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Calguns Expatriates For members who have left California but remain Calgunners |
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We're up to normal snowfall...
...as of today. A little over 19 inches in the TV. I definitely would not mind even more as that gets me more hay and more $$$$$, especially toward the end of the growing season.
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True wealth is time. Time to enjoy life. Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!! Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles Doran |
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California and its perpetual drought
Santa Clara County is always in a drought or in great fear of the next one.
Oddly enough, members of the local water delivery agencies are known for their graft and corruption. Hey, it’s just public money. |
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Try the north fork of the Payette around the middle of May.
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True wealth is time. Time to enjoy life. Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!! Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles Doran |
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NOAA is now saying 100% chance tomorrow night with 1-3 inches. Luvin' it even though my field is starting to look like a snowy swamp.
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True wealth is time. Time to enjoy life. Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!! Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles Doran |
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I'm not nearly experienced enough to try the North Fork. We took a raft trip that ended at Smith's Ferry. Wife and I were in a van with two guides. We got an in depth tour of the North Fork on the way back to Cascade Raft. I'd empty my bladder in a wet suit in the first 2 minutes. Good on you to run it, or parts of it.
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True wealth is time. Time to enjoy life. Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!! Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles Doran |
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I'm no expert, just a class IV boater, and therefore the Lower Five is at the top of my limit. For those unfamiliar with the North Fork: Expert kayakers come from all over the world to challenge the North Fork from Smiths Ferry to Banks. Fifteen miles of world-class whitewater right next to a paved road and with water as warm as your bathtub. It has been run a few times by rafts, catboats, and inflatable geodesic skeleton frames, but for all intents and purposes, this stretch is exclusively for kayaks. The "upper five" starts at Smiths Ferry and it's pretty much solid class V boating. But the "middle five" is the most famous and difficult stretch, including the most challenging drop on the river; Jacobs Ladder. The lower five is not as difficult, a solid class IV run at regular flows. Cardinal rule is: Don't swim. We lose about one kayaker a year on the first 10 miles of the run, and to my knowledge, all are flush drownings. Don't even think about getting into any part of this river until you have excellent bracing skills and a bombproof roll. Our state truly has some amazing rivers. Last edited by Rotnguns; 02-18-2021 at 5:54 AM.. |
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I don't even think about running the North Fork, and I definitely don't have a bombproof roll. We've known the owners of CCR since we moved up here in 2002. Ms. Long was wife's first horse trainer up here. We're currently baby sitting her pregnant Chilean mare and that gets us free rides and photos any time we'd like. Last I heard both were still in Chile doing a 2 week required corona quarantine. The Longs are a perfect example of having a dream and working butts off to attain the dream. Their sons and daughters in law are carrying on what they learned from parents. Great people, all of them.
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True wealth is time. Time to enjoy life. Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!! Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles Doran Last edited by -hanko; 02-18-2021 at 9:08 AM.. |
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Wow, small world! I met Tom Long when he came up here from Cali, maybe 25 years ago? He started his boating company soon after. I discussed a research project with him: small-craft dynamics as applied to a kayak. He was very generous with his time and provided great information but I could not get the project funded. It's wonderful that he and his family are doing well!
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With or without Covid, CCR should be booming this spring.
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True wealth is time. Time to enjoy life. Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!! Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles Doran |
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