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Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:22 pm
by t100
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:45 pm
by Hirsch
The great news was the group. 2 years ago we started with 12 people. last year it grew to 17. This year the River Dawgs totaled 24.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:49 pm
by Hirsch
This is the swamp we faced the first mile and half along with followon as things as the opened up. Can you say salad?
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:53 pm
by Hirsch
Dry dock
The view from my bed this morning.
Camp
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:57 pm
by Hirsch
The butterfly.
Mother and tweeners.
The bird and the turtle.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:38 pm
by NguyenFisherman
Paddling in this stuff was rough!
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:32 pm
by Z~MAN
Who brought the dressing?
Wow must have been tough!
Great pics! Thank for sharing
I count more than 24
Z-man
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:24 pm
by SmilinJoe
wow, that is alot of vegg. is it usually that bad? what part of the colorado were you on?
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:55 pm
by Hirsch
No one there in all the years they have been doing it had seen even a fraction of that much vegetation.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:56 pm
by Hirsch
No one there in all the years they have been doing it had seen even a fraction of that much vegetation.
Zman, I think you double counted. I just checked again. Three of us came up with 24 when on site.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:23 am
by larry long shadows
Hirsch wrote:No one there in all the years they have been doing it had seen even a fraction of that much vegetation.
I read an article In the early 80's when Austin was growing faster than they could keep up . Sewer water was being dumped into the Colorado that was not completely treated. Large mats of grass/algae were growing in the river with tomato plants growing in them. They said the seeds don't digest in our system and without proper treatment survived to grow in the mats..I also remember when I was a kid in the 50's we lived very close to the Trinity River my parents told us never to get in the river when we were out playing by it. you could smell raw sewage plus see toilet paper stuck on the banks...and then it went tru Dallas
who knows what gets dumped in our Rivers even today..
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:52 am
by Z~MAN
Hirsch wrote:
Zman, I think you double counted. I just checked again. Three of us came up with 24 when on site.
Dayum! I sure did! Two pics thought it was two groups!
Hope to join u guys next time!
Lets go campin....coco!
Z-man
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:42 am
by t100
Had a blast even with the salad. Glad to see friends and meet new people. New tent worked well as expected. Looking forward to the next trip. I will add lcra to the list of websites to follow....
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:56 am
by Cruisin_Cuda
for the third time in a row the weather/water has thrown a curveball and reduced the fishing conditions to almost 0%..... I guess next time if there is any rain within a week of the trip it will be a no-go.... camping was fun and we lost a few lbs though!
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:05 pm
by Hirsch
CoodaDude14 wrote:for the third time in a row the weather/water has thrown a curveball and reduced the fishing conditions to almost 0%..... I guess next time if there is any rain within a week of the trip it will be a no-go.... camping was fun and we lost a few lbs though!
We’ve all had times, when the going gets tough
The smooth ride suddenly, feels bumpy and rough
The good times are gone, it’s all rather gruff
You let out a sigh and exclaim – “I’ve had enough”
We are all entitled at times, to gripe and to moan
What’s happened to my life, you say with a groan?
My backpack seems weighed down, by a very big stone
How do I move away, from this miserable zone?
When a curved ball hits you, through a trick or a con
Remember the good days, when the sun always shone
Go forward with the belief, that you already have won
The best advice I can give, is to keep on - keeping on
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:01 pm
by M.saxatilis
It was a struggle at first, but, considering how rare this event is... I feel blessed for the opportunity to have expierenced this unusual event first hand. A very different and beautiful face of a unique and lovely lady. Thanks Colorado River, and God bless Texas.
Respectfully,
Ms }<)));>
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:47 pm
by rodloos
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
I wish I could have made it, but as sick and miserable as I was at home, I would not have been very pleasant company
.
I take it you didn't get any rain on the trip since I didn't make it down there?
There's a rumor going around we should get some rain and cooler weather here by Friday, man all of Texas needs it so bad! Wish we could have intercepted some of what fell on poor Colorado last week.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:16 pm
by DNR
That was definitely different, still enjoyed it though. Good to see everybody and meet a few new folks.
I have some good photos, but here at work they've blocked photo sharing sites and no net at the house. I'll put up a few some how latter.
Thanks for getting it togather Paul.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:11 am
by BlackRifle
Hey Ed, post your pictures man!
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:32 am
by Hirsch
He said he was going to post his pictures and he will. No need to nag him every 3 weeks.
Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:53 am
by M.saxatilis
My contribution to the "Salad Bowl!"
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Re: Colorado River Dawgs Swamp Fest
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:40 am
by larry long shadows
Good Job Ed nice pictures ...that looks like it was a lot of work too paddle tru that vegie sandwich