ziggy
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i'm feeling adventurous. theres been a new pedestrian walkway being constructed between omaha ne. and council bluffs ia. the last couple of years. the local newspaper says it's done now. it is gonna be dedicated this sat. eve. it will be called the bob kerry walkway i believe.....
i'm thinking of doing a river run, at night. camping on the river overnight too. my question is...... anything special i need to be aware of for running the river at night? i've been camping at the lake several times this year. camping on the beach at the lake. but the river. much more dangerous i think..
my plan is to find where i want to camp during the day. waypoint it on the gps. then go up to anchor somewhere close to the new bridge so i can see the show. when i return to where i want to camp at. it will be dark by then. i have a gps and will use this. i have a spot light. i understand to stay to the outside of the bends on the river as it's deepest and to avoid the inside as it may be shallow. i don't have a depth finder. guess my biggest concern will be river debris. hoping the gf can run the spot light periodically in ft. of the boat to hopefully see any. which there could be some as the forecast is rain up till sat. rain tends to raise the river level and pick up debris on the beach and float it.... i usually use the day marks for general guidance when on the river, but i'm guessing i won't be able to pick them out on the shorline in the trees.
i also plan on sleeping on my boat. it has worked well on the lake. so far, i've just pulled up on the beach and tied to a tree. straight in. i've seen a few cruisers on the river that have been parked parallel with the river, not pulled straight in. is there a benefit to this? like perhaps being able to rise and fall with the river? if i pull in straight i will use a stick to mark the river level. but by the time i wake, it could be to late if the river falls to much. once in the past i was near hosed by this. almost didn't make it out of where i'd parked at.
so any suggestions would be welcome. this will be the first time i run the river at night.
i'm thinking of doing a river run, at night. camping on the river overnight too. my question is...... anything special i need to be aware of for running the river at night? i've been camping at the lake several times this year. camping on the beach at the lake. but the river. much more dangerous i think..
my plan is to find where i want to camp during the day. waypoint it on the gps. then go up to anchor somewhere close to the new bridge so i can see the show. when i return to where i want to camp at. it will be dark by then. i have a gps and will use this. i have a spot light. i understand to stay to the outside of the bends on the river as it's deepest and to avoid the inside as it may be shallow. i don't have a depth finder. guess my biggest concern will be river debris. hoping the gf can run the spot light periodically in ft. of the boat to hopefully see any. which there could be some as the forecast is rain up till sat. rain tends to raise the river level and pick up debris on the beach and float it.... i usually use the day marks for general guidance when on the river, but i'm guessing i won't be able to pick them out on the shorline in the trees.
i also plan on sleeping on my boat. it has worked well on the lake. so far, i've just pulled up on the beach and tied to a tree. straight in. i've seen a few cruisers on the river that have been parked parallel with the river, not pulled straight in. is there a benefit to this? like perhaps being able to rise and fall with the river? if i pull in straight i will use a stick to mark the river level. but by the time i wake, it could be to late if the river falls to much. once in the past i was near hosed by this. almost didn't make it out of where i'd parked at.
so any suggestions would be welcome. this will be the first time i run the river at night.
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..... i won't forget the bugspray either, thanks.....