Trip Report Frog Bayou, Sunday

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Trip Report Frog Bayou, Sunday

Post by kru1 » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:14 am

Got a large group together for a full day float down the Frog on Sunday.

We did the Ribbit Run from Lancaster down to Rudy. The level was 3.1 on the gauge, and in my opinion about the highest level I will float that section. Any higher I go further upstream. In all we had 18 boats at the put-in. Weather was border line chilly but manageable. A majority of us played the hell out of the river, but a few bombed down to the take out much earlier then we did.

Unfortunately, Dennis Buchella is right, this section is in dire need of a cleanup or realistically a few. I bet it has been decades since it was last cleaned. It is too beautiful of a section and too fun of a float to be that trashed. Suggestions?

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Group photo at Lancaster Bridge put-in
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Liz playing on Class I Boogie Water, Frog's version of a pool
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Tracys dropping Rapid Transit
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Sides punching into an eddy
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Re: Trip Report Frog Bayou, Sunday

Post by magicmike » Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:19 pm

We ran that section both Friday and Saturday. I picked some trash and a cool hardhat. Last month we ran it and I was able to drag part of a trashed "job johny" out. It really is in need of our help. Count me in!-M- :thumbup:
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Re: Trip Report Frog Bayou, Sunday

Post by riptide » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:49 pm

I will help clean up the Frog and maybe surf :kayak: a few waves along the way!
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Re: Trip Report Frog Bayou, Sunday

Post by arkansas-santa1 » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:39 am

I'm for doing a Frog clean up. I always get a bag of trash every time I paddle it but I don't seem to be making any head way.

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