Overcast, low to mid 60s. M&T took the dogs on a hike up the hill across the road. It’s a little scary looking for spots to take the dogs. The good people of Colorado are fanatics about marking their “private property” (to the point of having barb-wire fencing around rivers and streams). But I think this hill is ok. No men with shotguns yet. After that, we spent the morning organizing camp and gear. Then we went into town to watch “Call of the River”, a documentary by Ken Ford about kayaking. It was a benefit showing for FibArk. The movie was entertaining (fiberglass carnage!) and interesting. It was neat to see some of the old footage of the beginnings of our fair sport. After the movie we did the grocery shopping. The fridge is not working, which is annoying. The freezer is getting cool, so we can use that as a fridge. But it’s quite tiny. So we had to buy some ice and are using the cooler.
M&T ran the Ark- Salida run from the middle for about 3.5 miles. Put it at camp… nice! J thought it was too tame, so he didn't go. But we had fun! Huge waves and fast water. The fast water was hard to get used to at first. We’d spot wave trains up ahead on the other side, and in MN we’d have had plenty of time to get over. Here, we blew by before we had a chance. J thinks this is a good introduction for us for the stuff we’ll be running later. We’re both a little worried now about our abilities to avoid rocks and boulders. J picked us up from the side of the road and brought us back up to run it again. This time we went a little further down, but there was more flat water so I’m not sure it was worth it. The sun just came out as we were leaving the river.
Beautiful photos! I really wish Minnesota had mountains.
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