Some people apparently will do anything, including paddling with myself, to get out of the cold. Budget considerations left Tex/TAG out of the usual shuttle considerations and we settled on Coyote. They may well be the only company in the US using stretch VW's. The group consisted of Bonner/Montana, Mark/Washington, Rich/Wisconsin, and myself/Arizona. It was our first trip using Ruby Ranch as the access point. We paid our fees and were soon at the ramp rigging for our late morning launch.