Guadalupe River Trip'97

 

surfing.jpg (32298 bytes) The river was really out of it's banks, where I'm body surfing is usually a campsite, the trees on the other side of me mark the riverbank...
rickriver.jpg (28370 bytes) Pinned against one of the river-bank trees at the end of the body-surf trip.  The current was so strong I could hardly keep from being swept out into the main river, there to drown for sure...
dam.jpg (30358 bytes) When they said the floodgates at the dam were open, they weren't joking.  This sight was incredible with the booming sound of all this water coming out from under the dam.
rapids.jpg (47547 bytes) Heh, the whitewater looked a lot more impressive from IN the river.  Best water I've ever had on the ole Guadalupe!
rivergang.jpg (28350 bytes) Heh, we made it through another series of rapds:   April, Mel, Will, me, Joe, John, and Robin took the pic.
will.jpg (15461 bytes) See, even Will was having a good time!
april.jpg (19198 bytes) April get's a bit of a shower in one set of rapids.
reststop.jpg (24063 bytes) Relaxing at a river-side bar/cafe.  I took the pic but everyone else was enjoying a bit of muddy water where it was wide enough to not worry for your life to be in it!