
A float trip down the San Marcos – we do it at least once every summer after the temps hit 100, and today was the 39th day this year that qualified.
While googling for info on 100 degree days in Austin, I found an article from about this time last year that said it still hadn’t hit 100 yet. Wow. I don’t remember it being a (relatively) mild summer last year. This summer has been a scorcher. No worries, though, we have many ways to beat the heat.
Toobers in attendance: me, monte, lori, dave, jake, laura and dolia. Even with the drought the San Marcos was flowing fine – the fact that it’s a spring-fed river has a lot to do with that, I think.
We stopped at the official take out point at the rapids, played a while, ate lunch and then continued on to our favorite take out point farther down the river. At the portage point with the waterfall, we stopped and played for a while – squeezing our way in underneath the falls.
We definitely have to come out another time this summer. It’s always a great time. And this time, I’m happy to report, I didn’t lose anything in the river.
We saw many kayakers on the river today and a couple of SUPs, too. Maybe we’ll make one of our next trips with kayaks, and see how much more of the river we can explore.


This brings back memories of a July trip down the river with the Copeland’s and Fortune’s. Looks refreshing, is refreshing.