Re: [Paddlewise] River hazzards and such...

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:53:49 -0800
On Dec 24, 2007 11:12 AM, Michael Orchard <mspadorchard_at_comcast.net> wrote:

> <snip>
> So the thrill is great, but common sense is at times greatly lacking...
> making me very picky as to whom I used to paddle with.  (And I was
> sometimes
> the least skilled in the group, but no one ever had to rescue me
> either...I
> portaged things sometiimes that others did not ... but I never had someone
> needing to haul me out at their own risk... )
>
> I used to hang out with some creek-boat types; the ones who call you up to
say they're going to paddle an easy Class II, maybe II+ and do you wanna
come along? Then you find out that the only Class II is the put-in and right
around the first bend the river enters a gorge with a series of Class IV and
V before ending in a pool 5 miles later.

I've become pretty picky about who I paddle with, too. <grin>


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
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