BnT Escapades: Two Days of Boating on the Northcoast

Two great weekends. Two Sundays ago (1/11), Beth, Teresa, Greg, and Jay all went Kayaking on the Trinity River (Pigeon Point Run). The flow was at 1,300 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is a great flow. We had a blast, but no camera. The next day I broke down and bought a waterproof housing for our little digital camera. It is great, it fits in my pfd pocket. So, last weekend Saturday Beth, Greg, and I headed back to the Trinity. Since we haven't had any rain, the flows had dropped to about 1,000 cfs. We had a great day. Here is a couple picts from the day.

Me, Beth, and Greg before put-in

Nothing like boating in 43 deg. water in January

Beth running Z-Drop
(more challenging than it looks here)

Greg running Hell Hole

Travis running Hell Hole

I couldn't resist putting this one in.
Color was accidental. Looks like an album cover.
Beth is the lead singer, Greg plays the recorder, and Jay is the dancer.

After boating, we drove back to the coast and watched an amazing sunset over the ocean while having a couple beers at Six Rivers Brewery. During the beers, we decided that we should head up to the South Fork of the Smith River the next day (1,500 cfs). The Pigeon Point run on the Trinity is pretty, but the Smith is amazing. The river is so clear. As you float along, you feel like you are flying. Here are some picts and comments from the day.