"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:21:48 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>I hope no one here lives there and if they do they are safe
>>
>>Absolutely terrifying
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>>
>>http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news
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>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HShXhJMQdA
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> Yep! That'as a LOTTA rain really fast. Best to stay away from that
> fast moving water if you don't know what you are doing. I saw a video
> of some crazy kayayers acrtually kayakiing a flooded Boulder Creek:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dD817QzDW8
>
> The spectator commebnts at about 3:00 about how to get OUT of the
> creek would be my crucial consideration. The kayaker does surf the
> standing wave pretty well, but then WHEN blown off the wave gets
> washed down VERY fast!
>
> When you know what you are doing in a kayak (like this guy evidently
> does) it's awfully tempting to get out and boat the flood. Hope this
> kayaker was OK. He probably was.

Crazy

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