Transcript Chapter 14 Notes Downriver

Chapter 14 Notes
Downriver by Will Hobbs
Explain the condition (physically and mentally)
of the group after they successfully raft Horn
Creek Rapid and evade the helicopters.
 They have a high energy level.
 Star is apprehensive because of her premonition
of death.
 Adam, still clowning around, punctures his foot.
 Troy is preoccupied and domineering.
 Jessie demonstrates stability.
Why doesn’t Troy scout Granite Falls? What
are the results?
 Helicopters are parked where they would have to
land their rafts.
 During a tense run, Troy and Freddy successfully
guide the boats through the rapid.
Explain the conflict between Troy and
Freddy as the group approaches Crystal.
 They encounter heavy rain, and the rapid is
ferocious.
 Troy talks about how to run the rapid;
Freddy disagrees and thinks they should
carry the gear and walk around through the
boulders.
 Troy and Adam attempt to raft the rapid; the
others follow Freddy.
What are the results of Troy’s actions?
How does Freddy again prove his ability?
 Troy’s boat flips, and he and Adam barely
escape alive.
 Adam dislocates his shoulder.
 Freddy is the key person in salvaging the boat.
 He replaces Adam’s shoulder. Freddy advises
against spending the night there, but Troy
insists.
 Realizing the danger, Freddy secures the most
essential gear.