David Locklear said:
>The authorities confiscated my gatorade before entering the shuttle bus. I
>feel they should have warned us about that at the entrance to the park. You
>could possibly sneak a small flask of liquor if you had a fanny pack?
>Young kids could probably not go 3 1/2 hours in the hot sun without a
>beverage. Or did I miss a loophole in the rules??
I also did the float trip (although the whole thing, starting at the
north end), as did a large number of other cavers at the Convention. When we
entered the park we were handed an information sheet about the float trips on
which it clearly stated that any disposable items would not be allowed on the
river. They are concerned about trash, and will not allow anything that might
be thrown away or carelessly lost. Larger, more expensive items are okay since
the owner has an incentive to hold onto them. Nalgene bottles with beverages
were allowed. I took my Darren drum with all sorts of things in it, but they
did look inside to be sure I had nothing "disposable". We knew this was the
case because we had asked people at Convention about the trip before setting
out.
Mark Minton
