Category: Trip Reports

  • Trip Report – Lake Powell 2025

    Trip Report – Lake Powell 2025

    September 8 – 14, 2025 By Karen A. This report gives details on the Lake Powell houseboat and sea kayaking trip that 8 ACA members did in September. Read the report here.

  • Colorado River – Ruby/Horsethief Trip Report 9/28 -9/29 2025

         We had 14 paddlers on our annual Colorado river trip- a nice sized group. 13 met at the Loma lauch at 0800 then we met the 14 th at the Westwater take out. After rigging and packing the boats we left at 1130 and arrived at Mee 3 campground at 1530.  River flow…

  • RMCC Rendezvous – August 1-4, 2025

    RMCC Rendezvous – August 1-4, 2025

    Once again the RMCC had another fabulous Rendezvous at Radium CO. This year we had 46 participates. 40 RMCC members and 6 guests, some from Poudre Paddlers. A few folks arrived Thursday afternoon in order to do some Friday morning boating and/or take Jeff Oxenford’s technique paddling class, most others arrived Friday afternoon with a…

  • Trip Report: Montana Exploratory. Jefferson, Beaverhead, and Madison Rivers near Twin Bridges, Montana

    June 26-July 3, 2025. With Miryam, Karen, Stephen and Louise We made our way to Twin Bridges, Montana and met at the Madison CountyFairgrounds on the evening of June 26. Louise and Miryam carpooled together, taking a drive through Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks along the way and Stephen and Karen carpooled as well.…

  • Trip Report – Rio Grande south of Alamosa, 2025

    Trip Report – Rio Grande south of Alamosa, 2025

    May 10-11, 2025 By Penelope Purdy Four RMCC members enjoyed a wonderful two-day journey on the historic Rio Grande south of Alamosa, Colorado, during a rare opportunity when this Class I+ stretch of river holds enough water for pleasant paddling. Along the way, they saw elk, wild horses, several raptors. and songbird species, as well…

  • 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…