Feel free to file this one under "only in Nebraska..."
Does the thought of doing Eskimo rolls in a kayak cause you to void your bladder just a bit? Canoes a little too tippy for you? Do you ever struggle to heft your bulk out of good old-fashioned inner tubes?
Well why don't you drain Ol' Bessie's livestock tank, load your family into the SUV, and float down a river? Some Nebraska outfitters are now running "river tanking" trips down the Cedar River and the Calamus River in western Nebraska. At first blush, this uniquely Midwestern method of navigating our great state's riverways seems both a) a little dangerous and b) a little boring, a juxtaposition not unlike lawn darts...or NASCAR.
For those of us without the proper equipment, the good folks at Get Tanked LLC have no problem setting your entire family afloat in the bovine equivalent of a tippy cup. One tank seats 4-6 adults (depending on the girth of you and yours) and will run you $63.30. Both life jackets and (admirably) trash bags are furnished by the outfitter on this 4.5 mile, 2 and a half hour (almost 3 hour) tour through Nebraska's famed and beloved sand hills.
After my marathon expedition last summer on Iowa's Des Moines river (a weekend jam-packed with hours upon hours upon hours upon days of spine-wrenching paddling), kicking back in a tank doesn't sound too bad.
For further reading, check out Calamus Outfitters, featuring the photography of native son Joel Sartore.
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