Yahara River?

[gfmayhew]

Yeah, but keeping the pins from floating away is a real pain in the rear. 

[Dewit2it]

The purple ball is sitting on the stern of the red boat.  Haven't seen the other ones.

[matt t.]

Should be 2 other black ones around, and soon a 3rd black one...... >

[MikeS]

The bowling balls dribble nicely on the flat rocks.  Perhaps we need a baskeball hoop and could get some 2 on 2 going.

[matt t.]

Now you're talkin'.

[MikeS]

So... anyone have an old baskeball hoop?

[Dewit2it]

Better yet, does anyone have a waterproof hammer drill to mount it to the rock with lag shields?

Somehow I don't think my DeWalt 18V hammer drill will survive immersion.

Pneumatic? hmm. 

[MikeS]

What's the matter with duct tape?

[ethanb]

I don't know if I've ever been colder than the day (March 25, 2001) we drift-dived the entire Yahara River, from just below the Tenny Park Locks to Morrison Park in Lake Monona.  We were in the water for 90 minutes, with a max depth of 5 feet.  I think I floated from E. Washingon to Willy St so I could hold my hands above-water and warm up a bit.  There wasn't even much good stuff - all I recorded recovering is some golf balls and a traffic cone.

I'd still probably do it again sometime.

Ethan

[FreediveWI]

Which is why my favorite way to "dive" it is on my surfski.  ;D

I can paddle up and down the river and see everything I want to, especially with a decent pair of polarized sunglasses, and then just jump in with a mask if I see anything I want. 

I also wear a kayaking drysuit and dry gloves for winter paddeling so I stay pretty darn toasty warm for all the entire time that I am out there.  8)


Jon