Anothter week gone by, 8 days of school left, and my mind already in the gutter of summer. It got drenched this weekend in Buena Vista at the 2007 Paddle Fest. Cara and I met Kyle, his girlfriend, her friend, my sister Moogs, and her boyfriend J-rad for a weekend of rivers, relaxation, camping, and fun. We rolled into BV around 9pm friday, first stop the Lariat. Its a raw brick building with cheap drinks, sullen light, and a bunch of paddlers talking about rapids, flips, and water as their girlfriends and wifes roll their eyes and try to ignore all the water talk.Saturday we rafted Browns Canyon. This is the most commercially rafted 10 mile stretch of white water in all America. The run off was about 1000cfs higher than normal for this time of year making for a very exciting journey. It was great to have a boat full of guides. Kyle started out, then I had a few rapids, Jared taking over towards the end, and Megan finishing us out. I was so proud to see my little sister guiding the boat and being so great at it.
Saturday afternoon we were beat, tired, and chilled. Like any good crew of dirtbaggers we head for the local park to sleep off the fun. All of us stretched out on the lawn, drooling on the soccer field, me cuddleing the Chica to stay warm, and out of the wind.
Sunday we went to Salida to surf at the play park. The river was about 2000cfs creating a mighty play wave, fast, and chundering as you surfed its infinity water. The wave so powerful, keeping you in the pit even if you rolled, providing fast spins, sloppy loops, and bright smiles.
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