Table of Contents

Meeting Announcement

A Note from Jo Anne

The New Rio Vista

Thank You Letter to Rudy Rivers

River Lunches

Bob Foote Presentation

Camp Mohawk Instruction and Camp

First Quarter Pool Sessions

Minutes from May 2006 General Meeting

Trip Reports

Anne Olden: Lake Woodlands Paddle

Christy Long: Medina River Cleanup

Cindy Bartos: Memorial Day Paddle

Natalie Wiest: Oyster Creek Exploration

Classifieds

Upcoming Trips

Medina River Cleanup
by Christy Long

May 5 Debbie and I headed for the hill country to participate in the Medina Cleanup. At 20 CFS we knew this would be a good level for a cleanup because there would be little chance of getting pinned while getting close to the banks, trees, or strainers.

We took advantage of Pioneer Campground's donation of two nights of tent camping, showers, and Saturday morning coffee. We arrived too late for the hamburger meal they provided Friday night. The campground was great and the bathrooms were so clean. With two bathroom stalls, two sinks and three showers, there is plenty of room for everyone.

Saturday we had breakfast in Rudy Rivers' trailer because it started raining just as we finished cooking. Then as we ate and looked out over the Medina River we heard pings on the trailer; it started to hail. We figured the cleanup would be called off, but when we got there at 9:00, we found that the registration for the cleanup was simply postponed until 10:00. Which give us more time to socialize before the clean up.

Many people from Houston drove up Saturday morning through all the bad weather and reported hail on the side of the roads. These people were real troopers.

The cleanup went smoothly on Section 7, Peaceful Valley Toad Crossing to Ranger Crossing Park. Rudy, the section head, had seven people in his group, three from Houston and four locals; in two canoes and five kayaks. Debbie Snow (K1), Ken Anderson (OC1), Christy Long (K1), and Rudy Rivers (S-O-T) from Houston. Kathy (S-O-T), Bob (S-O-T), their son (OC2), and his friend (OC2), were locals.

We picked up eight bags of trash and all kinds of rebar, tires, blocks of wood with nails, and chairs. Saw snakes, turtles, fish, and water fowl. Small green fern were just coming out and this section has large tress shading most of the river. There were no strainers or downed trees, which you sometimes come across, in the bends of the river or in the rapids. The Medina River is a real gem.

After the river cleanup we cleaned up, put on our free t-shirt, and headed for the party. We ate B-B-Q, listened to a great band, and socialized. Many prizes were handed out for unusual pieces of trash and Ben M Nolen awarded Gary Tupa with a beautiful wooden bent-shaft paddle for the most outrageous piece of trash.

Several of us had Mr. Nolen sign our Rivers and Rapids guide book.

On Sunday we were rewarded for our cleanup efforts with 400 CFS in the upper Guadalupe. Eleven of us ran Bergheim Campground to Edge Falls Road. Susan Eda, Pat Isley, Dan Carrol, Marilyn Peery, Cliff Peery, Sue Nul, Bob from LaGrange, Debbie Snow, Ken Anderson, Christy Long, Rudy Rivers, and a fellow that put in at the same time when we did.