1985 Raft Trip
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Group Shot:
From Left to Right, Bottom Row: Malcolm Slaney, Dan Brunner, Ken Long, Stacy Bucherl.
Middle Row: Jeff Treece, Robin Barnett, Sandy Tucker, Rich Kulawiec, Deb Smith, Kris Meade, Ed Bronson, Eileen Gelblat, Barb Russel, Kathy Bonds, Gretchen Higgins, Steve Higgins, Joanne Higgins, Greg Treece, Tom Tengdin.
Back Row: Back Row: Laura Breeden, Chris Kent, Ken Shoemaker, Pete Hallenbeck (with Jill in front), Mark Shoemaker, Lee Moore, Don Wegeng, Phil Hochstetler
Carol Blanco Ken Shoemaker and Tammie Osborn Stacy Bucherl Gretchen (Anderson) Higgins, Robin Barnett, Joanne Higgins, Kathy Bonds, Dan Brunner  

The GSP convoy spent the night at Chris Kent's mother's house on the way to West Virginia. Here they are packing up for the last half of the trip.

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Ken Shoemaker leaning against the car Ken Shoemaker as the head ornament while Deb Smith and Tom Tengdin watch Waiting to begin.... Loading Chris Kent's Mercedes.    

The trip to the Keeney Rapids on the Lower New was easier:
 
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A view of the river Although Ken Long does it the hard way Down the power line access Down the trail Laura Breeden (friend of Chris Kent) A view of Middle and Lower Keeneys
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Watching the rafts in Lower Keeney (Ken Long and his friend ??? on the right) GSPs eat lunch and watch for rafts at Lower Keeney Steffanie Bean, Bill Bean, Sandra Tucker, XXX XXX, XXX XXX Non-MRT raft in Lower Keeney A Non-MRT raft recovers in Lower Keeney Steffanie Bean, Sandra Tucker, XXX XXX and Ken Shoemaker
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Looking down the New River, below Lower Keeney          

Other trips included Babcock State Park and the Fisherman's trail, Fayette Station, and Summersville Dam.

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Preparing for a trip in Babcock State Park to the creek In the pool at the bottom of the trail:
Karen Russel, Teresa Phillips, Ken Shoemaker, Chris (Kent) Kantarjiev
Hanging out at Fayette Station:
Don Wegeng, Steffanie Bean, Gretchen Higgins, Ken Long, Ken Shoemaker, Sam Blanchard, ???, Scot Aurenz, Kirk Smith
GSPs rafting the Lower New River The view from on top of Summersville Dam, put in for the Gauley River One spigot open