My brother and sister-in-law and six of their friends visited over the weekend and we all went tubing (aka toobing)! The favorite activity on the Comal River (shortest river in the US if not in the world) is floating down the river in an oversized innertube. The water gushes forth from a spring in Landa Park at 72 degrees the year round and meanders througha limestone canyon for 3 miles until it empties into the Guadalupe River. The constant flow of water plus the freshness of spring water plus the cleanliness of a limestone riverbed all ensure that the experience is refreshing and delightful. And people come from far and wide to tube the river. One of the major tourist industries of our town is tube rental. Luckily, we have enough tubes to accommodate a crowd.
To avoid crowds, we got to the river early, inflated the tubes, and were floating by 9:00 am. The drought has slowed the spring's flow somewhat, so the 3 mile float lasted a leisurely 3 hours. We returned to the put in spot for a picnic after the float, and saw that the river was really getting crowded. These pictures show how busy the traffic can be--tubes from one shore to the other!
To avoid crowds, we got to the river early, inflated the tubes, and were floating by 9:00 am. The drought has slowed the spring's flow somewhat, so the 3 mile float lasted a leisurely 3 hours. We returned to the put in spot for a picnic after the float, and saw that the river was really getting crowded. These pictures show how busy the traffic can be--tubes from one shore to the other!
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