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New Ruby-Horsethief trip added to the fall calendar!
After a great Rendezvous weekend, for those who are excited to look ahead to some fall trips, we have a NEW Ruby-Horsethief Canyon trip just added to the calendar! This 3 night trip, Thursday, September 28-Sunday, Oct. 1, includes optional hiking opportunities. Please go to the club calendar and check out the details. Click on…
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Green River – Labyrinth Canyon – Ruby Ranch to Mineral Bottom – 2023
June 19-23, 2023 By Judy Moisey-Asay On Monday, June 19, 2023, we launched on the Green River at Ruby Ranch with 15 people and 8 canoes. We went with Tex’s Riverways Outfitters and as usual they did a nice job of moving us, our canoes and equipment to the put in. We arrived around 11:30am…
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RMCC Rendezvous Workshops
To all who are attending this year’s Rendezvous, we (the Instruction Volunteers) have a couple of opportunities to offer: Intermediate Canoeing Workshop. Saturday morning, 8/5/23 Intro to River Safety and Rescue Workshop, Sunday morning, 8/6/23 after the pancake breakfast, of course! We will work on the following, time permitting:
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RMCC Calendar, Pick-up Trips, our GoogleGroup, and American Canoe Association (ACA) Liability Insurance
Just a couple of reminders – or new information, depending – to help our members take advantage of the RMCC and all it has to offer. ACA Sanctioned Trips versus Pick-up Trips Thanks to our volunteer Trip Coordinators (TCs), our TripMaster schedules a variety of flatwater and river trips each year. ** TCs orchestrate the logistics,…
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RMCC Rendezvous 2023: August 4-7
Less than a month to our annual Rendezvous at Radium Campground on the Upper Colorado River. Over the last month, flows have gone from 1500 cfs to over 5000 (Kremmling station). Currently about 2800 cfs they have been dropping gradually. Last year during this time period, flow varied between 500 and 1500 cfs and settled…
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Chatfield Flooded 2023
By Dan Custer Normally I would not think a morning paddle on Chatfield Reservoir would be worthy of a trip report. Now I think it is worth at least one report. If you did not already know, Chatfield Reservoir is super full of water, more than ever before. You can now paddle through a cottonwood…
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White River 2023 – Big Trujillo Wash to BLM/Enron takeout
May 20 – 22nd 65 miles By Mat Bozek The water levels had been too low the past couple of years, but the big snowpack up on the Flat Tops this past winter meant a very good water year. The gauges had been holding pretty steadily at around 3200 cfs. In Parson’s guide book…
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Labyrinth Canyon During High Water
May 10 through May 15, 2023 By Randy Purrett On Wednesday, May 10, Randy (What, me worry?!) Purrett, Elaine (I’m not worried.) O’Reilly, and John (We’ve got this.) Unger, launched at Ruby Ranch, on the Green River, Utah. At the time of launch, the Green was running at a little under 20,000 CFS, dropped down…
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Spring high water. Be careful out there!
It’s been a Spring of high water trip cancellations. It’s hard to complain about water we need so much, though it’s tough to have to miss river trips. Be sure to keep an eye on water levels and their changes as you plan any paddling trips! Be careful out there! We still have the Memorial…
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Only a few spaces left for Demo Day
Only a few spaces are left for the Demo Day and Pot Luck event April 29th at Lagerman Reservoir from 9:00-1:00. Don’t miss the chance to try out all sorts of different paddle crafts. We have solo and tandem canoes coming (even one made out of beautiful cedar strips), sea kayaks and whitewater kayaks (including…
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Demo Day Update
We have an exciting variety of tandem and solo canoes, sea kayaks, whitewater kayaks, and other paddle crafts that you will be able to try out at the Demo Day and Pot Luck, Saturday April 29th from 9:00-1:00. Because the event is being held at Lagerman Reservoir in Longmont group liability insurance is required. Insurance…
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Swiftwater Rescue Workshop, July 9-10, ACA L4, Salida, CO
We have an excellent opportunity with Canyon River Instruction in Salida, CO! A 2-Day Swiftwater Rescue Workshop, July 9 -10 (Sunday-Monday) This event is specifically for ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANOE CLUB MEMBERS ONLY. Contact Debbie Hinde at dhinde1@msn.com to receive a 10% club discount code! Plus – Participants who have been a member of RMCC for…
Rocky Mountain Canoe Club
