Maybe a commercial type out there could answer this....
My perception from observation and hearsay is that commercials will fill up
empty or spare trips with "guides in training", girlfriends, park rangers,
etc.
They apparently do this to keep their allotment of trips from being
reduced. Like the gummint standard "if you don't spend what we gave you
this year, you'll get by fine with that much less next year".
The perception that many private boaters have is that many commercial trips
are filled with non-paying (or reduced paying) passengers/boatmen who are
just along for the "free" ride. Yeah, sure, it's "work", it's "training",
blah, blah. There are a lot of privates who would like to have such a cozy
deal, too.
Now maybe I'm wrong, so correct me if I'm off base here. Can't say that
this is fact for the GC but I know it's fact on several other western
commerical permitted rivers. If it's true, please defend the practice for
my edification and enjoyment.
SYOTR
rgrayson@down-river.com
http://www.down-river.com/rgrayson/
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