I've kayaked off Lower Mesa. It's not retentive.

Apr 1, 2020
9:06:44pm

Aggie90Cougar10 Redshirt Freshman

Low head dams are actually far more dangerous than waterfalls. They are extremely retentive and drown a lot of people each year.

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How To Survive a Plunge From a Waterfall

grosven

4/1/20 1:58pm

missing the minimum depth

CougarBuddy

4/1/20 2:00pm

RE: How To Survive a Plunge From a Waterfall

sethj250

4/1/20 2:01pm

I always think the next line is "Ok, GI-Joe, can you put your gun away now?"

grosven

4/1/20 2:03pm

RE: How To Survive a Plunge From a Waterfall

Borg

4/1/20 2:03pm

"I didn't kill my wife!" "I don't care!"

Ham

4/1/20 2:04pm

I'm not sure this technique works if you only have one arm.

Mems

4/1/20 2:08pm

"the guy just did a Peter Pan right off this dam"

SUAVO

4/1/20 2:17pm

“The guy is fish food!!” “Alright, get a pole and you go catch the fish that got

puntersarepeople

4/1/20 2:41pm

"You must have ears like an eagle! Play that back I want to hear the sound of an

(Private)

4/1/20 6:19pm

"Never mess with the Big Dog. The Big Dog is always right"

SUAVO

4/1/20 6:25pm

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puntersarepeople

4/1/20 7:42pm

*I. Don’t. Bargain.

Ham

4/1/20 9:31pm

Oops. Love that movie

puntersarepeople

4/1/20 9:45pm

Swim away from the falls before breaking the surface, wouldn't that be

RC Vikings

4/1/20 2:05pm

Not that it would matter, but I think the point is that you have a better chance of swimming away from the falls when

SingleStrapBackpack

4/1/20 2:10pm

Read it the same way...but I think breaking the surface means coming up for air.

Jingleheimer

4/1/20 2:13pm

Okay that makes sense

RC Vikings

4/1/20 2:21pm

I know at least one case where people have pulled themselves downstream on rocks

Squeegee

4/1/20 8:47pm

I've kayaked off Lower Mesa. It's not retentive.

Aggie90Cougar10

4/1/20 9:06pm

Some of these guys really wish they had a chance to read that

SierraCoug

4/1/20 2:10pm

I literally almost died trying to escape the undertow of a waterfall. I was

Misteak

4/1/20 2:30pm

“I’m swimming to no avail!” That may be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.

pink22

4/1/20 2:37pm

Yeah, now picture standing on a ledge as someone is saying it from below. No

Misteak

4/1/20 2:39pm

So funny

pink22

4/1/20 3:16pm

Love Art of Manliness

homegrown

4/1/20 2:35pm

or this game

Misteak

4/1/20 3:06pm

Works every time

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