Spectacular job! We easily booked South Fork Lower Gorge half day for a large group the week before our trip. We came from South Lake Tahoe and were running very late due to an accident. They were kind enough to wait for us (an hour!). Once we got there, we got our helmets and life jackets and walked down to the rafts. We had 3 rafts waiting for us and dipped in the river beforehand as it was July and over 100°. We had some rules explained to us and then jumped on with our individual leaders. Ella was very nice with us. Very good at explaining and communicating what was coming up beforehand so we were prepared. We had ages 7-63 and all did well on these class 2-3 rapids. We had enough people that the littlest ones did not have to paddle and it didn’t slow us down as it’s not a difficult run. We were also able to jump in at certain areas to cool down. You will definitely get wet! Bring water shoes, sunscreen, water bottle, sunglasses, and baseball cap to put under the helmet. It is hot! They will have a bag to put your stuff in on the raft but it is not waterproof. I’d suggest bringing a waterproof clear phone bag, if you want to take it.