River Lover

RIP Beaumont.

Beaumont was a not so beautiful ‘84 Mercedes that I had converted to run on waste vegetable oil, and if you boated with me in the last few years you probably saw this jalopy in action. Because excessive constant maintenance issues due sitting around for long periods of inactivity I passed Beaumont on to someone who will drive it more and help offset more gas use. These are the conditions I typicaly drive in, not ideal for a rear wheel drive car.

In with the older. I’ve been wanting one of these shuttle vehicles for a while, and this great running but not so great looking ‘74 Suzuki TS185 kind of fell in my lap.

Outside of that we’ve been lapping California’s Smith River and getting some ocean surf for the last week of every day boating before rejoining the working world at the local ski park.

Samantha, South Fork Gorge

Nate on the final rapid in just one of many laps.

California’s last completely undamed river, river depth is ten to twenty feet here.

For lap three we managed to fit all nine people and kayaks in one shuttle vehicle, good times!

One day after surfing near Crescent City we were rewarded with a stellar sunset.

Run to the hills….recent snow prompted relocating my domicile to colder climes. At least it’s paid off eh?

Now for four months of the “daily grind for the dollar” which isn’t too bad in my circumstances.