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Ryan gets suited up in the wetsuit, lifejacket, helmet uniform of the day. - 139 3977
Bryan and Ryan test the water temperature. - 140 4010
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The yuba stretches out before us. - 139 3999
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Everyone's favorite Brazilian couple. - 139 3997
Various pics of us tooling down the river follow... - 140 4006
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Bryan is wet again. - 140 4012
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Our trusty guide, Josh, steering like a bad-ass. - 140 4019
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Ali and Maru (sp?) perpare to get in. - 139 3994
Boat meeting. Near is Ryan's boat, and behind them the Swedes. - 140 4008
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Bryan gets one of his first dousings of the day (Ali and Bryan got many, being in the front). The water was mostly snow melt and hence was pretty damned cold. - 140 4023
Looking upstream at some rapids. - 139 3984
A view from inside the boat (Doug has the camera at this point). - 130 3056
The road on the way in. Doug loved it. - 140 4018
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We decided perhaps the other boat was not getting wet enough. - 140 4029
Surfing! - 140 4031
...and more surfing. - 140 4036
The water, all snow melt, was clear and beautiful. This is gold-rush country, and there are actually still quite a few people who stake claims and dredge enough gold out of the river to make a meager living. - 140 4030
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