The River Boys
One Sunday afternoon while riding my bike I found these kids swimming in the Barren river. They ranged in age from 11 to 16. The "dock" they used as a jumping off point was once a part of the old Bowling Green Country Club swimming area. It is just off of Boatlanding Road. I used a 1940's model Lecia IIIc with a 40mm Olympus lens. The film was Ilford XP-2 C-41 process Black and White.
An overview of the area. In the distance you can see Boatlanding Road and you get a pretty good idea of what the dock looks like.
The diving tree
David jumping out of the tree
Daredevil David has climbed out on a limb some 20-25 feet over the river.
Down he went.
The makeshift rope swing gets a workout
The youngest swimmer Matt watches
An upside down Matt
Richard says HI!