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Eric D. Schwerin
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> From: "Selfridge, Peter A." <Peter_A._Selfridge@ovp.eop.gov>
> Date: July 22, 2010 10:21:50 AM EDT
> To: "eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com" <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>
> Subject: FW: More refined activity suggestions
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> More info! Thanks Eric.
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> From: Cohen, Nora E.
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:13 AM
> To: Selfridge, Peter A.
> Cc: Smith, Michele; Hornbrook, Alex
> Subject: More refined activity suggestions
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> I have some updates on possible activities after getting some more information from locals here etc. about the best activities. All of these sites/contacts either don’t know who we are or know that nothing is set in stone about our activities.
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> Both hiking and rafting are best in the morning due to temperature, bugs, etc, so my suggestion would be for the family to do one of those activities each morning and to go golfing in the afternoon. The weekend weather looks beautiful at this point (warmer than it has been!) so should be good for all of these activities.
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> Geyser whitewater would provide a fantastic trip for them. They could do a half day or full day tri. The full day(5 hrs on the river) would basically be a float in the morning, a stop for lunch ,and then a more exciting afternoon. The half day(1.5 – 2.5 hrs depending on their preference) would start with some slower rapids and end with some class 3/4 rapids. Although the minimum age is 6, what they often do with children that are younger than six is bring them on the river for the first part of the trip and then take them out for the last half hour where the rapids are too rough for young children.
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> For this activity it would be best to start at 10 am.
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> With rafting, they do need to know whether they are definitely going and which day so that they can provide wetsuits, equipment, guides, etc. without impacting the other guests (who make reservations well in advance). USSS will still keep it as an OTR as long as it is not on the schedule and the rafting place handled the FLOTUS visit last year and understands that if we set a time they cannot tell anyone (they were completely quiet about it last year).
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> Also, they can deliver the wet suits (and will get us clean ones) to the hotel so that they can go straight to the rapids instead of getting fitted on site. We will need height, weight and shoe size for everyone in order to get the proper sizes. If they definitely want to go, it would helpful to get as much of that information as we can today or tomorrow morning so that they can be sure to have the right sizes.
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> It is a good idea to bring river sandals or shoes if they have them (no flip flops though as those will fall off) or otherwise they can provide booties. It gets cold also, so a fleece or long sleeved shirt is a good idea.
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> Hiking:
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> Big Sky Institute at Montana State University could provide trail guides for our hikes near Big Sky. There is no cost for these guides (they do pay their guides, but they are basically a non-profit and have a relationship with the Forest Service that means they do not charge for educational activities on FS property. However, the Institute does take donations).
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> They suggested a hike to Beehive basin, which is an unnamed lake at 9200 ft with beautiful wildflowers and a tributary to the Gallatin river. They know that our possible group includes children, and suggested that if the kids get tired one of the guides could do nature activities with them.
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> For a hike, participants should wear comfortable clothes and sturdy shoes. A hat and sunglasses are highly recommended. Each person should have a liter of water (very important), high energy snacks (I love peanut M&Ms!), a sweatshirt or fleece, and a lightweight rain jacket.
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> They suggested that it would be best to leave for a hike at 10 am. They are flexible and could lead them on a different hike if they wanted. However, if we did want them to guide a hike it would be helpful to have an idea of which day.
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> I have heard from many people that Spanish Peaks is the best course here, so that is what I would recommend if it passes vet. Because it is a private club, it would be helpful if we can call them the day before we want to go to arrange per our local contacts here.
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