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Old 11-23-21 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Korina
Neat! Does yours have as funny an origin story as ours? It seems that one of the early white expeditions had a fun time in the redwood forest; you know, walk six feet, climb over a four foot tall trunk, walk four feet, climb over a six foot tall trunk... When they finally reached the river, tempers exploded and they had a big fight over which way to go next. Hence, Mad River.
lol I have no idea. I always assumed it had something to do with the torrents of water at certain times, perhaps from snow melt & rain creating flash floods & a "mad" river. but ppl make up up stuff all the time. doesn't mean it's true. me included
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