Rocky Mountain Canoe Club

Category: Trip Reports

  • Trip Report – Lake Powell – May 2025

    Trip Report – Lake Powell – May 2025

    By Mat Bozek Day 3  –  5/10/25  This was a layover day, and we paddled as far in as we could till the water became a small, too shallow stream.  Stopped here for a bit, and I picked up a few pieces of firewood.  Tracy found a horse skull – it looked just like him. …

  • Trip Report – Lake Pueblo 2025

    Trip Report – Lake Pueblo 2025

    12 May 2025 – 13 May 2025 By Anne F. A RMCC trip in combination with RMSKC Back in 2017, I joined a RMSKC trip on Lake Pueblo. On that day, we put in at the old Wildlife Boat Ramp, on the north side of Lake Pueblo and paddled west into the delta, where the…

  • Trip Report – Little Yampa Canyon 2025

    Trip Report – Little Yampa Canyon 2025

    May 18-19, 2025 By Karen A. 14 people paddled the nearly annual May stretch of the Yampa River from Craig to the Duffy Mountain ramp. The numerous bird sightings were somewhat overshadowed by big winds forcing a rescue and continual paddling to finish ahead of an even nastier weather front. Read the full report here.

  • Trip Report – Lagerman Reservoir – March 2025

    Trip Report – Lagerman Reservoir – March 2025

    March 26, 2025 Since the seasonal wildlife closure was not yet in place, we paddled into the western end of the reservoir. A pair of American Avocets greeted us. Other bird sightings included lots of Killdeer and a pair of Mallards. Mike and Naseem pointed out Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Green Winged Teal, Ring Billed Gulls,…

  • Yukon River 2024

    Yukon River 2024

    Tracy and Janet’s Big Adventure, 26 Days and 1000 Miles paddling the Yukon River Many friends have asked us why we never posted our trip report from our 1000 mile paddle down the Yukon River last summer – from Whitehorse in Yukon Canada, to the Dalton Highway Yukon River Bridge in Alaska. Quite frankly, we…

  • Trip Report – Horton River, NW Territories, Canada

    Trip Report – Horton River, NW Territories, Canada

    By Mat Bozek July 17th to 31st, 2024 The river trip starts at Horton Lake, 610 km northwest of Yellowknife – it is a 300 km flight from Norman Wells where we got on the float plane; and is 60 km north of Great Bear lake which we saw on our flight out and back.…

  • Trip Report: Upper Missouri Breaks — Fall, September 19 – 27, 2024

    Most of the club’s Upper Missouri Breaks trips are in the spring. In January of this year, 19 members expressed interest in a fall trip and a few more added their names throughout the spring and early summer. After some twists and turns in the planning, we launched on September 19 with a mighty 5…

  • Trip Report Colorado River Ruby Horsethief Canyons Sept 29-30 2024

    Starting in 2008, Kathy and I have organized an annual Ruby Horsethief early Fall trip down the Colorado River (there were 6 of us on that first trip). In the years since, we’ve seen big groups (as many as 25) and small groups, high water and low water, sunshine and rain – but its always…

  • Trip Report – Meander Canyon, Colorado River, 2024

    Trip Report – Meander Canyon, Colorado River, 2024

    By Karen A. September 8-13, 2024 This report gives details on the Meander Canyon trip that 11 RMCC members did in mid-September. If you are not familiar with Meander Canyon, it is on the Colorado River downstream from Moab, Utah and winds through stunning scenery ahead of the the confluence with the Green River. This…

  • Trip Report – Colorado River, Cisco Landing to Lower Onion Creek

    Trip Report – Colorado River, Cisco Landing to Lower Onion Creek

    August 24 & 25, 2024 By Karla Tanner There were 8 of us boaters in all, 4 with RMCC (Karla Tanner, Jay Gingrich, Jane Lewis, & Brookie Gallagher) and 4 from Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club. From beginning to end it was a trip of crazy strong wind & rain squalls – but only when…