Cancelled – Gunnison River

April 11th and 12th

Gunnison River from Escalante to Whitewater – 29 miles, Class II

Contact Trip coordinator Mat Bozek at [email protected] to register

This is an ACA trip – if you are an ACA member, e-mail me your membership number – if you have an Online Waiver, you can send me a copy of that.  Except for people with a valid online waiver, you will need to fill out an ACA waiver for the trip (BRING YOUR # with you – you need it for the waiver form).  If you are not an ACA member, then you need to pay the $5 per person insurance fee. Since this is an ACA trip, and since it is Class II – you must have a helmet for the CII rapids (NO Bike Helmets).

I am still working on the shuttle arrangements – hopefully we will be able to park vehicles at the Lazy S motel in Whitewater. – still a work in process right now.

I will bring a toilet and firepan.  Temps should be fairly mild – expect highs in the 50s and lows about 30.  I plan on going past Dominguez canyon on Saturday to make a shorter day Sunday (with an early start), hopefully before the winds kick up.

There are 2 Class II rapids.  I don’t recall how low I have ever run the Gunny, but I recall one summer trip that we had to walk the boats thru the rock garden instead of doing the normal run for the first CII – we will scout the first rapid.  The second CII can be avoided – it is at Dominguez canyon – a left channel (with a killer undercut rock) will avoid the CII, which is right of the island. There is also a rock dam to negotiate about 6 miles downriver – it is not a problem, but must be run at far left.  This run is easier in higher water than low.