June 11th, 2019
We woke up before 4:00 AM to the sound of an annoying bird. We would like to know the type of bird it is, but it stops making noises once we exit the tent.
Paul made us oatmeal and we got on the water around 6:30 AM. We did a 12-mile stretch to the beginning of the Sturgeon-Weir. It was an awesome sight. It began with almost the first 5K being nothing but rapids. It was an awesome time and it felt like I was a camper again.
We stopped for lunch at a nice campsite and had salami and cheese. Then we pulled up a rapid set and paddled some flat water but not as quickly as I hoped. We pulled up another set and realized our bridles are slowing us down a lot. We undid the bridles and moved much faster.
We did a quick nut break and set off to the next set of rapids where we saw a deal of pelican in the rapids. We pulled and paddled up a few more sets and eventually found a campsite that was able to fit 3 tents. We had Thai ramen for dinner and it was great. This river is very cool and challenging because the rapid sets are endless. This river should definitely be looked at by Kooch to send trips down.
#backinmyelement
-Jimmy
P.S. At the beginning of the Sturgeon-Weir a boat full of fishermen looked at us and said, “That’s badass.”