Moon River Musings

Most rafters wave, but some bare their bottoms, a tradition so popular railroaders now call the Colorado . . . Moon River.


Is there a Grandpa somewhere who tells the tale each Thanksgiving -- that long-ago summer afternoon, Buddy Watson’s dare and how they both laughed so hard Buddy face-planted into the water? Or do rafting guides perched on pub stools still debate where and when Colorado train mooning began.

Either way, here’s MY question:

How does a once-upon-a-time group prank grow into Colorado River’s 7th Inning Stretch, a near daily Amtrak photo-op?


_{Editor's note: Photos taken through a moving train's windows can look a bit like five-dollar jigsaw puzzles...but the images are real.}