Chit Chat: I-90 Open Boaters
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I-90 Open Boaters

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Printed Date: 09 Oct 2025 at 3:26am


Topic: I-90 Open Boaters
Posted By: James
Subject: I-90 Open Boaters
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2007 at 6:21am
So yesterday I went up to FITW to do some hiking with Lydia. The run was on the super low side and I would not have wanted to run it ....

THeres new wood at the top of FITW proper and some wood in other places along the run but the other wood is not blocking the river, its just new.

On the way out of the Pass I pulled up next to a truck just as we were entering Issaquah. I look up on his roof and what do I see.... 2 Open Boats with Stern and Hull Float bags and all.

I flipped them the super metal sign and they were kind enough to return wave even though I had no boats on top.

Right on guys... If your out there reading this.... rAD Dudes ... Rad ... Im diggin the open boatin.



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Posted By: Courtney
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2007 at 6:26am

There are some good canoers in the area, we are members of the canoe club here also, however I don't fall into the category of "good" canoer, I just enjoy it.

 
Jimmy


Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2007 at 9:00am
They may have been on the SF Snoq with us (not with us, but at the same time as us).  There were a couple of open boaters going down the weir about the time we were if my memory serves me correctly.  In fact, I think I have a picture of one of them going through that I'll post when I get an opportunity.

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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2007 at 7:39pm
Ya, I told them about Professor paddle and they had German like accents.

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Posted By: claudius
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2007 at 8:33pm
hi james,

nice greeting :-) i liked the expression on your face!

yes we were running the south fork and there are guys out with german accents. they are starving students and want to buy nice used oc 1's. if  you wanna paddle with us, check paddeltrails.org. i can definitely recommend it.

rock on,
claudius

i'm courious on that picture



Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2007 at 11:06pm
http://www.professorpaddle.com/media/photoview.asp?File_Id=1007
http://www.professorpaddle.com/media/photoview.asp?File_Id=1008

Above are the links to the two photos of open boaters yesterday (Saturday) on the SF Snoq.


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Posted By: Courtney
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2007 at 7:49am
Hi Claudius,
 
My husband Jimmy and I are members of Paddletrails too.  We both open boat whitewater on class III and sometimes low IV.  Most of the time you'll see us in our kayaks though.  Hopefully we'll see you all out there on a club trip sometime as well as at some of the events.
 
Courtney 


Posted By: James
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2007 at 8:49am
Claudius... Rad ... I just finished up watching that Open Boater video on Utube so when I saw you on I90 I could not help but flash the metal and scream aloud in my car.

I was pretty stoked to get a flash back and wondered if you guys would figure out that I am a boater too not just some maniac on the freeway.... well I guess I'm that too. lol




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Posted By: claudius
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2007 at 1:53pm
actually i thought you were just some maniac on the freeway.



no weird maniac ever has such an energetic grinning than the one i saw in your face man. do you think i'm illiterate or what?

that video is unbelievable. that guy is light years ahead. compared to him i'm still in open boaters kindergarten.

cu on the river
c




Posted By: Chuck e fresh
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2007 at 11:21pm
Big ups yo!

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There's no such word as can't!so stop making excuses!!!!



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