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Current Peshtigo water level:

Today
+5@474cfs
Yesterday
+5@500

5/14/2008

Current Menominee water level:

Today
2,560cfs
Yesterday
2650cfs

Water levels are updated daily except for weekends

Click here for a description of the current water levels

The Rapid Rafts Report

5/14/08

Greetings!

We have a beautiful day in the neighborhood today, and the river is still running good. If I wasn't so buried in work I would seriously consider a hookey day and a trip down the river.

We had some rain last night along with some thunderstorms. I would estimate rainfall between a half inch and an inch here, and a little less up in the watershed. It probably won't cause a big rise in levels, but every little bit helps. My best guess for Saturday morning is about a +3 to +4, with a chance of 5. Not bad.

It should be a fun weekend this weekend. There are a lot of people expected, the river will be decent, and there is music at the Rapids Resort. Tom the DJ will be there Saturday night playing music and generally causing a ruckus. That is always fun. He also does some karaoke for the aspiring singers among you.

Tom the DJ will also be there over Memorial Day weekend, along with Piano Man Bob Heckler. One plays Saturday night, one plays Sunday night, or as we call Sunday on 3 day weekends, second Saturday. There are some good times coming up the next two weekends.

Today I have a few pictures to share. Mike the Guide leads the way with a bit of a surfing pop-up, followed by a face plant and leg shot. Leg shots are a favorite, so that is today's theme..

...And the grand prize winner...

Nice form guys!

This weekend the price of rafting falls dramatically. In spring when extra guides and gear are needed due to high water and cold weather, rafting is $45. On May 15th, the price falls to just $25. Many people, including myself in the old days, raft this weekend in hopes of catching spring water at a summer price. This year that will actually work out. It won't be huge like two weeks ago, but it will be above zero, and that is a good start. It is a very popular weekend, so if you are coming call asap to get the best trip times and camping spots.

It should be a fun weekend. There are a lot of people coming, there is music Saturday night, and the river should be at a fun level. I am very much looking forward to it. See you in a couple of days!

RJB

 

 

Monday 5-12-08

Greetings and welcome!

It was a wild weekend at Kosir's last weekend. The river was fun and a lot of people took advantage of that. There was also a graduation party, a bachelor party, and a frat group, and a DJ at the Rapids Resort Saturday night. Added to the assortment of other fun people around, it was a good weekend..

The river has continued to fall from it's snow melt driven peak. We are between about +5 & +6 right now, and it should be finding a steady level soon. There is still plenty of moisture in the watershed. We are also looking at a chance for some rain Tuesday night & Wednesday that could time out well to boost levels for the weekend. We will have to wait and see if it is showers or thunderstorms to establish how much rain we get. The way that the outlook is, the atmosphere will have all day Tuesday to heat up and destabilize before the front comes through and triggers the rain. Hopefully that means some good storms.

This weekend brings the beginning of the summer rafting season, and a significant drop in prices. The price of a raft trip drops from $45 to $25. The differences in price are not just arbitrary. The spring trips include wet suits and additional equipment, include an upgrade to a funyak if they can run, and also include a lot more guides, including our crack Menominee River guide team. As the weather warms, you might not need wet suits, and with lower water, the need for guides in each boat diminishes. When expenses go down, so does your cost. That is why rafting gets cheaper on/after May 15th.

When I lived by Milwaukee and came up to raft, I was always one that rafted this weekend. Being a bargain hunter, I would try to catch this weekend to capture spring water levels at a summer price. Apparently I am not the only one, and we are expecting quite a few people this weekend. If you are planning on a rafting weekend, get on the phone to Kosir's ASAP to get the best trip times and camping spots. There will be a lot of old friends around, and it should again be a very fun weekend. I have a hunch that there will be live music or a DJ at the Rapids Resort, but I am not sure. I will look into it.

I do have some fun stuff to share as far as pictures from the weekend, and I will return with those in a day or two. Monday is a catch up and recovery day for us, and I am still catching up. I will return with pictures when things calm down a little, daily water level updates, and another regular update Wednesday. In the meantime, have a good week!

RJB

 

Thursday 5/8/08

Greetings!

Just a couple of quick updates..

Yesterday I promised a video clip for the web and here is a link to the new video clip for the web. This was a taste of some of the Sunday afternoon video's harder hitting moments. I had to make it small, but it is longer and has sound. (1:38@8Mb) There is some pretty slammin stuff on it, check it out.

Item #2.. I like what I am seeing on the river gauge for this weekend's Peshtigo River trips. Most of yesterday it stayed steady at +12, and only went down very slightly overnight. I put 11 on the levels update, but it is close to 12. We are pretty much guaranteed good water for the weekend. The normal flow right now is 425cfs, and today we are at almost 800. That is nice water. Don't forget that Moms raft free this weekend with a paid trip. The water is at a perfect level to take a raft or a funyak.

Read on for yesterday's update..

RJB

 

Rafting Videos on the Net!

 

I have a page set up now with a growing list of whitewater rafting movie clips that I made on the Peshtigo & Menominee Rivers by Kosir's.

Right now it is a random assortment of clips. Once I get them organized and add a more comprehensive list of videos I will talk to the guys about adding them to the Kosir's site. For now here is a sneak peek. There is some great footage of both rivers, helmet cam footage, and some fun stuff in the flip clips.

New and not archived yet..

Just the slow motion replay clips from one of the rafting trips last weekend (4-19-08). The link is here.

High water flips and swims clip.. http://www.northerndestinations.com/419202008swims.wmv

 


 Please don't forget to visit our friends at silvercliff.com for more updates on the river, weather and our corner of the Northwoods! They are also the ones that take your pictures on the river. Don't forget to visit them next door at Rapids Resort after your trip.

 


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