{"id":403,"date":"2010-09-05T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argee.net\/wordpress\/?p=403"},"modified":"2012-06-03T08:26:57","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T15:26:57","slug":"wettern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"Wetter&#8217;n&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 51px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden;\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/?p=403\" data-send=\"false\" data-width=\"51\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div><\/span><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/?p=403\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/?p=403\" data-text=\"Wetter\u2019n\u2026\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/?p=403\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_digg\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthrawnrickle.com%2F%3Fp%3D403&amp;title=Wetter%E2%80%99n%E2%80%A6\" class=\"mr_social_sharing_popup_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/buttons\/digg.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Digg This\" title=\"Digg This\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthrawnrickle.com%2F%3Fp%3D403\" class=\"mr_social_sharing_popup_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/buttons\/reddit.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Submit to reddit\" title=\"Submit to reddit\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/?p=403\" data-text=\"Wetter\u2019n\u2026\" data-desc=\"My son, his wife, and her 7-year-old son joined me for a full day of white water rafting on the Salmon River, out of Riggins, Idaho. We signed on with\u00a0Mountain River Outfitters\u00a0owned by Jess Baugh, son of my friend and partner\u00a0Paul Baugh. About halfway through the day, I opted to take\" data-image=\"http:\/\/thedeadhand.com\/Portals\/thedeadhand\/argee\/L-C%20Valley\/IH199098.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 11px; \" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica\"><\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"536\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"301\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thedeadhand.com\/Portals\/thedeadhand\/argee\/L-C%20Valley\/IH199098.jpg\" sourceindex=\"537\" style=\"border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; clear: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0pt; \">My son, his wife, and her 7-year-old son joined me for a full day of white water rafting on the Salmon River, out of Riggins, Idaho. We signed on with&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idahoriver.com\/\" sourceindex=\"538\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); \">Mountain River Outfitters<\/a>&nbsp;owned by Jess Baugh, son of my friend and partner&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bestlife-intl.com\/\" sourceindex=\"539\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); \">Paul Baugh<\/a>. About halfway through the day, I opted to take my turn in a ten-foot inflated kayak.<\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"540\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \">Although it\u2019s not entirely obvious, wild river \u201cwaves\u201d are not really waves in the traditional sense. Rather, they are humps and holes caused by large rocks protruding from the bottom. As the rushing water pours over these boulders, it dumps downstream, creating a \u201chole\u201d that can suck an unwary kayaker to the river bottom \u2013 sometimes twenty to thirty feet down. (You probably see where this is going!)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"142\" align=\"right\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thedeadhand.com\/Portals\/thedeadhand\/argee\/L-C%20Valley\/kayak%20caption.jpg\" sourceindex=\"541\" style=\"border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; \"><\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"542\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \">The trick is to approach the \u201cwave\u201d square (if you have to approach it at all), and to paddle as hard as possible in order to get through it, rather than into it.<\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"543\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \">These nearly permanent river features have names. At \u201cTelegraph,\u201d one of the larger features we passed all day, I decided to show my group what a 68-year-old tough guy can do. I set myself square to the large lump of water swiftly approaching me. I paddled for all I was worth, and found myself perched on the top of the hump, poised to sail through successfully to the downstream side. At that moment, a strong wind gust hit my starboard bow, turning me broadside to the \u201cwave.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thedeadhand.com\/Portals\/thedeadhand\/argee\/L-C%20Valley\/Conan%20TheLibrarian%20capation2.jpg\" sourceindex=\"544\" style=\"border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; \"><\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"545\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \">In a split second, far faster that I can relate, I was rolling over and over as I headed for the river bottom. In moments the kayak was ripped away, and I was left in the hole wearing a life jacket and holding my paddle.<\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"546\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \">I knew my only way out was to climb out \u2013 that was to swim as hard as I could in whatever direction I was pointed. I had gulped a lungfull of air as I realized I was about to tumble, so I had a minute or so to get out. The water was sucking me forcefully downward, while my life jacket was pulling me to the surface. I felt like I was being ripped apart. I can\u2019t report that I timed myself, but it seemed to take forever before I was floating gently downstream with the hole safely behind me.<\/p>\n<p sourceindex=\"547\" siber__q92dpb7seovvtbh5__vptr=\"9108f60\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: black; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 6px; \">I was wet, but except for my pride, undamaged. Would I do it again? 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We signed on with\u00a0Mountain River Outfitters\u00a0owned by Jess Baugh, son of my friend and partner\u00a0Paul Baugh. About halfway through the day, I opted to take\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>When Murphy is out and about, there is little you can do about it \u2013 especially when you&#8217;re in an inflatable kayak shooting the Salmon River rapids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[931,930,932,933,934],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","tag-jess-baugh","tag-mountain-river-outfitters","tag-paul-baugh","tag-riggins","tag-salmon-river"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":533,"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrawnrickle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}