Estados UnidosUintah County40°22’10” N 109°20’47” W
15 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
It's very welcoming to know the people I am going to spend the next week with and have them shout out your name as you arrive. Frenchy and Annie are two guides here who I have known since 2022 when ILeia mais
Estados UnidosUintah County40°22’10” N 109°20’45” W
16 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A long introductory session about learning new skills in the morning, followed by a run down the day trip Split Mountain section which we will do for the next 3 days as well. We did some basic boatingLeia mais
Estados UnidosUintah County40°22’10” N 109°20’46” W
17 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
It's the same section as yesterday and it will be the same as the next two. We went a little bit further for a more difficult takeout but many hands made light work. We did a lot of swimming and ropeLeia mais
Estados UnidosUintah County40°22’10” N 109°20’47” W
18 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
It was announced to be a cold day and it was. Absolutely perfect to have a dry suit I would have been bone chilled in a wetsuit.
The drills today were flipping the boats over and then back over andLeia mais
Estados UnidosUintah County40°30’25” N 109°12’7” W
19 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
On the way to the put in we viewed the McKee ranch petroglyphs.
It was an easy day just accompanying a paid trip with just a couple of small exercises in boat handling.
At lunch the sun came out,Leia mais
Estados UnidosMoffat County40°26’49” N 108°30’46” W
20 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Waking up in a forest of cottonwood trees, before sunrise to the call for fresh coffee is a treat. It's a river thing. The call to action, wrap up your gear, eat breakfast, rig boats, safety talk andLeia mais
Estados UnidosMoffat County40°28’8” N 108°51’0” W
21 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Second day on the Yampa. Breakfast is eggs and avocado toast. It's delicious and a great start. The haul to the boats is partially done and we have a shorter paddling day so we can go for a hike intoLeia mais
Estados UnidosMoffat County40°28’50” N 108°54’31” W 22 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
The 'thriller' boat is the smallest boat in the flotilla at just 10 ft long. I ride it with Tyler Grant and Ben. We ran the Warm Springs rapid that was formed in 1965 from a big storm that broughtLeia mais
Estados UnidosUintah County40°31’18” N 109°9’9” W
23 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Final day for rafting, the first section is flat water through the park. The mountains we floated through are in the back ground. I catch a ride on Lex's oarboat and despite solid sleep last night,Leia mais
Estados UnidosUintah County40°22’9” N 109°20’46” W 24 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
A pictorial of the trip.
