By Garrett Cooper
It rained all day and we couldn't find a ride to Lumphat which is near our put in. We originally wanted to go further up the river to launch but there are only motorcycle trails so logistics are a bit difficult here. We are a little behind schedual so shortening the route by a couple days is probably the right desision, especially if we want to make it back to the city before our visas expire.
Water levels are much higher than they were last year due to late season rains. It's hard to tell what this will do to the flow but a couple local sources say that the rapids will smooth out. The river is a bit muddy as well which will be hard on our NDuR water filters, but at least we are carrying replacement filters for if the first ones get clogged with the red clay that is everywhere here.
Since there was no ride and lots of rain, I just relaxed and drank beer with this bird.
It rained all day and we couldn't find a ride to Lumphat which is near our put in. We originally wanted to go further up the river to launch but there are only motorcycle trails so logistics are a bit difficult here. We are a little behind schedual so shortening the route by a couple days is probably the right desision, especially if we want to make it back to the city before our visas expire.
Water levels are much higher than they were last year due to late season rains. It's hard to tell what this will do to the flow but a couple local sources say that the rapids will smooth out. The river is a bit muddy as well which will be hard on our NDuR water filters, but at least we are carrying replacement filters for if the first ones get clogged with the red clay that is everywhere here.
Since there was no ride and lots of rain, I just relaxed and drank beer with this bird.