With Animas River Days this weekend The Telegraph asked: “What?s the strangest vessel you?ve ever seen on the river??”

Tim Layne

“A fifty-five gallon drum.”


Cyle Talley

“An inner-tube on a shopping cart.”


Erik Killion

“An inflatable gorilla.”

Sherina Benbegno

“An air mattress.”



Ben Eng

“Rafts without any beer.”

 

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