So recently I went on a kayacking adventure! 13 miles on the Yellowstone River… it took about 3hrs. The water was still up a little bit from snowmelt… But overall it was lowest it had been all summer. Even then the current was deep & fast. I loved kayacking - I took a few pictures when the water was calm. It looks pretty tame here - but there were numerous class 3 - bordering class 4 - rapids that we had to go through! It was fun exciting & scary.
…Later in the day when we were pulling out, we found out that 2 people had drowned on the very stretch of river we had just came down. Some ambulances & very distraught people were at the finish point. Pretty sobering. Both of the people who perished didn't have on life vests - one victim was a grown man, & the other was a small child. Both were separate incidents. If you get out this summer - make sure you wear your life vest! They don't always save your life, but they sure can help!
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