Frio River Monday

Looking downriver from the Tx127 bridge at Neal's/Buchanan's @ 9:45 a.m.



From the deck at Vista del Rio @ 4:30 p.m.




Same as above

Back live from Concan, Texas.

We had a warm, partly cloudy day today, with lots of vacationers on the River havin a good time.
Young and not as young, tubers and kayakers alike, were back in the water today after the small rise we had yesterday kept most folks off of the Frio. The water is a little murky, but should be cleared up by tomorrow. The flow is excellent, and if you're headed this way, your timing is perfect. So get on out here, and join in on the fun! We still have several openings, but you better call soon.

Time for my beauty rest, see yall ...FrioMan

Yo-Yo Frio

Well....The Frio has gone up and down so many times this summer, she's like a yo-yo. I took these at 4:30 this evening. The first picture is at Vista del Rio, and the others are from a hill overlooking Comanche Crossing. Real County Sheriff's Dept. had called this a.m. and let us know a small rise was coming down. They were correct again, thanks guys! The bridge on Tx127 @ Neal's was still closed this evening, but as quick as the River goes down, it should be open again by tomorrow morning(if no more rain falls).

If you still have to wait for the River to go down, or it's just time to eat, Neal's Cafe has the best breakfast(and lunch and supper) anywhere in the Frio Canyon, and coffee so good you can't get enough. I recommend a Chase Special Omelet with Rodger's homemade hot sauce. It is so good!

They are forecasting just a slight chance of rain tonight and tomorrow, with the remainder of the week sunny and hot.....we'll see! For the last couple of days, the rain has fallen mostly at night or very early, giving vacationers a lot of quality time on the River. We'll see what tomorrow brings when it gets here.

We are more than happy to let yall know what we know about River conditions over the phone, but please remember.

830-232-4210 or 830-279-5973 for information & River conditions

1-866-7CONCAN reservations only Please

Thanks, I'll be back soon!

FrioMan

p.s. We got a cancellation for West of the Frio beginning Friday July 13, open thru July 18.

It sleeps up to ten guests @$200.00 per night.

If you are interested, go to http://www.frioman.com/, click on Lodging, scroll down, there it is.

TaWanda

Hey Yall

Been tryin to post pictures the last two nites, but the server or the blogger website or something is out-smartin this old caveman. I know current pictures are important to go along with what I have to say each day, so I hope to fix the problem....SOON!

I went down to the swimmin hole at TX 127 this a.m., and everyone was having a great time. The River was cleared back up and looking good. We had a rainshower early, but there was quite a bit of sunshine mixed with clouds the rest of the day. The sheriff's dept. had called this morning saying another small rise was coming down, and that was correct. I don't think it even cloudied the River. While I'm 2finger typing this, I am trying for the umpteenth time to upload the pics...we'll see. I tried to publish this message once, and it didn't go, so I'm gonna try one more time.AARRgggghhhhh.

Hondo of Concan Pies on River Road @ Bunk Falls said the Frio is great there.
Another great friend of ours over at Comanche Crossing said her friends and family had a super time tubin and swimmin all day. We had another downpour this evening but it's all good now.

Yadee yadee dum da dum Saw a hog the other night, and a Blue Indigo snake yesterday

waiting waiting waiting for pics to load........ FINALLY!! It loaded.

Thanks again for all the nice comments, emails, and calls about FrioMan Blog. As long as this confounded, contrary contraption doesn't completely confound & confuse me again(ain't that what my English teacher called a simile?), I'll be back soon...and often.

Seeya at The River, FrioMan

Awesome Sunset from Hangin' On

7-4-07

Hello from God's country!

If a picture is worth a thousand words, well....you do the math.

Hasta manana, FrioMan

7-4-07 Update

Happy 4th of July!

We arose this morning to find out that the Frio didn't come up as high as expected. That's great news! I took this photo from the Buchanan Cabins side of the River at TX 127 at 9:30 this morning. As you can see, it's passable at this time. The rise this morning is about the same as Monday's, not too bad, but muddied it up again. There are no reports of any more water coming downriver AT THIS TIME. Larry & Helen Burgin of Buchanan Cabins had moved their tube rental tent and equipment away from the River again, but it never got that high. Better safe than sorry.

If you're looking for tube rentals, shuttle, parking, or Frio River access, go visit Larry & Helen at the big white tent at the 1st crossing on TX127. It's a super place at the best swimmin hole on the Frio.

Have fun & be safe! Remember, NO GLASS CONTAINERS ON THE RIVER. If you have ever seen a little one come crying from the River with their feet cut and bleeding from some irresponsible person's broken beer bottle, you know why.

That's just 1 important River rule....FrioMan

Kayakers at Bunk Falls, Another Rise a'Comin

Hey Frio River enthusiasts,

Good News!

It was a great day in Concan, with lots of folks back on the Frio having a fantastic time. The flow is excellent, but the water is still a little murky. I went down to Bunk Falls at about 6:30 this evening, and caught these guys just in time to snap some pics. They made it look easy gliding down the falls, and shot past me like they were lookin for their supper(or maybe cold refreshment?). Does anybody know these swift paddlers?

Not So Good News.

No need to panic(unless you have a laptop & are camped on the River. If so, ya better h.a.) but...we received word just a few moments ago that another 18 footer is coming down from the headwaters. Both prongs of the Frio above Leakey received a lot of rain today, and here it comes again. I'll head down to the River in the a.m. and get some pics to update yall. If you recall, we had a rise of a little over 18' last Tuesday, and by Thursday, Courtney and her friends were safely tubin again. So let's hope it works out like that again, so all of yall coming this weekend can enjoy yourself.

If you're heading this way in the next couple days, go to the TXDOT website, http://204.64.21.201/travel/road_conditions2.htm for road conditions. If TX 127 is closed due to high water, then instead of taking TX 127 from Sabinal to Concan, proceed west to Uvalde on US 90, then take US 83 to Concan. This will save you a lot of miles if you get to the bridge at Neal's, and find that it's closed.

One more quick story:

A lady who stayed with FrioMan Vacation Lodging(that's us!) a week or so back, called me today. She said she hoped that we had gotten back into our homes ok, and that everything was alright. I asked her what she had heard and OMGoodness! She told me that she heard that we all had been evacuated from our homes in Concan several days ago, last week... something like that, and that we were now back safely in our homes. Wow, I'm glad I slept thru that one, sounds like a doozy!

Please understand, although I joke about what I hear from our guests, and phone calls from potential visitors, I respect the power of floodwaters, and the dangers they impose. Flash flooding on the Frio, or any other river, can be deadly, and warnings from OFFICIALS should be heeded. But, ya gotta admit...rumors start, and we have snowballs in July....funny, funny, funny.

Thanks to those of you that have left the flattering comments about FrioMan Blog, we really appreciate it. We'll let you know what's up with the latest rise asap.

Goodnight, FrioMan

ps. Firework display in Utopia Wednesday(tomorrow) night, 22 miles from Concan. Definitely worth going to see. Weather permitting, we will be there. If you see our truck, stop by and say hey.

Lil' Muddy

Good afternoon from Concan Texas! As you can see from the photo, we had a small rise this morning of about 6 feet. I took this picture from the second crossing at about 10 a.m. It won't be a good idea to be on the River today, but barring any more rainfall upriver, it should be cleared up and safe again tomorrow. So, let the River do its thing while yall play volleyball, pitch horseshoes, BBQ, shop at Frio's Dry Fifty, or whatever else entertains you. The crossing at TX 127 is open at this time, just in case you're headin our way today. Lunch break is over, so gotta get back to work.
Be Safe-Take care....FrioMan