Whitewater controversy

There has always been a shroud of fog around the personal matters of the Clinton’s, but underneath that shroud there is a hidden evil that is incomparable to any other American politician. The Clinton’s have been involved in many conspicuous affairs including White Water and the Ives/Henry case. They also have been involved in around 100 deaths of people close to them or people who worked for them. They have used witness intimidation and other scare tactics to harass witnesses into not testifying, and if they don’t agree, they are normally dead within days. Because of the amount of Clinton body guards that have been killed, the Ives Henry case, Whitewater, and the amount of the Clinton’s fellow party members that have died around them, it is…

Working at a whitewater rafting company during the summer continues to be an enlightening and socially informative experience. Rafters check in at 8 a.m., fill out their release forms, select their lunch choices, and are then given the option of a wetsuit. I work at the front desk where I man wetsuit rentals, selling breakfast items, and answering peoples questions, to only name a few. When you work in this position, you are given the opportunity to observe all the people as they prepare to head…

Snowglobe I was practically born on the river with a yellow sun hat flopped over my eyes and ten delicate fingers tucked around straps to keep myself secure, not sure whether to laugh or cry at the waves pounding the front seat of my father’s raft where I played co-pilot. The river has always been a part of my life but several years ago I got to go on my first Grand Canyon river trip. This trip gave me a new perspective of the world. There was an excitement that surrounded a Grand trip…

White Water Rafting When we went white water rafting in Colorado with our family friends it was a lot of emotions. First, we got on an old, bumpy school bus. Driving down a narrow winding road, in a canyon with mountains on both sides of us. The view was amazing with every single color you could think of on one picture! When we got on the raft I quickly noticed how cold the water was. It was like jumping into a freezing pool but 10 times worse. Also the water was moving so fast. The rapides were…

The second time I went tubing I was at big bear lake for the second time that month to go tubing. I nervously walked down the pier and to the boat. Me, Chen, Kayla, and Noah were all going tubing together. We all got on the zipper up life jackets and got on the boat. As we sat down, the boat started to make rumbly grumbly noises of the engine turning on. I was nervous because my last tubing experience had been a total disaster. I thought back about it and then suddenly I flashed back to that…

Crashing underwater in the North Georgia mountains, I wondered how I ended up here, upside down in the freezing cold water of the Cartecay river. My friend Jackson is a thrill-seeking kayaker, the total opposite of me. He’s outgoing and loves adventure, while I’m a bit introverted and cautious. Last winter Jackson convinced me to go kayaking, assuring me the river was easy to navigate and harmless. As we paddled down the river, he casually mentioned the giant waterfall coming up. Waterfall? He…

The water had already started to seep through my clothes when I finally realized how cold it had gotten. My cousin next to me was curled up into a ball in an effort to keep warm. The dark clouds continued to rumble above us now our makeshift shelter was beginning to collapse. The downpour of rain didn’t subside, and now all of our gear was soaked. Our annual canoeing and kayaking trip on the Buffalo River brings my family and cousins together every summer. Besides my father and I, my Uncle…

Hey everyone. It's Badger. Rafter is out for a bit thanks to a project for a public speaking class, so I'm kind of the only one who's free to post for the moment. So here's my post: Once again, I've noticed my random paddling crews giving me odd looks for asking to sit in an strangely specific section of the raft: left-hand tube near the stern of the raft, usually at the last thwart in the back. People who don't know me seem to assume that I'm sitting there because it's the safest. It's…

Two women are standing on a bank of a swift river. In the strong current, flailing about, desperately struggling to stay afloat, a man is carried downstream toward them. The women both jump in, pulling the man to safety. While the brave rescuers are tending the victim, a second man, also desperate and screaming for help, is carried by the current toward them. Again the women jump into the river to the rescue. As they are pulling out the second victim they spot a third man flailing about as he is…

When we pulled into the parking lot, I stared at the forty-foot high ropes, excited, but prepared. My confidence was full blast. I was aware that my seventh-grade field trip was going to be like no other. The day was perfect! The horizon was one hundred percent, clear blue. The kids in my class were all feeling different emotions, some timid, some daring. When I got out of the car I wanted to start climbing and doing the activities immediately, but I had to contain my eagerness to begin, it was…