A little bit disorganized, but overall they did a good job, we had a blast, and the price was reasonable!
Russian River Adventures (SOAR Inflatables)的点评
点评:There is quite a lot of parking in their lot and they have a little check-in shack, some tables and chairs and umbrellas, and a bathroom -- all of which was useful while we were waiting to get on the river. They take about 10-20 people at a time every 20-30 minutes from their HQ down to the put-in point on the river, which is a 8-10 minute walk along a street, over a bridge, through a park, and through some sand. They have a truck that brings your coolers and heavier gear down there if you don't want to walk with it (and they took our senior dog who isn't great at walking, which was very nice). After a 15 minute orientation you push into the river. We did the full day trip and it took us about 3.5 hours to get to the pull-out point (and that included a 20 minute lunch stop on a sand/rock-bar along the way).
The inflatable canoe was more like a canoe/kayak hybrid. We had 2 people and one dog in ours and while it was deeper inside than a kayak, it wasn't nearly as deep as any canoe I'd ever been in before (the seat is only a few inches off the bottom of the boat). Also, we each got paddles not oars, and it was incredibly long, which meant it was way harder to control than any canoe or kayak I had been in before. The first half had a pretty strong current and lots of turns and some narrow passages, this meant we did a lot of donuts and bounced off quite a few logs and went through a bunch of "strainer" trees along the side of the river. So while that part was fun, it was also a bit tough. The second half of the river was a much slower current and had a lot of wider parts with long straightaways, which was relaxing and easy to navigate, but required a lot more paddling.
When we pulled out at the end, we stood around for about 15 minutes waiting for a couple more canoes to come in. Then we all piled into a short bus and sat in there for another 10 minutes or so before it was decided we could get going and then got driven back (about 20 mins) to their HQ.
Overall we (including the dog) had fun and we'd definitely try these folks again.
翻译:他们的停车场有很多停车位,还有一个小登记棚、一些桌子、椅子和雨伞,还有一间浴室——所有这些在我们等待上河时都很有用。他们每 20-30 分钟一次带大约 10-20 人从总部到河边的投放点,沿着街道、过桥、穿过公园步行 8-10 分钟,然后通过一些沙子。如果你不想带着它走路,他们有一辆卡车可以把你的冷却器和较重的装备运到那里(他们还带走了我们不擅长走路的老狗,这非常好)。经过 15 分钟的定向后,您将进入河中。我们进行了一整天的旅行,大约花了 3.5 小时才到达出发点(其中包括沿途在沙石酒吧停留 20 分钟的午餐)。
充气独木舟更像是独木舟/皮划艇的混合体。我们有 2 个人和一只狗,虽然里面比皮划艇还深,但它并不像我以前坐过的任何独木舟那么深(座位距离船底只有几英寸) )。而且,我们每个人都拿着桨而不是桨,而且它非常长,这意味着它比我以前乘坐过的任何独木舟或皮划艇都更难控制。前半段的水流相当强劲,有很多转弯和一些狭窄的通道,这意味着我们做了很多甜甜圈,从相当多的原木上弹下来,并穿过河边的一堆“过滤”树。因此,虽然这部分很有趣,但也有点困难。河流的后半段水流要慢得多,有很多更宽的部分,有很长的直道,很轻松,很容易航行,但需要更多的划桨。
当我们最后退出时,我们站了大约 15 分钟,等待更多的独木舟进来。然后我们都挤进一辆短巴士,又在那里坐了 10 分钟左右,然后才决定我们可以到达出发,然后被送回(大约 20 分钟)到他们的总部。
总的来说,我们(包括狗)玩得很开心,我们肯定会再次尝试这些人。