Numbers Section of the Arkansas "Colorado Classic"

[@kevinhill.8]

First time testing out Super Thanks. Who better to send a little 💰 to for my first time. Thx for all you do. More Super Thanks to come, I’m sure. 🤙🏼

[@WadeHarrison]

Awesome thanks Kevin

[@RebeccaBaltich]

Southeast boater sends it on every rock in the numbers section . . . The level of enthusiasm you exude for our sport is amazing.

[@WadeHarrison]

hahah yeah that sounds about right buddy very ocoeeish out there...

[@artfisher1235]

Thanks for the video. It shows me a section my daughter will be paddling all summer. She is normally in the Southeast, from WV to NC.

[@WadeHarrison]

Your welcome

[@MrErikWilliams]

High water Ark is some of my favorite boating in the entire state! Love the Vid!

[@WadeHarrison]

Yes so true all sections are awesome in their own way!

[@DejanSmaic]

My favorite section of the Arkansas. Even better in a playboat!

[@WadeHarrison]

Yes totally see that being awesome in pretty much anything

[@noellewilhitecoloradokayaking]

Definitely one of the best skill building runs in the state! Next time you’re rolling through check out the stealth put in about a mile up. Number zero is my favorite - a sweet playful boulder garden. Or better yet double up w pine creek 🤙🫳🏾🔥 Thanks for sharing!

[@WadeHarrison]

I did pine into the numbers off of the railroad tracks couple days later. I really wanted to do the true numbers for the video. This is a fun run for all types of boats. But still I love the slaughter house for just creek boat play.

[@skaaddict2]

Pine creek is so good. Triple drop and its runout is my favorite rapid on the Ark.

[@WadeHarrison]

@@skaaddict2 oh it’s perfect easy access and can take about anything down it at all levels

[@macfawlty]

I like the ranger warning intro. You shoulda just said… ‘Honey, I’m Wade Harrison and to me, a warning is a dare… now watch this!’ Glad you saved some CO content.

[@WadeHarrison]

No way I would say something like that 😂 And FYI There was actually a lot to our conversation we chatted for like 15mins my group was leaving me. I had to edit that out 😉

[@FeWolf]

what type of experience are we talking?🤫🤭

[@macfawlty]

Nah, just kidding. Gotta appreciate the park rangers. They probably stop a lot of yahoos with inner tubes and pool inflatables!

[@nicksinderson3302]

"What are you doing this evening?"

[@pop4725]

Rafted this many years ago with my kids started our family whitewater journey , remember they had us put on wetsuits in July , was cold 🥶

[@WadeHarrison]

Yeah crazy water temps stay cold and it’s 90 degrees air temps

[@Hakudog5]

It mellows out from that takeout but still some fun stuff downstream. The Miracle Mile on Fractions section is pretty fun III+ stuff before turning into a fun Class II section. I usually like to do a few Numbers laps or tack on Fractions and the BV town run down the private Wilderness Aware river access or to the top of Brown's

[@WadeHarrison]

Yeah I heard about the rest of the run is crazy how many moves can explore on a run like this..

[@JustinBaker2567]

Hey Wade, what's up with your bow draw like at 4:24 where you use your right side blade on your left side? You seem to be using that technique a lot in this video. Does have an advantage over a regular bow draw?

[@WadeHarrison]

It just a crossbow eddy turn it does help the bow from sliding out and let’s you stay more upright while keeping the hull flat instead of a hard edge drop and gives you a quicker peel out on the opposite side is it necessary “no” is it fun and something different to work on and just another tool in the tool box yes!

[@JamTagg]

Great looking section Wade! I see you're still rocking the Twister X-Creek. You must be liking it still? Maybe more, now that you've had some time with it?

