Not a Eagle county search$rescue customer
As I floated down the the last part of the recently destroyed s turns in Minturn.A person in jeans and a customer pfd waved a paddle at me,I responded with OK sign from my boat(he knew no safety commands).I told him a tree which had recently been pulled was gone.He directed me to the otherside of the river.You could get by the tree or get out there.An agro search and rescue person waved me over to chew me out.The tree was gone the ropes were gone and I could see I was'nt going to go into a strainer,get pinned or put myself in danger in the raging class 2 water.I mentioned I could see it was clear and the man in jeans waved me through.The upset search and rescue guy told me"we don't need more customers like me".I know I was alone and I'm fine with that..I'm not a customer on the river.I was totaly aware of my surroundings and was not putting myself or anyone else in danger.Upsetguy could have been friendly and he would get that back,but he had to think he had a badge or uniform that can tell me how to conduct myself on the river,NOT.Thanks for getting the tree out.It was for your customers who can't maintain themselves without supervision.not me and the other kayakers who scout,know thier surroudings and can deal with a problem if it comes up.Stay safe and hope to see more pros like you guys out there!
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