Kayaking... Ohhh If I Were Only Man Enough! 10/16/2009
 First stop on the trip was in Columbus, MT again during the wee hours of the morning for some critical hours of sleep. The next morning we continued to Big Timber, MT and headed south about 45 miles along the Boulder River which separates the Absaroka and Beartooth mountain ranges. We found a wonderful deserted camp site near the end of the road (which was very soft in places and certainly of MT forest service road stature having bottomed our poor little Honda Fit out numerous times) with ample tent space about 10’ from the roaring Boulder River. Spring has been very wet here and on the way in we stopped at Natural Bridge and were treated with a rare site. What we saw was a large 100+ft waterfall with large underground channels of water joining it near the bottom. (See Pictures) However normally the main falls is nonexistent and the entire flow of the river disappears into the riverbed reappearing from the channels at the base of the falls only to disappear again one hundred yards later for a more extended stretch. We talked about the runability of the main falls by kayak while we took pictures and just before this writing I confirmed that it has been run by a Kayaker. Check out http://egcreekin.blogspot.com/2008/06/natural-bridge-falls-105-feet.html for details. We spent two nights in this wonderful camp and put in about 20 miles of hiking in attempts at several lakes but were turned back my continuous waste deep snow every time. We even found time to string up the slack line and put in a little time tuning our rusty balance. Anyone that has not been in this area … it is a must visit.  The Imediate Family Loving Life Back In The Mountains  The Water Was Running High Everywhere!  My mom... Looking and Feeling Like Gold.. Lighter on Her Feet Than In Years and Looking Forward to Even Better Time After Foot Surgery This Fall!  Natural Bridge as seen during normal summer levels with river bed dry and complet flow passing underground. The river Desapears a second time just below the pool seen.  Kayaker Ian Garcia Plunges Off Of 100+ ft Natural Bridge Falls During High Water |  Mike & Beth RauYou either know us or don't... nothing to write here. Skiiers stuck in the flattest place on earth. Keep posted for random hylights. Blogroll
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