On 9/15/2013 7:17 AM, John Kuthe wrote:

> 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.
>
> John Kuthe...
>

I wish the quality was better, but the beginning part was like an
"endless pool". Neat! I hope he was ok.

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