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    Recreation

    Posted by Jonathan on October 20th, 2013 (All posts by )

    Chicagoboyz can’t get enough of the great outdoors! After thrilling to white-water adventure they’re off to a tranquil mountain stream for some peaceful relaxation…

     

    This entry was posted on Sunday, October 20th, 2013 at 7:20 pm and is filed under Video. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    11 Responses to “Recreation”

    1. Bill Brandt Says:
      October 20th, 2013 at 9:11 pm

      Jonathan – in the Sierras are these flumes built in the 1800s by the lumber industry to carry logs. I’ll bet 1-2 have a drop of 1000 feet – now if you are looking for a thrill…. ;-)

    2. tyouth Says:
      October 20th, 2013 at 10:14 pm

      I imagine this shoot would be twice(?) as fast with a little more water flowing. Crazy friction from the cement dragging on the kayak.

    3. Death 6 Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 8:03 am

      I’d love to try that! I’m not big on getting a face plant on a boulder, but perhaps road rash from the concrete would be worth the risk. I’d probably wait for a rainy season.

      Need a large budget to replace or repair. Got to use health care while I still have it. Is foolish a pre-existing condition?

      Mike

    4. rmark Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 8:40 am

      Knew a guy who water skied in the big irrgation ditches in south Texas – they used a pickup with a rope knotted in the tailgate to pull the skier who was down in the ditch. He said it was kind of exciting when they were driving against oncoming traffic and everyone in the back of the truck was waving the drivers over to the other side of the road.

    5. Sgt. Mom Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 12:34 pm

      Bill, I had read that the flumes in the Sierras were also to facilitate hydraulic mining also – and that now and again minors and locals would essay a ride in a canoe-boat that fitted into the flume – and they would go at the 19th century version of warp speed. White knuckle ride, all the way down the mountainside.

    6. Sgt. Mom Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      Ah-ha! Found this account of a ride down a flume in the American Heritage archives – http://www.americanheritage.com/content/ride-remember?nid=51914

    7. Richard Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 6:46 pm

      Sarge, Thanks for that insane, and remarkable story.

    8. Michael Hiteshew Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 8:25 pm

      That looks like fun! :P You look so different with your hair long like that.

    9. Michael Hiteshew Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      https://vimeo.com/28379728

    10. Jonathan Says:
      October 21st, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      Yes, I cut my hair a bit after the unfortunate incident with a Hobart mixer.

      Great video.

    11. Joe Wooten Says:
      October 22nd, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Rmark,

      We did the same in West Texas using the roadside drainage ditches which were pretty deep and sometimes had standing water for a mile or so after a big rain. Great fun, except when you did a face plant into the mud…….

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