TE-DC goes tubing!

**Aggie_Ama** · 08-11-2008, 10:18 AM

Looks like a great time, I love toobing! That river looks really wide though, no wonder you got separated.

**MrsB** · 08-11-2008, 10:20 AM

Looks like you all had a blast! Ive been wanting to do the saco river here in Maine for the last couple weeks but we have had so much rain here that they are not letting anyone on the river. Thats a first. Usually around here this time of summer the water is really low.

**Zen** · 08-11-2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Kalidurga

Now get that stuff developed so we can see if anything turned out.

What stuff?
You were taking pictures of clouds

If I had the camera I would have taken a shot of that common local bird, the Rednecked Yahoo. There were a whole flock of them on that rock

**Kalidurga** · 08-11-2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Zen

What stuff?
You were taking pictures of clouds

If I had the camera I would have taken a shot of that common local bird, the Rednecked Yahoo. There were a whole flock of them on that rock

You got in a few shots before you shoved the camera at me and said "Here, you take this for a while". Besides, the clouds were way prettier than those Rednecked Yahoos, anyway. Aaaaand, I did get a couple shots of the Pink-toed Zenbird, don't you wanna see those?

**Zen** · 08-11-2008, 01:51 PM

I took photos of my own feet

**madscot13** · 08-11-2008, 06:23 PM

I'm happy we have such good pictures to remember the epic day.

**Zen** · 08-11-2008, 06:27 PM

More photos when I finish the roll on the disposable

**7rider** · 08-12-2008, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Zen

More photos when I finish the roll on the disposable

Finish it this Saturday!

**Tuckervill** · 08-12-2008, 04:40 AM

Hey, that was great! Do you rent those tubes? What river is it? How far did you go?

A large group of families tube/float/kayak on the Buffalo National River in Arkansas every year, but this year we all had crazy schedules and none of us were available on the same weekend. I'm so JEALOUS!

The Buffalo is really remote. I'm wondering what river you were on and how remote it was to civilization, and will it be cold in September? (We're going to be in DE camping and a side trip might not be out of the question.)

Karen

**7rider** · 08-12-2008, 04:58 AM

Originally Posted by Tuckervill

Hey, that was great! Do you rent those tubes? What river is it? How far did you go?
Karen

Karen,
We used a commercial outfit called River Riders. They are out of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and we tubed the Potomac River. From put-in to take-out was a few miles (maybe?). They say it takes anywhere from 1-2 hours, depending on how often you stop. In true TE-DC fashion, we were rather casual in our adventure, and it took us about 3 hours!

**Zen** · 08-12-2008, 06:49 AM

We rode the canal at Harper's Ferry last October and they were still tubing then.
I'm pretty sure it was October.
DB?
Kal?

**Kalidurga** · 08-12-2008, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Zen

We rode the canal at Harper's Ferry last October and they were still tubing then.
I'm pretty sure it was October.
DB?
Kal?

According to Regina's link above, River Riders does their tubing trips from May through September. And, according to my bikejournal.com, we rode on 10/6/07. Either you saw kayakers on the river that day, or a bunch of late-season Rednecked Yahoos must have been out on their own.

Karen, that area's semi-rural, but definitely not remote. It'd be quite a drive from Delaware, though. If you look on a map, it's the point where MD, VA and WV meet. Check the little inset state map below the topo map here.

**Zen** · 08-12-2008, 12:49 PM

Nope, not tubes but it was definitely October.

**Kalidurga** · 08-12-2008, 05:14 PM

Thank goodness it was warm that day!

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