A different kind,
of ‘Rocky Mountain High!’
The river surfers,
on The Animas River,
in Colorado.
navigate submerged rocks,
frigid water,
and stand to prove it!
But that didn’t prevent some ‘gnarly’
wipe-outs!
The river was running fast and deep.
Cheers to you from The skillful Colorado Rocky Mountain Surfers~
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Wow! Wonderful! Thank’s for share, Cindy.
Great week!
Elvira
I think they are wonderful too! Thank you Elvira დ
I agree with you, Cindy.
You are welcome.🤍
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I’ve never seen or heard of that activity before! I love that I learn so many new things from you, Cindy! 💗
And I from you Teresa. I learn new things everyday from bloggers. I found ruins today that are not publicized and impossible to find. I learned about them from a blogger დ
Beautiful
I think they are too. Good, clean, natural fun დ
Amazing, these folks are very brave!
They are, and skillful დ
Sounds crazy to me. Yikes!
What I think each time I take a black diamond run! 😉
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Maybe I’m a wimp, but this looks dangerous to me. (Maybe I shouldn’t have seen “Deliverance.”)
Laughing…… Now I am hearing ‘Dueling Banjos’ in my head. I watched this movie before going skiing in Jackson Hole. I worried about compound fractures the whole time 😉
First thing I think about when I see fast river water (compound fractures). The “white” part of “white water rafting” probably refers to the colour of the thigh bone sticking out of the leg.
Those are EXACTLY the images I had in my head while skiing Jackson!! I kept thinking, I don’t want ski patrol to bounce me down the mountain in those plastic toboggans with a compound fracture. You totally cracked me up!!! 😉 😉
That makes me happy.
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You have introduced me to a new sport – what fun for those intrepid surfers!
They were clearly having fun. They would have to be, to suit up like this, and jump into such freezing water. Sort of like going skiing! 😉
What great shots, Cindy. I’ve never heard (or seen) of people surfing river waves before.
Thanks much. It was great fun to watch how skilled they were დ
Interesting.
It was, very. დ
I wish I had the knees for that.
This is the sort of sport I love to watch! დ
Looks fun! And incredibly difficult! I have never seen this type of surfing. Just like surfing, I would spend more time falling. 😆 Awesome share!
Spending all my time faceplanting in freezing cold water with rocks all around? Nay. On the shore, with a cup of tea and a camera? YAY! 😉
You have a good point! 😆
Skilful? Nuts? Or both. You didn’t join them, I dare say.
They were methodical and skillful and there were really having fun. Me do this? Ever in my life? Never. It’s cold and there are rocks!!! 😉
Brrr. Not for me either. Way too clumsy!
That’s not something I would do (even when I was younger) but I admire their athleticism and skill. Great captures, Cindy!
Exactly how I felt. Admiration and pleasure at their skill and joy, but happy to be taking the photos!! 😉
Makes me recall the Brazilian surfers in the Amazonas river, although there being a river so wide the waves, for what I saw on TV, are more similar to the sea. Here is amazing, I think they are surfing not waves but a violent stream :O
I saw lots of children swimming in The Amazon, but no one surfing. That would be quite the sight დ
I always think activities like this would be a real rush! Too bad I’m too scared to try it!
Or, possibly good to not need the thrill….. დ
Extraordinary what people do for a thrill. I’d be counting bruises. Well, no, I wouldn’t because I would have drowned. Good luck to them!
Yes, they would fish me out a mile downstream in a very foul mood! დ
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Interesting how people like to take risks like that Cindy, it gives its own adrenaline rush, and it is a good double for a surf beach I guess providing you don’t hit a snag.
That almost sounds like a parable for life in general დ
Wunderbare Fotos, mein Kompliment. Liebe Grüße Wolfgang
Vielen dank mein leiber Wolfgang დ
A marvellous action photo story – Derrick
So pleased you enjoyed it Derrick & thanks my friend დ
Lol, now that’s different Cindy. Those surfers will try anything once…or twice 😂 🤣 ❤️ 🙏🏽 🦋
I can imagine them when they were little, “How many times have I told you to stay out of that river Johnny?” 😉
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Great series.
Thanks very much! დ
Wow! Yes, watching would be fun but not actually doing it!
