The short story... It started with 7. Although things were going great for me all the way through slot machine... Shortly after I exploded and was swiming through a sea of rock. Needless to say, the group dynamic got a bit jumbled and I ended up walking out.
SO, I try to make it down in order to see other run hiker... That is when 2 empty boats go zooming by! HA HA, I ain't the only one!
Then I get to hiker, and 2 more boaters are swimming in the hole.
Craw = 1 swim and walkout
guy 1 = 2 swims and walkout
guy 2 = 1 swim and continued
guy 3 = 1 swim and continued
guy 4 = bad put in (no skirt), swam, continued on
Scott Young = "I DIDN'T SWIM"... highly suspect.
guy 6 (Alex) = STYLED
guy 7 (Christian) = STYLED
Some names have been removed. Not calling em out, cuz in all honesty, that run is full f'n on. It's not a matter of skill as much as luck if you get pinned or rolled. The water is about an avg of 7 inches deep, but at 450 fpm... no waterfalls, not much water, and a lot of F U rocks to keep you company, you need to know where you need to be and that requires a memory that expired back in college for me.
I will be back in there very shortly. It's something all aspiring hard creekers should check out. I am not sure it's for everyone though.
Craw
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather...To skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming... WOW !!!! What a ride!!!!!!"
wish I could admit that Steven... but sadly no. Probably considered a medium flow.
Hilarious.
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather...To skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming... WOW !!!! What a ride!!!!!!"
Yeah Scott! Fess up, you little guppy. I can see him now, I didn't swim, really. First thing he did WHEN HE SWAM was make the quickest self rescue and see who saw it. Than he plotted his story and stuck with it. Don't call his swimming ass out, cause than the shit will really hit the fan. Come on GUPPY tell us the real story.
On a side note, what the hell is up with the front range swimming crew? You guys are swimming everywhere. What the hell is going on? Don't give me high water crap, it's not that big out there.
Speaking of front range, Fred's at 4 swims this season. Plus I've witnesssed a couple abusive hole rides that he somehow made it out of. To his credit, two swims were lame, and the other two happened while running something very big.
I can't speak for all the front rangers but some are doing ok.
I mean look at last years swim team captain lotsawater (aka lotaswims), this year he hasn't had a one, and may possibly be kicked off the team after being last years MVP. I can't honestly explain it, its just plain wierd it could be the new boat, some crazy pre-season training routine, or he might of sold is soul to the river gods for a few good seasons sans being seperated from his boat.
Its even crazier to think front range fred has been seperated from his boat 4 times already. Maybe lotsawater adn FFF swaped mojo.
And at times like these I like to remember - We are all between swims.
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The high side of good - Daniel D
1st of all: Joe, Kyle is not one of us. I like to call him "Switchback Moutian" he recently wrote a guide book, and he is now the best boater to ever walk the planet. . . just ask him and he'll tell you all about it. And this isn't the first time he's welched on an ice cream debt, you need to haunt him until he pays up.
2nd: Life show, what is your count so far this year? You probably get spotted two swims because you can't boof that boat (nobody can), so you might still be at zero with that in mind. The nice thing is that it is a very very heavy boat, but at least they never break, or wait, they do break but you can have a new one. I'm remined of Tommy Boy. "If you want me to shiat in a box and slap a guarntee on I can do that for you"
I have been on a new routine this year to help me stay with my trusted craft. . . I have been trying to limit my time exploring underwater caves, they are nice this time of year, but I am getting a little tired of them personally. Also I have been reading anything I can from Todd Gillman, he is so wise and such a great paddler, he has been a wealth of knowledge for me. I love reading all his self written pr releases to all the cool kayaking mags. Self promotion is working for him.
As far as my diet goes, I've gained 15 pounds. Mostly from my strict routine of hunting the local wildlife out of my back yard. Squirrles and racoons are hard to catch, so they burn the callories and taste great at the same time. I also eat 14 raw eggs a day, and I drink a liter of cows blood three times a day. It seems to be working. Lots of energy.
As far as my excersise routine it has been almost impossible. I have hired a "personal trainer" and I use that term loosely. Leif's Mom. She is a Tiger in the sack and has been really getting my cardio back to where it needs to be to Huck my Meat effectivly.
So there you have it. Raw eggs and Lief's mom. The key ingreidents to a great year of boatin'/
I'm about to test my skills again in the Pines, so I have to go to my next appointment with Mrs. Embertson, today we are on chapeter 107 of the great Kama Sutra manual that she carries around. Specail Lady.
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