Welcome to my blog! Come by each week to learn a new rafting term, and hear stories about rafting on the gorgeous Arkansas River! To plan a trip for you and your family, come to www.rocknrow.com and reseve a spot today, or call the office at 719-942-4125 and ask for Raft Guide Davie and I'll get you set up!
This week's term is an easy one: Strainer. A strainer can be a log, a piece of string, or any of a number of objects that block the river for boaters. It may be strung across a pair of rocks that keep a boat from its typical route, or across the entire river, shutting the section down forcing guides and crews to portage their boat across the obstacle. That, my friends, is a strainer.
This week the river has been high for this early in June. This has been a great water level for some crews, and a poor one for others. A good place to watch boats at this level is a rapid called Three Rocks. Three Rocks is located about a mile east of the Pinnacle Rock put-in site, and about five miles west of the Parkdale put-in.
Come to Rock-n-Row and ask for Raft Guide Davie, Amber, JJ, Wade, or Ryan, and we will set you up with a raft trip, rock climb, or horse back ride. This will be a great season for everyone that joins us for a great adventure!
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