rivers and runs. part of what made the river part of the trip successful was having lightweight boats and gear that we could handle solo, being ready to go in minutes, and meeting some really neat people that let us tag along and more importantly provided shuttle. we run lightweight cat-a-rafts and our boats weigh less than 100 pounds (boat, frame, oars combined) so we can carry them to or from the river easily. we would love to do it again, run some of the same rivers and explore some new ones. if anyone is interested in next summer, who knows what could happen! next time we will bring the 