You and I are on the same side of the river Darlene დ
Oh my! Glad they wear helmets!
One person was covered in black neoprene except for her feet and toes, I bet they were very cold დ
You were in the right place at the right time. A toast to you for catching the fun in action!
I got kayakers after this. Going over the rapids with huge smiles on their faces! დ
Thanks for sharing; I’d not heard of river surfing before.
Happy you enjoyed them & cheers დ
I had no idea that people surf on rivers! I’d say it’s good they’re wearing helmets.
It probably also protects against brain freeze! 😉
That, too!
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You could have told us it was you Cindy, and we wouldn’t have known from the pictures. It looks like fun.
Laughing…… If it was me, I would be found a mile down the river in a very bad mood!! 😉
Wow! Great photos. I would think that would be a bit risky which is part of the challenge, I suppose. Believe it or not, surfers in wet suits can be seen along the shores of Lake Ontario in January. Brrrrrrrrr…
I believe it. Surfers gotta surf!! დ
Bet that water is freezing!!
Too too cold for me!! 😉
I wasn’t aware of people surging river rapids. It looks like fun for someone younger. I’ll stick to kayaking and canoeing. 🙂
I didn’t see any 70 year old surfers like I do in the beach town where I grew up!! 😉
LOL! 🏄♀️
I never suspected anyone surfed the Colorado! I guess where there is a desire to surf, they find a way. I do know the colorado has dropped to dangerously low levels.
Yes, the Colorado is at extreme drought conditions. This river, The Animas, was flowing full and deep, directly from The San Juan Mountains დ
This impressive sport is not for the faint-hearted.
No. It is not. They were very skilled too დ
We saw some of these guys on the Arkansas River a couple weeks ago. I’m amazed that they can manage this!
They are methodical and skillful. I never felt afraid for them დ
Very skilled indeed. I was extremely impressed watching them!
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Nice! When you’re not near the beach, right?
Exactly! Who needs a beach, when there are freezing rivers with torrential rock created rapids everywhere??? 😉
WOW! There’s no end to what thrill seekers will do for that thrill is there. WOW! This is crazy but, I bet it was really fun to watch live.
It was great fun to watch, and fun to see them having so much fun დ
Wow….. Not seen River surfing before… Can see why the helmet needed !! Lol…. Exciting…. to watch… 🙂 Not sure I would be as brave 🙂 even if I were 50 years younger LOL
Yep. Me neither. I think I was born too old for this!! 😉
🙂 I definitely was 🙂
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Wow! I’ve never heard of such a thing. Bravo the the surfers.
They are living the Rocky Mountain life! დ
Wow, this looks like very risky behavior but lots of fun!
Thanks for posting – always a learning experience for me!
This is the sort of sport I love…… to take photos of!!! 😉 😉
Wonderful shots of a sport that was unknown to me until now. Thank you for sharing. LG Marie
Happy you enjoyed & cheers to you Marie დ
Looks like someone is having a lot of fun.
I have close up photos of kayakers in the rapids. All of them have huge smiles on their faces დ
Wow!
Yep. A definite wow! დ
Wow! I have no balance at all so there’d be much face planting if I attempted this 🙂
At least the freezing cold water would numb all feeling from falling! 😉 😉
That looks cool and fun. I’ve not seen people serf other place than at beaches.
The first time I saw river surfing was in Alaska about 25 years ago დ
Holy cow! I’ve never seen that type of surfing before. It looks cold and dangerous but I’m not a thrill seeker. How long were the rides?
There was one person, who was up forever and never fell. She was head to toe black in neoprene, all I could see was her feet and toes. დ
Wow! Looks wild and fun. (I’m a little old for that now!)
I think I was a little too old for this always! 😉
Well,that looks refreshing!
Thanks Cindy! ❦❦
Nippy & naughty…. Kinda like me in the morning! 😉
Ahh, now I know! LOL!
Don’t tell anyone…..
That looks cold! Do you know the average water temperature?
I don’t know, but it flows directly and closely from The San Juan Mountains and it is COLD! დ
That is the most amazing thing. Wow!
I thought so too! Thank you დ
Woohoo!! Action photography at its best! I’m now wet a breathless. What a ride 😎🙏🏼👏🏼
They were young, skillful, happy and impressive. I was happy to watch them დ