2009 EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP

Whitewater Rafting as an Intervention

Photographer: Jeff Grendahl unless noted otherwise
All photos ©2009, use by permission only

         RTs loading                        Friends/Family Raft       Everyone is water           We keep talking
         Counterclockwise,          Three in the back              fighting while we              Full Resolution
         begin bottom left:            Back center:                        continue our
         Randee Young                   Daniel, Sandra's friend   workshop
         Laura Ridler                       Back left:                               Full Resolution
         Barbara Bond-Howard   Cali, Barb's daughter
         Sandra Marrow                 Back right:
         Debbie Pate                         Chris, Laura's partner
         Buffy Collier                        Full Resolution
         Kristie
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         But we have                        What a classroom!          Which is why it                 But Randee keeps
         trouble listening               Full Resolution                 is so hard to listen          regaining our
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         And sometimes                 We keep learning             While our friends            And wave at the
         we even discuss                 Full Resolution                float                                      photographer
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         But RTs won't be               And our friends                How do you                       We discuss how
         upstaged in the                 begin another                    transfer someone            Photographer:
         "mugging for the               water fight                           to a raft                               Barbara Bond-Howard
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         And learn how to             Then Buffy and                  We get underway             But do the RTs
         set things up                       Laura practice                   again and our                    ever paddle
         Photographer:                  with a brave Chris             friends find a great          Full Resolution

         Barbara Bond-Howard   Photographer:                   set of rapids
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         The RTs smile a lot          Another company's        They didn't flip                 Not to worry
         It must be great fun!       raft begins to flip              upside down, but            They are rescued

         Full Resolution                 Full Resolution                  note - 6  swim                  No injuries
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         The RTs set up for            And they head in             Yee Haw!                             We all get a nose
         a set of rapids,                   (raft on left)                        (raft on left)                       full (raft in middle)
         "Granny's Panties             Full Resolution                 Full Resolution                 Full Resolution
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         See the heads                     We did NOT flip                This experiential              The RTs do paddle
         between the rafts?            (middle raft)                      stuff is GREAT!                 Full Resolution
         That's us!                              Full Resolution                Full Resolution
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         This is so way cool           Wonder what we             What a day!                         RTs can even
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         Time to rest                        That's a bunch of
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                                                          Barbara Bond-Howard
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