Rouge Rive

r – Day

2 - 3

FACILITY A

NALYSIS

Excursions Jacques-Cartier860 Ch. Jacques-Cartier NordStoneham et Tewkesbury,

QuebecG3C 1X8, Canada

Corporate company located in an expansive field beside a farm and a small ski hill. Many different activities. Washrooms and water provided.

Jacques

Cartier

River –

Day 4

- 5

LITERATU

RE 1. The Guides Guide – Augmented by William McGinnis, President and Owner, Whitewater Voyages

2. The Whitewater Handbook by Bruce Lessels

3. Theory and Practice of Rivers (poetry) by Jim Harrison

4. Week on the Concord and Merrimac by Henry David Thoreau

Things y

ou sh

ould know

before

you go!

LITERATU

RE 1. Visit www.rafting.com for State specific reading

2. See www.allaboutrivers.com for trip plans

3. For further information go to www.raftingamerica.com

Things y

ou sh

ould know

before

you go!

Part 2

REFERENCEShttp://www.raftingamerica.com/interior.php?page=guidebookshttp://

www.bonnetrougerafting.com/BonnetRouge.php?id=Riviere&Lang=EN&smenu=Historique

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_River_(Quebec)