Buffalo River 08

[bearridge]

Friend Paul,

Better look real hard at the next two weeks. After that it aint the same river. Solo paddlin' with a boatload a gear jest aint a good idea til ya git ta know the river. Come July the Upper Buffalo often dries up 'n stays that way til November. Last summer I heard it wuz a good hike. :?

regards
bearridge

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. Will Rogers

 

[tx river rat]

Bear
Sounds like an interesting trip and glad you made it ok
Ron

 

[Kayak Jack]

Ron, when the good lord made a scheduled release of water on him, he added lightning too. Our unscheduled dam release may not have been so bad after all?

 

[tx river rat]

Jack and bear
I think the theme song for tripping this year is an old Johnny Cash song
How highs the water mama (five feet high and rising)
Jack we really had some nice weather for our trip.
Ron

 

[Kayak Jack]

I take nice weather along with me. Just ask Piper San about the WX there the week before and after I visited. I rest my case.



It's a case of single malt, so don't tread too closely there.

 

[buckisland1950]

Great tale, Bear

Bear:

Glad you made it home safe, almost hate cancelling now what a tale to tell. I believe this is probably the first trip I canceled due to forecasted weather but maybe it was a good call. Braxton and I paddled on the Chattoga River this past Wednesday and Thursday. Not as exciting as your trip but mighty nice. Will try and post a report and pictures soon.

 

[bearridge]

Friend Franke,

Please post 'em. What section? Never seen any of it above Earl's Ford. I tried ta push the Paddlin' Geezers there, but they dont trust me no more. I hear soon there will be Section I.

regards
bearridge

ps If ya'll had come 'n done what ya aimed ta do, it likely woulda been a mistake. After Dan picked me up 'n we drove back ta Harrison, I headed east inta a frog chokin' rain. After I left the Bluff on Wednesday it rained 6". Rangers closed the river. I dont know what happened ta the Ontarians, but with all them blue barrels 'n Plano boxes fulla food 'n gear, they likely wuz fine....somewhere tween Carver 'n Mt. Hershey.

To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them. George Mason

 

[swamprat]

Did you know that if copied and pasted and printed out, Your trip report is 12 pages? :shock: LOL. Good to see you survived yet another one bear. Great read!

 

[oldsparkey]

Did you know that if copied and pasted and printed out, Your trip report is 12 pages? :shock: LOL. Good to see you survived yet another one bear. Great read!

And that is the condensed report.

Chuck.

 

[oldyaker]

HOOOOOO WEEEEEE! I purposely waited until the weekend to read this report! It's a record breaker! Mick put it best as epic! Guess I'll go and read Tolstoy's War and Peace over again now since I'm warmed up! :roll:
Good job William! :wink:

 

[Kayak Jack]

I'm thinking that the trip itself took an hour and a half less time than to read the report. But, then, maybe I read slow.