5th Annual Kern River Run 2010

The 5th Annual Kern River Run was experienced by my friend Kris, the lovely Mrs. Knight, and yours truly this weekend. We rode up Friday and enjoyed the festivities, including a meal that included one whole hog served on a platter with sides.

The event was free. The only cost, other than the petroleum used to get there, was the cost of the dinner. That was a mere $7. A breakfast of Honey Buns and coffee was also available at no cost.

We arrived and were immediately escorted by one of the females that assisted in organizing the event. She would lead us around the campsite in order to find a temporary spot for our tent - our temporary home. Our initial walk would lead us to find a fully undressed woman on the beach, another half-naked woman in a raft floating nearby, and other topless vixens mingling with other onlookers.

Friday night was a sight to be had. Many, if not all but my lovely wife, chose to bare it all and put on a show. The show included a stripper-style pole tied to a overhanging limb of a tree on the designated "Nude Beach." Things started off fairly tame, but ended up being downright naughty. No one would complain.

After the first night, we had to head home and pick up the kids from our sitter. We would miss the Saturday night shenanigans. I'm told that the Saturday night events would be much more extreme than that of Friday - Friday was shocking as it was.

We did get to do a bit of riding north of Kernville. The area was breathtaking with the river and bountiful supply of trees.

A trip to Kernville was also planned. A brief stop at the Kern River Park allowed us to visit the cool shops and pick up some local brand of cola, candies, and a t-shirt for the wife. We hoped to finally take that rafting trip we had been meaning to do, but, unfortunately, the river was no longer flowing as much as it was during the last few weeks and the shops weren't offering the excursions until next season. Looks like we'll be heading back next summer.

As usual, here's a few photos taken during the weekend (I did get some of the ladies, but want to keep this a family friendly site).


Here's a shot of the river, north of Kernville.

Here's the welcome wagon.  This vehicle belonged to a couple that heads up the run and keeps things organized and entertaining.

Some of the temporary domiciles can be seen below.

I managed to capture a rare image of a few of the drunkards - actually, I kept my limit pretty low.
(Left to Right: Me, Mrs. Knight, and Kris).  One of the other two (hint: not my wife) managed to put away about 14 containers of beer.

With all of the action going on, I had to capture a shot of a beaver.  This one's safe for minors.