We started the day at 11:00 at the DRC and ended at the DRC at 2:15. This stretch is between 6-7 miles http://www.danrivercompany.com/
He gave us a shuttle to his private river access at the Hwy 89 near Big Creek. It was about 54 degrees at put in and reached about 62 today and sunny. Beautiful day to be paddling. Followed a blue heron much of the way.
It was a gorgeous day. We dress in our paddle jackets, rash guard and wet suits to stay warm just in case we went for a swim and were perfectly comfortable. This run was calm with several small rapids but rather calm compared to the others we have done but very pretty. My mom would like this run.
There was one fun rapid that I decided to run again and portaged my boat up river to run again. I discovered Dennis does not know how to use his camera or video on his IPhone. He took video when he was trying to take a picture and shot the video sideways when he was trying to video. Oh well we are living and learning. Here is that paddle video:
Dennis has always been concerned that our PFD's and wet suit may not work so we tried them out today after taking our boats out. We decided to jump in the river and float to see if they would work.
Well the PFD's worked great but the wetsuit was mighty COLD in the water but out of the water we were comfortable. I guess if we have to take a swim it will be as short as possible during the winter.
After today I really got rapid fever. It was such a calm run I want to try something a little more exciting. Looking for helmets and whitewater kayaks very soon!
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