Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Dead, Falls, and Slate River U.P. Michigan

So finally I was able to get out and kayak some of the local rivers surrounding me here in the upper peninsula of Michigan. It is more than difficult to find people to kayak with here in the U.P. Everyone commutes from Minnesota and Wisconsin so when i got the call that people were meeting in L'Anse I headed straight there.

The Falls River was at a great level and the perfect first run to get the season going. Some fun boofs and cool moves to be had. The Slate was also a great river but unfortunately rain prevented me from bringing my camera.
below are pics taken from my second lap on the Falls River with Steve and Tom some great guys I look forward to boating with again in the future.
Me droppin in on Powerhouse

All of us smellin it on asshole


Tommy then I on another great boof



The best section had to be the final run out under the highway, unfortunately too fun to get out and set up my camera.

I was also able to get in a solo run on the Dead River right here in Marquette. This river is sweet and should be running all through the fall becuase of dam issues.



Wrapping up finals week here and looking forward to heading home to CO. It's going to be another great summer.

Ross