Dryer, 300 win,, nthrnbc
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Years ago I went up to the headwaters of the Salmon River in northern Idaho with my girlfriend on a camping trip. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> We had a $25 "Orange torpedo" inflateable "kayak". There are major class 5 rapids there, where you are in the full on furry for about 2-3 miles at a time.

So anyway I get down a really viscious couple miles of class 5 and see a landing and shoot a ferry right across class 5 white water to the landing. As I'm sighing in relief a guy comes running up and says WOW thanks for stopping, I'm been trying to thumb a ride for a couple of days. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> (like what?) anyway I guess I had so much adrenalin in me that I popped my plastic two piece kayak paddle in two and handed him a piece and said "get in the front".

So we push off only now we are heavier and being dragged by the current. This guy is paddleing frantically pulling us right into the center of a big powerful river. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />. Hes three feet from me and I'm screaming "STOP PADDLING" but he can't hear me over the roar of the river. Oh god then we're swept over a void and into a hole. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Now when I was alone the ends of the boat would fold up over me and touch above me and toss me right out of the river like a couple of feet and then I'd plop back down onto the river. Did I mention having my legs around the boat and clasping my feet togeteher for dear life? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Did I mention not having a life preserver? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> So anyway everytime we drop over a boulder and into a hole the bow would hit this guy in the face with 50 gallons of water in it. Finally we got out maybe a mile and a half down stream and he yells"That was fantastic lets walk up and do it again. Did I mention that he also did not have a life jacket? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> I'm sure I didn't mention the three quarts of beer that helped me decide to finally push off - I was 24 then.
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />