Larry:

I just returned from a great river run on the San Juan River in southeast Utah. We traveled 84 miles on the river, starting at Tuesday noon, and finishing on Friday noon. We went from Sand Island in Bluff, UT to Clay hills Crossing at the east end of Lake Powell. I finally got a waterproof digital camera, so the quality of my photos for this trip are much better than what I have sent you in the past.

The photos don't say much about my canoeing ability, but they do say a lot about the durability of the SOAR canoes. I am beginning to think that it is almost impossible to puncture a SOAR canoe. I have now taken the scouts on two trips on the San Juan River and two trips on the Green River, and have not had any mishap of any kind with the SOAR canoes, and they have taken a lot of abuse on those four trips, not to mention the other ocean canoeing I have done in southern California.

The catamaran SOAR's are great for social interaction, and virtually impossible to tip over. But not a maneuverable through tight spots, such as Government rapid. When the BLM agent checked us in at Sand Island, she looked at the catamarans and said "I think you might have some difficulty on government rapid". She was right, as you will see in one of the photos!

The last 12 miles I used my Nissan 3.5 hp outboard motor. It worked great pulling all of us through the slow part of the river. We hit a few sandbars here and there, but the motor took the abuse.

Thank You.
Glen Berry
San Marcos, California