Today we will check out the river at Orilla Verde. River report - So I checked out the river and the water level is really low. Lots of exposed rock and floor at various sections of river. I'm not sure if a river run will be possible. Maybe we'll still try it out anyway.
Oh, yeah I forgot to mention that I took out my 9'6" Pope Bisect for a spin in the river. I launched downstream of the Taos Junction bridge. I didn't have a shuttle set up so I paddled up stream and cruised back to launch site. My Pope Bisect was equipped with pontoons attached to the rails to increase buoyancy. Its an invention I've been working on for the past couple months and I have already submitted a patent so right now its in "patent pending" status. The purpose of invention is to allow users of a standard longboard to add buoyancy to allow stand up paddling. Although this invention is not performance oriented, it will allow surfers to stand up paddle on their longboards without having to rent, borrow, or buy an SUP board. Right now I'm not revealing photos since its in the prototyping stage and may include changes for which I may have to make ammendments to patent.
2 comments:
Hi Reid! This is cool, I can't wait to see pics of you riding your new ULI and keep me posted on your patent! Sounds like a resourceful way to make use of longboards! NM is so beautiful! I love those pictures!
Hi Shelly,
Good to hear from you. Hope you are doing well. Take care! Reid
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