Jared boofing the curler leading in to East Meets West
Nicole running the brown. After paddling, we loaded up the van, had dinner and headed out to Buena Vista for the Colorado segment of the tour. It was a bit disappointing to leave the sunny warmth of Cali- as soon as we hit Colorado it started raining- turning into snow at higher altitudes.
We started out in BV for the rodeo and paddle fest- a massive gear demo out of CKS. I did my part and tried to sell a few Pyranha boats, sending out demos and answering the questions I could. BV is a cool little town, and absolutely gorgeous. The playpark is in a valley, and when the clouds finally cleared out, there was a phenomenal view of the mountains. We got to stay in a friends house right in the new developing community of South Main in BV, in walking distance of the playpark.
My shoulder was still a bit sore so I decided not to compete in the Rodeo. I went out and played a bit the next day though- the hole was at a fun level and it was good to get a little playboating practice in. I couldn't believe how small and responsive my playboat felt after paddling the midsize diesel for the week.
Here are a few photos from our last day in Cali. Jared, Dave, Jeremy, Nicole and I met up with Graham and a few other friends to get some paddling in together before we headed back east to Colorado to continue our tour. The boys and Nicole went to do the Summit run section on the S. Yuba river, which ends with the drop East meets West. I opted to run shuttle and take some photos while they fired it up. It sounded like a great last day in Cali, with a beautiful day, clean lines and good friends.
Immediately after BV we headed out to Steamboat for another rodeo and the fish creek race. Demshitz did well- Jared took 3rd in the race behind Holcombe and Sam Sutton, with Fusilli finishing right behind him in 4th.
Fusilli racing down fish creek. The water was frigid!
Jared punching one of the holes on Fish Creek.
The race was exciting to watch- there was one swimmer, and the safety guys threw a rope across the river trying to help out, without alerting the top. Nikki Kelly raced down and the guys managed to lift the rope right in time for Nikki to duck under it. It didn't seem to phase her much, as she still finished in 2nd place.
Nikki ducks under the rope in the middle of her run on Fish Creek
The rodeo followed that afternoon, With Jared finishing 6th and Fusilli 4th. Dave took 4th overall, and Jared 5th- a respectable showing for sure.
Coming from the East Coast, its remarkable to see that practically every city out in CO has its own whitewater playpark. Come on East Coast- it is time to catch up!
After Steamboat, we spent the night in Breckinridge with Carly, Dave's sister. I picked up my car and headed off to Glenwood for team trials, leaving Demshitz to run stouts before heading to Glenwood for the weekend.
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