Back to Hasty, our second visit in nine days, nothing has
changed. Riggs Hole is still peaceful
and relaxing as well as beautiful. We
set up our day camp in the same spot noticing there seems to be a few more people
today, but three ladies nearest to us soon pack up and leave. It’s just like last time, people come and go
but nobody stays very long. I don’t know
why this is, but I’m not complaining.
I
swim for a while and Kat floats around Riggs Hole a lot, I spend most of the afternoon napping
in my beach chair. All the exploring at
Big Creek must have worn me out. Between napping and swimming, I go exploring up and down the beach. Riggs hole is a lot longer than
I thought, extending just as far downriver of the launch area as
upriver. The downriver portion isn't as deep though, the kids end
of the pool you could call it. Upstream Riggs Hole ends at the bend to the west, I walk up to check
it out.
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upstream end of Riggs Hole
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Around the bend I
notice a couple farther upstream, on second glance they’re in the buff not a stitch of clothing, nada. I’m sure I probably gawk for a moment but
then quickly do an ‘about face’ and return the way I came. Now this gets me thinking, years ago we
were floating this section of river and saw the exact same thing maybe
100 feet farther upstream from this same spot.
I don’t know for sure but I’ll assume public nudity is a big no-no in
the eyes of the National Park Service, I’ll be sure to ask the next NPS
employee I see.
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Chimney Rock Bluff
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Back in my beach chair I’m mulling around in my head the encounter
upstream, trying to get an opinion of how this affects my rating for Riggs Hole
today. Like I said at the top, nothing
has really changed. Some of you may
disagree but I think public nudity detracts from the kind of experience
we’re all looking for in that ‘perfect swimming hole’. Therefore, my rating for Popularity loses one point,
giving Riggs Hole: 10+ for
today. Still a very respectable score.
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