Come surf Snake River, Wyoming, with Dylan Graves, Wade Goodall and pals…
I’m not a fan of fresh water. Too much weird shit going on beneath the murky surface. Logs, boulders, slippery eels. No sir, I do not like it.
River surfing ain’t for me.
Take Waimea River mouth. Standing wave looks super fun.
But what the videos don’t show is how disgusting the water is. Had plenty of opportunities to give it a try, was happy to sit on the sand and watch others frolic in a frothy leptospirosis ag run-off cocktail.
Google says the Snake River is among the cleanest in the US, though. Probably cleaner than SoCal ocean and I spent most of my life playing in that poison. But it’s an irrational thing anyway. I’m uncomfortable with the idea of catfish swimming around looking to suck on my toes. Must be some traumatic experience from childhood I’ve repressed.
One random bit of knowledge I possess, down river traffic has the right of way. Whitewater rafts will blast straight through kayakers when they don’t get out of the way.
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Get yourself to Jackson Hole. Stunningly beautiful place, great restaurants and a great brewery (Snake River Brewery). Yellowstone is close enough that you can do a day trip to see Old Faithful. And no visit is complete without a beer (Pako’s IPA for me, please) on the outside deck at Dornan’s while staring at the Tetons (and yes, that’s French for tits).
hmm I do love me some grande tetons
Is it a good thing or a bad thing when they are capped with snow?
You beat me to it JH – Jackson Hole is one of the few no bullshit ski fields in the US about as faraway from Aspen as you can get – great off piste skiing! Is the Mangy Moose still there – an amazing pub!
I’m pretty sure that the Mangy Moose is still there. That’s another great spot for a beer.
Sooo I just was there last weekend, and while I was there someone told me they had river surfing, but I could not for the life of me find it with the limited time I had. Shit is beautiful up there though.
I have driven through the river valley quite a few times and I could never find the spot either.
This is definitely filmed in Germany
Do you know those two blonde twins from Kreuzberg that piss their pants together and go to raves with Turkish people in subway tunnels? I’ve been trying to contact them to tell them they lost a bet.
Nein