To continue the celebration of Kerri's birthday, a group went tubing in Boulder. We drove there together and met up with Hetal at her house. We stopped at the Conoco gas station (1201 Arapahoe Ave) to buy and inflate our tubes. They don't exactly inflate evenly. We then strapped all 6 tubes to the roof/back of a car. It was a funny sight. Had anyone hit the car from behind, they would have just bounced off. We started further up the stream at the more "interesting" section. The trick is to not let your butt sit all the way down in the tube - otherwise when you go over the falls you'll hit the rocks. I'm glad I had been white water rafting before and knew how to navigate rapids and falls. It wasn't exactly the lazy ride I was used to when shootin' the hootch. It was also FREEZING...uh, I mean very refreshing. My only injuries were some minor abrasions on my inner arms from rubbing against the tube while paddling to control my direction. I also lost my sunglasses. I thought I was keeping them safe by holding them in my hand; the water whisked them away quickly. Compared to going on the Chattahoochee River in TN or GA, I was surprised how "on your own" this was. No safety lessons or requirments, just buy your tube and go down the creek. I would definitely go again!
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Tubing in Boulder Creek
To continue the celebration of Kerri's birthday, a group went tubing in Boulder. We drove there together and met up with Hetal at her house. We stopped at the Conoco gas station (1201 Arapahoe Ave) to buy and inflate our tubes. They don't exactly inflate evenly. We then strapped all 6 tubes to the roof/back of a car. It was a funny sight. Had anyone hit the car from behind, they would have just bounced off. We started further up the stream at the more "interesting" section. The trick is to not let your butt sit all the way down in the tube - otherwise when you go over the falls you'll hit the rocks. I'm glad I had been white water rafting before and knew how to navigate rapids and falls. It wasn't exactly the lazy ride I was used to when shootin' the hootch. It was also FREEZING...uh, I mean very refreshing. My only injuries were some minor abrasions on my inner arms from rubbing against the tube while paddling to control my direction. I also lost my sunglasses. I thought I was keeping them safe by holding them in my hand; the water whisked them away quickly. Compared to going on the Chattahoochee River in TN or GA, I was surprised how "on your own" this was. No safety lessons or requirments, just buy your tube and go down the creek. I would definitely go again!
