This Thursday morning, I will begin 5 days of whitewater kayaking with several friends down the Arkansas River in Colorado starting on the Granite section and ending in Canon City almost 100 miles later. The trip was dreamt up by Scott Winkleman as a perfect way to see all of the whitewater sections of the […]
Archive: June, 2010
Gates of Lodore Follow Along
On Saturday, June 19, I will embark with my friends on a 4 day whitewater trip down the Green River through the Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument! This is a wonderful trip through desert country in northwest Colorado that is sure to be a good time! As I’ve done in the past, I […]
mapping, outdoors, SPOTBoulder Creek Kayak Action
Boulder Creek finally started flowing last week and I had a few really fun runs on it that were captured on camera by friends on the banks. On Friday, I ran Lower Boulder Canyon for the first time ever at a manageable level of 300cfs. Most of the run was straightforward, but the Elephant Buttress […]
kayak, photos, storiesMemorial Weekend Kayaking
What better way to kick off meteorological summer than a long weekend of kayaking? A bunch of us headed out to Glenwood Springs over Memorial weekend 2010 to catch the run off on the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers and we had an incredible time! The excitement started early in the trip when the van […]
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