As you may know from my last post, I paddled with the teen camp last week to learn how to roll. Well this week is my first week on the river with the keeners, and so far it's been a blast!
Today was big water beat-down day, so everyone did things that we were afraid to do or haven't done before (get trashed in right-side Phil's, etc). To start off the day everyone had to run Makoy's three times, and every time had to be a line that we have never done before. My first line was the Right-Side Sneak, my second was Phil's Tounge, and my last line was to punch through Left-Side Phil's. I got pretty beat-down in my last run and I ended up swimming.
After our three runs at Makoy's rapid we all ran the main channel of the river. It was my first time running the main, and I liked it a lot better than the middle channel. We also got to simulate a waterfall and practice the falling position by jumping off a 10 foot rock in our kayaks. Needless to say i got to practice my whitewater roll a lot.
Anyways, this past week has been awesome and has gone by so quickly! Make sure to check back next Thursday for my last Keener blog!
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| Getting Beatdown in Left Side Phils. It was an experience. |
Wow!I am glad you are having a blast. For me, with my imagination, it sounds pretty scary though.
ReplyDeletePlease come back home in one piece cuz I will not be around for a couple days after your arrival to take care of you:)
love, mom