Happy 2008!

(Photo © Zachary Kelsen 2008)

I managed to drag myself, my boat, and my son to the park this morning to get my first surf of 2008. There is very little water running through the park right now (less than 70cfs) as Lake Pueblo is being filled with winter water, there is a good amount of ice forming in the eddies and the water temperature is really close to 32 degrees. But it was just good to get back in my Wavesport EZG50.

I paddled for about 15 minutes attempting to surf the P-Wave which is more like the P-ripple at this level. I managed to get in and spit out about half a dozen times before rolling once and getting a huge brain-freeze which ended my session abruptly.

The sun was shining and I was smiling, so it couldn't have been all that bad.

I also wanted to report that there has been some movement on the proposed replacement of the 4th Street bridge which is just upstream from the PWP. Work crews have started to build the road that leads down to the park from above in order to allow access for the heavy equipment that will be necessary to build the new bridge. This is a very good thing.

I will have more information and photos of the work as it progresses and how it is affecting access to the PWP, so stay tuned.

Happy New Year and I'll see you at the park!

-Bryan