How Did You Start Going to the Water?

[chevellesb406]

First trip was around 2000 or 2001 I think. My friends on Riverland D row were just boyfriend/girlfriend at that time and the g/f organized a bunch of us and rented two trailers with way too many people for the weekend. A couple of years after that started going sporadically with friends and then I was hooked. I finally purchased my own boat in early 2011.

[Napanutt]

My dad has had boats my whole life. I've seen pictures of me when I was like 5 or 6 (early 70's) at Lake Berryessa. Boat must have been a 15 footer with like a 50 hp Johnson out board.

[Stainless]

Sounds like we were all roughing it without the modern conveniences of a motel room, or RV back then. I remember launching out of the Springs with our little Glastron CVX 16 and camping on the BLM spots at the South end of Havasu nearly every summer weekend, ah the good old days!
Anyone think they could rough it on the river in July at our present ages?


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[Wendi]

Sounds like we were all roughing it without the modern conveniences of a motel room, or RV back then. I remember launching out of the Springs with our little Glastron CVX 16 and camping on the BLM spots at the South end of Havasu nearly every summer weekend, ah the good old days!
Anyone think they could rough it on the river in July at our present ages?


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Oh hell no!!! Last time we tent camped was at Buckskin and we left in the middle of the night and never did it again.

[Bianca_Rose]

Been going since I was in my mom's tummy. I was born a river rat I am a third generation. We used to stay at Havasu Springs, miss that place but its changed alot so its not the same as it used to be. Now its just the river.

[RVRKID]

Grandparents had a place on the strip and my Mom was still pregnant with me the first time out in 1971! Been going ever since but mostly Havasu now.

[Sharp shooter]

My parents made frequent river trips in the 60's. My mom water skied while pregnant with all of us kids. There were times when my dad slept on the deck of his boat as it floated.

Here's a short tribute video I put together in memory of my Dad after his passing in 2003. I'm wearing the Raider jacket on the ramp at Elsinore.

[Sharp shooter]

Anyone think they could rough it on the river in July at our present ages?

They could they just won't.

This is Crazy Horse lagoon May 20th 2000.

[SBS933]

Oh hell no!!! Last time we tent camped was at Buckskin and we left in the middle of the night and never did it again.

Spent 4 days camping at Buckskin the last week of June years ago. I Damnear died, never again. Thank God for the river house, it was all Bluewater till then.

[riverrunner1984]

What a great tribute video!