Boyd and Clay have a fun time Mud Kayaking in Salida! by Will Richardson | Jul 10, 2006 | Whitewater | 0 comments July 10, 2006 I got this from Boyd and Clay… Hey man! I’m sitting here in Bongo Billy’s with Clay and Sam… we had a CRAZY afternoon of flash flood surfing today in Salida. I attached some pictures… from Sam Also, Had a great day on Bailey with Clay and Marty the other day… Here’s the write up from Clay! …. I’ve attached the pics for it from Sam. Boyd 🙂 Learn more about Boyd ————————– from Clay: Learn more about Clay. Flash Flood Surfing in Salida Here at Bongo Billy’s after one of the wierdest surf sessions ever. First, it’s low and I’m surfing a low water hole with Huge Experiences, Boyd and Sam, and others on a beautiful day. Then the water comes up! And keeps coming up . .from 900 cfs to around 1800 in minutes – no more ‘watch the rocks’ and hello blunts and pistol-flip style Mcnasty’s! But then some sticks come through. Then some logs. And within 15 minutes the entire surface of the water is covered with pine straw and sticks and the hole is a frothing mass of black and brown debris. We’ve got scouters on the bank yelling which side the next log is coming down on and the whole line just keeps taking rides. Now someone comes up with a stick through their PFD. Now sombody takes a log to the helmet. Occasional break as a 10’+ tree or 4′ diameter stump comes through. And within 30 minutes the water starts to drop again. We stay in, energized by the novelty of the situation. but soon everyone is tumbling around blind because the water itself is so full of mud that you can barely tell the color of their kayaks . . .the smell and taste goes from ‘Pine’ to ‘dirt’ and boat after boat heads for the side to clear their eyes and pull sticks out of our helmets. Showering off with the RMOC hose, the mud and sticks are in every pocket, right down to our shorts. Now everyone is in line still, but for the hose. The eddys are empty. The natural flash flood / deluge finally hits town, and we are showered off properly with a downpour that knocks the leaves off the trees and sends everything in the parking lot draining towards the river. And 15 minutes later it’s over. The whole line-up now in Bongo-billys warming up to coffee, Tai food, and thoughts of the hot-spring / showers up the road. Crazy day in Salida! Clay Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