{"id":2303,"date":"2015-06-29T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T16:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2015-06-29T09:16:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T16:16:58","slug":"cali-float-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Cali Float Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, our ever-expanding quest for amusement took us on a 30-minute drive to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloma.com\/california-gold-discovery\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coloma<\/a> for a good ol&#8217; Float trip. \u00a0(Friday and Saturday were irreparably marred by work, I&#8217;ll just skip those days.) \u00a0Our first stop was at a sporting goods store along the way to pick up tubes and life vests for the trip. \u00a0This was a moderately pricey stop, but everything survived the day so I suppose we&#8217;ll get more use out of them. \u00a0I sincerely question the need for a life vest on the very calm river, but I guess rules are rules. \u00a0Anyway, we got there some time after noon, met up with some friends, blew up the tubes, and hit the water. \u00a0Not much else to tell&#8230; \u00a0We spent the next several hours meandering leisurely down the fine American River. \u00a0Other than a nasty tangle with an ill-placed boulder, (which I lost,) it was a relaxing, uneventful trip, which we intend to repeat in the near future. \u00a0The weather forecast for tomorrow is 109 degrees, so the nice cold water sounds better all the time. \u00a0That&#8217;s about all I got. \u00a0I&#8217;m a bit worse for wear today, so I&#8217;ll just post some pics and call it good.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2303 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/beach_crowd\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/beach_crowd-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/beach_crowd-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/beach_crowd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/beach_crowd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/beach_crowd.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2304'>\n\t\t\t\tThe river has some nice beaches along the way, all of which were pretty crowded\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/goose\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/goose-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/goose-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/goose-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/goose-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/goose.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2305'>\n\t\t\t\tHad to share the water with a lot of geese\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/hiking_to_the_car\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hiking_to_the_car-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hiking_to_the_car-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hiking_to_the_car-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hiking_to_the_car-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hiking_to_the_car.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2306'>\n\t\t\t\tPost-float hike to the car, minus my shirt and sunglasses, which are still in the river somewhere\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/oars\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/oars-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/oars-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/oars-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/oars-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/oars.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2307'>\n\t\t\t\tDoni converted her sandals to oars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/on_the_water\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/on_the_water-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/on_the_water-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/on_the_water-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/on_the_water-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/on_the_water.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2308'>\n\t\t\t\tStarting the float\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/post-float-winery\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/post-float-winery-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/post-float-winery-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/post-float-winery-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/post-float-winery-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/post-float-winery.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2309'>\n\t\t\t\tSome random winery we stopped at on the way home;  The name escapes me\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/rapids\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rapids-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rapids-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rapids-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rapids-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rapids.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2310'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is gonna be bumpy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/cali-float-trip\/barge\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barge-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barge-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barge-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barge.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2311'>\n\t\t\t\tour mini-barge\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, our ever-expanding quest for amusement took us on a 30-minute drive to Coloma for a good ol&#8217; Float trip. \u00a0(Friday and Saturday were irreparably marred by work, I&#8217;ll just skip those days.) \u00a0Our first stop was at a sporting goods store along the way to pick up tubes and life vests for the trip. 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