Halloween on the Green was a bit lighter than the day before. The group consisted of 3 IKs. The weather was nicer than the day before, and the flow was about 150 cfs lower, so it all equaled out.
With 73 runs, this year moved into 4th place, and there are still 8 weeks to go.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
72 - 10/30/2010 - Green River Gorge
I was still recovering from a cold that kept me from boating the weekend before, but the Green was calling. The flow was around 1200 cfs, and we had a pretty big group of IKers - 8 in all - and a riverboarder. Once again, we used my trailer to make it a little easier to move the kayaks fully inflated. I had a good, solid run with no real problems.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
71 - 10/16/2010 - Green River Headworks
(OK, so I'm way behind, but trying to catch up could make things worse, so I'll just continue.)
It wasn't a promising looking weekend, but at least the Green was running around 800, so a group of us decided to run the Headworks. I hadn't run the Headworks for quite a while - we mostly do it when we have beginners or if it's running 600-700, which is not so great for a Gorge run. We had a group of 4 IKs and a hardshell. The plan was to do laps in the park, so I brought my trailer. In the end, we just ran two laps of the whole run. It was a nice day, and a fun little trip.
It wasn't a promising looking weekend, but at least the Green was running around 800, so a group of us decided to run the Headworks. I hadn't run the Headworks for quite a while - we mostly do it when we have beginners or if it's running 600-700, which is not so great for a Gorge run. We had a group of 4 IKs and a hardshell. The plan was to do laps in the park, so I brought my trailer. In the end, we just ran two laps of the whole run. It was a nice day, and a fun little trip.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
70 - 10/10/2010 - SF Snoqualmie
The rain arrived with a vengeance and brought some of the rivers way up. I hadn't been planning to run, but some people wanted to practice on the SF Snoqualmie, and since it's so close I couldn't help myself.
The logistics of this trip was a bit of a nightmare, and I'm going to take this opportunity to clear the air about something. There are some people who think they are being "laid back". They complain that other people are "in a hurry" and should just relax. In my opinion, these people are just plain rude. I'm not in a hurry - I'm just efficient. It doesn't take me forever to blow up my boat and get it ready. I leave the house at least partially dressed to get on the river, or I arrive early so I have a little extra time to change. If you can't get to the meeting place on time, get your stuff together, and get going quickly, don't waste everyone else's time. I do not find it pleasant to hang around a parking lot. I want to get on the river.
Anyway, one good thing about this trip is that I got to try out an 11x20 Sotar Legend, and I decided to order one this size. One other bad thing about this trip was that I was testing out my recently-repaired drysuit and didn't check the relief zipper. Luckily, I didn't swim and I didn't get wet until the very end of the trip. Ugh.
The logistics of this trip was a bit of a nightmare, and I'm going to take this opportunity to clear the air about something. There are some people who think they are being "laid back". They complain that other people are "in a hurry" and should just relax. In my opinion, these people are just plain rude. I'm not in a hurry - I'm just efficient. It doesn't take me forever to blow up my boat and get it ready. I leave the house at least partially dressed to get on the river, or I arrive early so I have a little extra time to change. If you can't get to the meeting place on time, get your stuff together, and get going quickly, don't waste everyone else's time. I do not find it pleasant to hang around a parking lot. I want to get on the river.
Anyway, one good thing about this trip is that I got to try out an 11x20 Sotar Legend, and I decided to order one this size. One other bad thing about this trip was that I was testing out my recently-repaired drysuit and didn't check the relief zipper. Luckily, I didn't swim and I didn't get wet until the very end of the trip. Ugh.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
69 - 10/9/2010 - Green Gorge
Me and Mini-Me
The forecast promised a lot of rain, but it arrived late, so we took advantage of a reasonable flow on the Green to run the gorge. There were a handful of IKs and a couple of small catarafts on the trip. A friend let me use her little 9x16 cat (aka, "Mini-Me") on the last third of the run. That was a lot of fun! As you can see from the photo, the boat is tiny. My feet were just barely out of the water, the oars hit my knees, and it was impossible to straddle rocks unless I stood on them. Still, it showed me what I could do with a small boat.
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