It was a great and action-packed road trip up to Jackson, Wy for 8 days of swiftwater and wilderness first aid training. Compared with the snow we had for Sands' training last year, 73 and sunny was a dream come true. We got to explore some new training sites and incorporated a down-river scenario float...

Our second set of classes back in Yosemite National Park was just as good as the first round. Weather once again cooperated, and we had great water levels for an SRT-1 / SRT-A combo course. Its tough to beat training sites with backdrops including, Bridal Vail Falls, Half Dome, El Capitan, Vernal Falls. The valley...