Jim Gilmore Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 It was reported on my archery forum that some kids went on a youth outing to the colorado river. A boulder fell striking and killing one young girl. You never know what can happen. Death can come fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderer Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Jim,I just drove back from Colorado Mountains.....Rivers are extremely high and fast (also very muddy) because of record snowfall in the Mts.......the many raft companyies are very busy, the sad part is many of their staff are not qualified or up to the task of keeping people safe under these conditions.As my dad said as a safty officer in the Airforce.....a lot of small accidents (close calls) build up to major one sooner or latter.With that much water moving its changing the river and moving boulders around, people just don't always see the risks.AS THIS IS A GOLD FORUM THE + IS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The GOOD POINT is in gold country its moving the GOLD around, for us to find more..... wonderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hoser Oates Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 :*&$*(: And the carnage continues-TRINITY RIVER IN CA IS SWIFT AND DANGEROUS. Two idjets tried to cross the river ,now get this, by climbing on a log and paddling across yesterday. A few bits a clothes were found and them crawdads jus' a munching on the rest. Please tell tourists(newbies too) to make sure brain is in gear before entering the water this year as here in N.Calif they are high High HIGH!!!!tons a au 2 u 2 -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderer Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Well John,At least it thinning the gene pool out in California alittle :hmmmmm: .And if there California treehuggers, it comes full circle :zip-lip: they gave back to nature ;) .wonderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 Well John,At least it thinning the gene pool out alittle :hmmmmm: .And if there treehuggers, it comes full circle :zip-lip: they gave back to nature ;) .wondererYeah if ? they were tree huggers. but the iccendent was, I think a group of kids on a group outing. one was killed by the boulder the other was being sent home by bus and grief counslers were being made available to them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderer Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Jim Gilmore,Jim I apolygise, my flipant remark was about Johns post in California......not yours...... it was in bad taste either way.wonderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 My daughter and son in law returned last week from 4 day trip to the Kern river. Lady at Frandys campground said that three people had drowned the previous week..se cautious out there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hoser Oates Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 They don't call it the Killer Kern for nothing. Extremely cold and swift because of the darn dam releases. Any river with a dam is extremely dangerous as natural flows are gone and insane releases wash away equipment and feed ya to the crawdads but hay they gotta eat too-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 After reading all the post above...all good advise and it takes a real man to apoligize...I now have more to worry about...let's see now...swift deep water...muddy water...here under the equator don't have to worry about cold water...crawdads...idgets doing dumb things...yep we have them here too...also stingrays in the rivers...Piranhas...crocs...dog fish...parasites that enter your body in any opening...and if your floating a lazy river don't letyour fingers (or anything else)trail in the water... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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