It’s absolutely incredible that we’re heading into July 4th weekend and the water is still so high. It rained for really the first time this year yesterday. My trip ran into a full downpour just after jump rock, good thing we were wet anyway. The rain is refreshing; although the mountains still have record amounts of snow on them, the valley is still in a full-on drought. We have been in a fire ban for several weeks now, something I’ve never seen in Chaffee County. The rain also gave us a little boast in CFS today, back to 3700 on the dot at 10am this morning. Now it is unlikely we actually got enough rain to add that amount of flow, but that amount of rain could have melted additional snow in the mountains giving our natural tributaries, Cottonwood and Chalk Creeks, some more water.
Everyday I’ve been telling my crews about the ‘high water grin’; big waves and quick days keep raft guide moral on high. Here are some shots from Seidels Suckhole on Tuesdays that just gets ya a little giddy. My overnight crew and I pulled our lunch up to the tracks and sat for about an hour and a half enjoying the show.
Not a bad spot
Commercial guests and guides getting a little preview from river right just before running the rapid.
Some boats making it in style
Some boats not making it in style
Style
No style
