Don’t forget to join Debbie Hinde’s Canoe Stroke Practice, March 17 in time to warm up for the Annual Joint Spring Paddle being held March 30. Improve all of your camping meals at the April 7 Canoeing Cuisine and then join us for a relaxing day trip on the South Platte from Brighton to Fort Lupton April 13. These and many more canoeing adventures are now posted on the RMCC events page at https://rockymountaincanoeclub.net/events/
Sunday, March 17 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
George Meyers Pool, 7900 Carr Drive, Arvada. Cost is $10 per person for the pool fee.A one hour refresher and demonstration of canoe stroke techniques (forward strokes, draws, etc). Experienced club members will be available to demonstrate and assist participants with practicing canoe strokes. The pool is also available from 10:00-1:00 for open canoe practice. Contact Debbie Hinde dhinde1@msn.com for more information.
15th Almost Annual Joint Spring Paddle
Saturday, March 30 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
The Rocky Mountain Canoe Club, Poudre Paddlers Club, Flatwater Frogs, Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club, and High Country River Rafters will be back on the South Platte to celebrate the 2019 padding season. Our traditional put-in at Riverside Park in Evans, Colorado has reopened so join us on March 30 (weather permitting) on a Class I, family friendly paddle from Evans to Kersey Bridge or Kuner. Registration is not required (but will get you an email if we have to punt to our April 6 “snow date”) and non-members are welcome to join. For more detail contact Kathryn Mutz at kathryn.mutz@colorado.edu or visit https://rockymountaincanoeclub.net/event/15th-almost-annual-joint-spring-paddle-the-south-platte-trip-is-back/
Sunday, April 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Indian Hills Community Center, 5381 Parmalee Gulch Road, Indian Hills
Creating delectable meals for week end camping trips, much less multi-day expeditions, is challenging for even the most seasoned paddler. To help you plan for your upcoming canoe or camping adventures, several of RMCC’s experienced members will share their hard won knowledge on how to develop tasty camp meals demonstrating the following topics: how to pack fresh items to last through an entire trip; cooking with a Dutch Oven; baking on a camp stove; assembling dehydrated meals and improving freeze dried ready-made meals; and demonstrating various water and food storage methods. Everyone is welcome. Contact Kit Williams at kitrynwilliams@gmail.com to register for this very informative workshop. For more details go to k5k.c0b.myftpupload.com/event/canoeing-cuisine/
South Platte River from Brighton to Fort Lupton
A beginner friendly 9 mile trip that is lined with cottonwoods hosting numerous birds and other wildlife… a nice way to begin the paddling season. There is one mandatory portage at a dam and one boat chute drop early on that may be run or portaged depending on conditions. Meet at Veterans Park in Brighton and be ready to begin the car shuttle no later than 9 am. Contact
Mat Bozek at matbozekx@gmail.com to sign up for this trip. ion(b