BUFFALO ADVENTURES

I am an outfitter on the Buffalo River in Arkansas. And the very first thing that should be told over and over after being told to use your PFD is to stay on the up river side of a canoe if it goes over....especially in fast water to avoid being pinned between the boat and an object like a rock or tree.Youd be surprised to know how few people either know this or can answer which side when asked. It should be reinforced whenever Scouts go canoeing. You have some time to get under the canoe and/or push it over or away from you. Id be curious as to if the group had throw bags for rescue. A throw bag is an inexpensive piece of rescue equipment and can be used with a caribiner to move a boat. You should also consider having a hack saw in your rescue bag. Sometimes the saw is the quickest way to save someone trapped behind a boat by cutting the canoe in half. The saw will rip through the hull quickly opening it up.We should all know a canoe can be easily replaced.

The Buffalo is a free flowing river. That means it depends on rainfall and runoff. The water will be better quality before the demand for it by nature's greening up. After that it calms down and runs slower. Try www.buffaloadventures.com has many many info links and great pictures and almost completed. We're Scouter friendly. The river usually runs low after the 4th of July through the winter then Spring rains revitalize it.

My website www.buffaloadventures.com is now online. Here you can find links for as much information as you could want.Would appreciate hearing your comments if you use it. Am adding some great pictures this week. Ones just up are okay but there are more to come. Thanks....

Am a canoe outfitter on the Buffalo...an old Eagle Scout and have been to National Camp School. If anyone would like info on the Buffalo feel free to send me an email [email protected]. Will have my website www.buffaloadventures.com up shortly. Am located just above Camp Orr...This is a genuinely beautiful area but the river is free flowing and some times of the year are better than others..The river is 150 miles long, over 90000 acres and is a National Park. It is rugged in spots and wild. The canoeing is great.