Vernal last day

We were going to leave today but that was way too optimistic. We had laundry, and groceries and we were both tired so we slipped our departure. The float trip started after a 3 hour bus ride. We had 2 stops, the first was at a liquor store in Colorado. They have different laws. The Gates of Lodore was named by John Wesley Powell when he floated through it  in 1869. There was a poem written about a river in Scotland that Powell thought described that stretch of the Green. Only 4 trips a day are allowed to begin at The Gates. 2 commercial and 2 private. The campsites are assigned by the Park Service because the entire route flows through Dinosaur NM. We had 6 boats, 6 guides and 25 clients. We would paddle a while and stop for lunch. Lunch was easy to eat, you could generally hold it in your hand or eat out of a small bowl. Dinners were more elaborate. There was salmon and steak and something else that for some reason neither one of us can remember. I paddled one day in a single inflatable kayak and 1/2 day on an inflatable paddleboard. Jenny and I spent 1/2 day paddling a double inflatable kayak. The guides wouldn't let the clients paddle through any class 3 rapids but there were plenty of ones and twos. It was pretty hairy in places. It was a great trip. The guides were fantastic and the clients all got along. Tomorrow we move to Nine Mile Canyon. I suggest you Google it to see why.