SF American

I finally made it on California whitewater.  May I say.... HOLY SCNIKEES, BATMAN.  Snowmelt is freakin' cold.   The South Fork of the American reminds me of Slippery Rock, but much, much colder.  Boo and Millard are from Lexington, KY.  They retired, sold everything, bought an RV and headed west.  

The three of us boated Coloma to Greenwood which was a pleasant start to the day.  The take-out for this section is Boo and Millard's front yard.  Boo and Millard decided to take out, but not before hooking me up with a crew running the Gorge section.  Thankfully, there was room in a oar-rig raft.  I gladly hopped in.  The Gorge section was a lot of cold fun.  It reminded me of the Miracle Mile on Slippery Rock.  Pretty, narrow, pool drop.  


Satan's Cesspool

It was a great day.  I'm looking forward to more boating.  I will definitely wear more clothes and put heater packs in my booties and mitts.  Dang!  it was cold.