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    White Water Rafting Trip 2010
Crab Apple Whitewater, Inc.
Deerfield River Fife Brook Section
Charlemont, MA
Fun, Easy Whitewater Rafting!
This beautiful trip through mild whitewater is the perfect culmination to the CIT program, allowing the CITs to apply their skills of teamwork, cooperation, communication, respect, and trust! Daily dam control ensures fun, easy rapids such as “Sideways Splash,” “Freight Train” and “Pinball”. Calm sections allow the guide to fill you in on local history and to enjoy the breathtaking scenery. The self-baling rafts approach “Zoar Gap,” the day’s biggest rapid, at Mile 5. After safely navigating this exciting Class III stretch, the CITs will stop for a picnic lunch. The second half of the trip has fun spots such as “Roger Rapid,” “Minefield,” and opportunities to get out of the boat for a swim.
Rafting Trip Overview
Miles: 10
Trip time: Full day
Food: Dairy picnic lunch
Number of people per boat: 6-7
Rapid Classification: Class I, II, III
Crab Apple Whitewater, Inc. is a family owned and operated business. The company has operated in
Maine since 1983, pioneered commercial whitewater rafting in western Massachusetts in 1989 and
started rafting in Vermont in 1990. They have grown to become the largest whitewater outfitter in
New England.
At Crab Apple, the emphasis on fun is carefully balanced with a high regard for safety. All trips are
fully outfitted for your convenience and rafts are guided by individuals trained in whitewater
techniques, river safety and first aid. Trip leaders are specially qualified with advanced degrees of
river experience and first aid instruction. Pre-trip safety briefings are thorough and informative. Due to
their concern for safety, they boast an outstanding safety record on all of their rivers.
CIT Whitewater Rafting & Camping Trip
Date: August 9 and August 10
Fee: $130 (includes transportation, campgrounds, all food, and whitewater rafting)
Open to ALL Junior and Senior CITs registered for camp anytime during the 2010 season (limit 10 CITs).
If the CITs cannot go rafting due to the timing of water being released from the dam on the day scheduled, Crab Apple will provide an alternative that is comparable in cost to the rafting trip.
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