This weekend I went east instead of north as I have for the past few weekends. So Colorado it was. The crew was Jake Skeen, "Smity" Smith Monson, Tyler Cline, and Cole Landon. A couple of new friends we had never paddled with before Shannon and Allen. As well as yours truly. Friday night we headed out to Vernal, UT near the border and crashed at Jakes Grandparents house. The next morning is when the typical road trip particularly kayaking troubles started. Our good friend Cole had forgotten his life jacket and vitol part of the river. After traking down a jacket. Which at this time of the year is very difficult for only the committed kayak at this time of the year. So we headed our loaded up on doughnuts and orange juice. Now, in then cool tempuratures doughnuts are key for keeping up core temps. After about an hour and a half drive over the Colorado state line we reached the put in. The weather report for the day was blue skies and sunny temp. 49 degrees. It was cloudy and more like 39 degrees. Geared up in all of our cold weather gear we put on. A quick flat water paddle put us into the meat of the rapids. With only two of us having seen the canyon and it was roughly 10,000 CFS bigger so it was as though it were new to us all. So the probe took the lead. The probe being me. Into the class 4 fun we went. None of us able to even feel our fingers. The general agreement was that rolling would be a bad idea. We had two roll on the very first drop. Once we ran Snake Pit the biggest of the rapids myself and shannon started to get excited and the heart started pounding and the blood pumping. The pain in the fingers as the blood rushed back in was so intense. The only way to keep you mind off the pain was to keep paddling. When the fingers finally settled down and felt better we all just started haveing fun. Weaving in and out through giant boulders taking different slots and drops. Having an amazing time. Like unto a session at a good crag. After the river we went back to Vernal with hot homemade soup waiting for us. Then a night on the town in happening Vernal. Went to a wonderful home coming for Jakes sister Cassie and got to hangout with his family. Good times!
4 comments:
few questions and comments , aren’t there water gloves you could where that are made out of wet suet material and the only thing i can think that would have made the after party any better is hot tubs , ya that’s the spot sounds good right know. other than that you kick but Marcus , your totally hard core will see you in a week
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marcus. .. you are out of control. I wish I could just be you for one weekend-- but it would be so awkward to be a boy. Anyway-- your trip sounds amazing. PS: I thought about buying and living in a yurt when I was 19.
haha that is so freaking sweet marcus. i love it. i love you.
me and jo and i dont know who else are all going to be in utah for thanksgiving i hope we see you
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