Flying with a kayak.

So let me break down what happened. I booked with United after talking to them about kayaks, and there policy. Then had them email me the price, and there policy. I then stapled that to a printed policy from their website. I showed up to the airport very early( This also helped me because it gave me time to deal with it.) I then discovered that although that I cleared it with them on many different occasions I still was not getting on the plane with my boat. So since United is connected to many other airlines they sent me to Delta one way for free. I got to Delta, and they were going to charge me $350 one way. So I had to go back to United (Granted these are different terminals, and I did not have a luggage cart for may 85 lbs bag full of gear.) They told me to talk to US Airways. When I talked to them it was up in the air whether I was flying to Atlanta or Charlotte. Luckily they had a flight that would hold it, and matched United kayak fee of $100 vs their fee of $200. Overall it worked out better this way. I am getting in at 7:00 PM vs 11:00 PM, and I only paid $90 vs $125 ($25 for a checked bag, and $100 for the kayak although they were the same bag.) I still need to figure things out for my return flight, but will cross that bridge when it gets here. Things I would suggest get to the airport early, then have there policy with you, an email of the price, and them agreeing to fly your boat on that plane. Also be polite. People do not respond to yelling, and screaming. I bought the lady that was helping me a coffee, and that went a long way. I know Frontier flies boats, but I think they charge around $150.

Scrambled Eggs Bend 900 CFS

On a not so normal day on January 17th 2011 the Weber River in Utah decide to flow at a Semi-High flow. With the gauge reading 900 CFS, and no water being diverted through the power plant. I left work early grabbed my gear, and got on the river. Two of us braved the cold to paddle some brown.

Long Live the Rock

This is a photo of the rock on the staircase section. Someone has placed an orange "protest" cone that reads long live the rock.

North Fork of the Payette at low water.

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Lower Sixth Water Creek

We fired up Lower Sixth Water Creek. It was a blast, and for this time of year it was great the rain helped out a ton with the flow. Video on the way. 

Ogden Narrows Race

On September, 25th 2010 I paddled in the Ogden Narrows Wildwater Race. Here are some photos from that day.

Sheep Falls, and Lower Mesa Falls

Sheep Falls, and Lower Mesa Falls. from TheKayakerFSM on Vimeo.

Sheep Falls One

 Sheep Falls Two

Lower Mesa Falls