[@WadeHarrison]

I really like it a lot yes

[@followingrj]

“I’m definitely semi-experienced”…. Very next clip doing a loop in a scorch. 😂 Such an epic way to sequence the video

[@WadeHarrison]

Hahah yeah that was just too good! And that park official I just was like wow 😍

[@Badinboarder87]

Oh dang dude, why didn't you put it at the kayaker's put in? That first half mile of boulder garden is so fun

[@WadeHarrison]

I did go back and put in up by some railroad tracks on another trip this I wanted to just do the regular putin

[@Badinboarder87]

@@WadeHarrison Yeah the commercial put in bypasses all the good boulder garden stuff in the beginning. Glad you know about the kayak put in.

[@WadeHarrison]

@@Badinboarder87 totally see that

[@DownstreamV]

Gotta get out there soon!

[@WadeHarrison]

Yeah buddy one the easiest and most satisfying trips to take late spring and summer so many possibilities to paddle there

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

I've run the Royal Gorge section of the Arkansas. But that's all. This looks like a good be-bop run to relax on.

[@WadeHarrison]

So true I always dismissed it in my past CO trips for other runs but definitely recommend putting it on the list in have time and passing through.

[@FeWolf]

That is some moving 🌊

[@WadeHarrison]

Yeah glad could catch it at what I think is the perfect freestyle flow.

[@skaaddict2]

I think you caught it at close to its peak this year. My max was 900 this year. Nice video

[@WadeHarrison]

@@skaaddict2 yeah it only was this level for like a day then was like way lower my next trip out

[@RiverKingsKayak]

😆🤣 definitely semi experienced

[@WadeHarrison]

Hahah was just to perfect and there was way more to our conversation that I decided wasn’t good for the video 😉

[@jasonwalker7166]

That was so funny - I laughed out loud when he said that

[@hunterwhitekayak]

😂😂

[@bradelliot1027]

nice boat control is that a scortch?

[@WadeHarrison]

Yes the scorch M

[@kalevwade4532]

shes every CO boaters ranger crush

[@WadeHarrison]

Oh I’m sure!

[@sethezekielwest]

Hahaha yeeees! Love that intro dude.

[@WadeHarrison]

It was just too perfect but not to use it 😂

[@DejanSmaic]

You missed the Stealth Put In...Number 0. Numbers is an awesome run, especially as the "numbers" get higher

[@WadeHarrison]

Yeah I have done a few runs there now are you talking about the putin on the railroad tracks

[@DejanSmaic]

@@WadeHarrison Yep

[@dymlachance]

Hey , I still wonder if I should buy a Ripper2 L or M , 5'6 175lbs :) Were You paddling the Ripper L in that video , cheers !

[@WadeHarrison]

No this is the scorch M the ripper 2 had not came to usa yet this was in June

[@WadeHarrison]

And I agree your like me in that in between size for M and L ripper2 I like the large because my weight will flux a lot usually in the up way so I will be as heavy as 200lb and when traveling and paddling a lot 170lb I like a bigger boat so I’m probably going to settle on the ripper 2 L as my full time half slice

[@stevenburns1774]

😂 you boofed the swimmer!! 😂

[@WadeHarrison]

It went

[@merlinmess3793]

Was that a M Ripper @wadeharrison? Response to the park ranger “don’t you know who I am? I’m Dane Jackson”

[@WadeHarrison]

I’m paddling the scorch….

[@merlinmess3793]

@@WadeHarrison thanks didn’t recognise

[@MrKyleb21]

I hope you got her number.

[@WadeHarrison]

🫣uh yeah sure just to check the water levels right?🤔

[@MrKyleb21]

“I hear this is the numbers section, and I’d like to start by getting yours.”

[@WadeHarrison]

@@MrKyleb21 😂 that’s pretty smooth actually

[@mattt6408]

Two rules for #s. 1. Boof everything 2. No Eddys 👍

[@WadeHarrison]

yup that sounds about right!

[@huntergipson3447]

Hahahaha semi experienced 😂 🤙🏼

[@WadeHarrison]

Got to love it