On Saturday March 31st we had twelve paddlers on the Merced River. We did a nice easy run from Guage Hole down to Briceburg. There was plenty of playing along the way. Allison did great, as usual, and Lisa did very well paddling on her first river. Both of these women have great balance.
A group of five paddlers headed to Redbud campground for our overnight stay. After setting up camp we headed out to do some scouting of the Merced Gorge. There is some awesome whitewater along that stretch. Later we were joined by Dan Hogg and the next morning by Jeremy Lynn.
Sunday morning we took our time getting up and getting ready to hit the river. The put-in was Nightmare Island, which proved to be merely a "daydream". We continued down the river and enjoyed lots of playing along the way.
The sight of the day was seeing Dan disappear into a hole and then get launched, like a rocket, four to six feet into the air. IT WAS WILD!
Good times.........
Merced River April Fools' Day
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