The Final Paddle.
Tired, but want a final day of paddling. I’m out here, might as well. Joe and I meet John at the putin below Rigor Mortis. No way do I ever plan on running that rapid, naaasty. We were running the Lower section fo the Clear Creek into Golden, CO. John was nice and helped us to run shuttle. We scouted the significant rapids on the way back up to the putin. So I kept an eye out for the traffic signs I’d be able to see from the creek. We scouted Elbow. Joe ran it, I did not. We were going to scout ¼ mile, but I messed up and got my traffic signs messed up. We ran it by boat scouting. We aced it. I did spend the first 20 yards in a stern squirt though. We portaged the dam. Although it is said to be runable, it looked really nasty. While portaging, we picked up some locals, Brandon and Mark, who ran the rest of the river with us. It was a blast, fast with many wave trains and small holes. We finished in the whitewater park of Golden. The first real wave was really nice. I got many flat spins in on the wave. Joe did too in his creek boat. I gave Mark and Brandon a ride back to the damn so they could run it again. Joe hung around to let gear dry. By the time we had loaded up, Brandon and Mark had already made it to the play park again. It’s a quick run.
Finally done. It will be nice to see my wife again. I’ve only seen her for 3 hours in the last two weeks. I’ve missed her.
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