Category: Club News

  • Gross Reservoir morning paddle this Saturday

    We’ve got 12 coming so far but room for more. Looking for a morning paddle on a beautiful mountain reservoir? This is it!  Details below RMCC Gross Reservoir – above Boulder June 9

  • McIntosh Lake June 23 and other RMCC Trips

    McIntosh Lake has been rescheduled to June 23 Colorado’s rivers are usually running high in June so paddling McIntosh Lake is the perfect venue to get out and enjoy the feel of water under your boat while marveling at the grand scenery of Longs Peak and the surrounding mountain range. Be sure to keep your…

  • Memorial Day Niobrara, NE Weekend: UPDATE

    Hi all — I have updated the Event calendar with some additional information.  Smith Falls State Park reports that they have had a beautiful spring and they promise excellent weather on Memorial Weekend.  Most important for now is to know that the campground is filling quickly.  RV sites may already be taken.  So if you…

  • Gunnison River May 12-13

    Join us as we paddle the beautiful Gunnison River from Escalante to Whitewater (Sat 5/12 thru Sun 5/13). It is a  26 miles trip ( add a mile more to highway 141 bridge) with one Class II rapid, so helmets required on this ACA trip.  We will camp somewhere below Dominguez canyon to make for a…

  • Canoe Rigging and Packing Class reminder – Sat May 5

    Here’s a reminder that we’ll be having our annual rigging and packing class on Sat May 5th. A great opportunity to learn how to prepare you and your canoe for a weekend or week of river paddling. We currently have a half dozen folks registered but there’s plenty of room for more. Check out the…

  • Upcoming April and May Activities

    A lot of canoe related opportunities are happening in April and May including several exciting early season trips and two classes: Essentials of Canoeing, and RMCC Rigging and Packing. For more detailed information about each event, see RMCC’s calendar of events at k5k.c0b.myftpupload.com. Also check out the many trips listed June through October.   South…

  • 13th Annual South Platte River Clean Up, 2018

    Down River, Confluence Kayaks, Colorado Whitewater and others are sponsoring this annual cleanup.  Go to the link for more details.  This would not be an ACA, nor an official RMCC event, but it is a great volunteer opportunity. When: Saturday, April 21st, 2018 Time: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Registration & Shuttles: 9:00 am – 10:30 am On…

  • Want to view ALL the RMCC trips and Events in one List?

    Viewing the RMCC events via the Calendar can be tedious if you want to see all of them. BUT there’s away to get a list view of the 21 and growing number of events. Just follow these steps:   From the Home page, click on any trip below the Calendar Click on “All Events” in…

  • Rio Chama July 13 Permit seats available AND additional permit up for grabs

    My wife Kathy and I secured TWO Rio Chama permits for the July 13th weekend. We still have about 5 spaces available on our permit for this two night Class III trip. We’ll launch on Friday morning on July 13th (the New Mexico Chama is south of Pagosa Springs and is about 6 hours from…

  • Good time had by all: Joint Club Paddling Trip: Lonetree State Wildlife Area — Sunday, March 25th

    Thirty-0ne boats and about 40 paddlers from the RMCC, the Flatwater Frogs, Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club, Poudre Paddlers and a few others had a delightful morning paddle on Lonetree reservoir north of Berthoud, Colorado. The weather was great, snacks delicious, and a bit of wildlife — one great blue heron, an immature bald eagle,…