It’s a Fool’s Float: NWA’s New Year Tradition
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On New Year’s Day, our ever-intrepid friends at Northwest Whitewater Association met for the 21st annual Fool’s Float. Per tradition, participants celebrated the Spokane River and the New Year by wearing dry suits and navigating their rafts and kayaks through the frigid Bowl and Pitcher and Devil’s Toenail rapids. Paul Delaney, one of NWA’s founding members, swears it’s “…not much different than skiing or any other winter activity.” We’ll take his word for it!
This year’s trip featured about 18 boats and 20 participants. No boats flipped and the only kerfuffle occurred when Larry Johnson locked his keys out of his car.
The 2014 expedition also marked the 25th year since the founding of NWA. For information about NWA events and membership visit their website at http://northwestwhitewater.org/.