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Trip Report: Buffalo River 2026
April 20-25, 2026By Kit Williams The Buffalo River canoe trail is a gorgeous 151 mile stretch of free flowing water located in the northwest corner of Arkansas. Most runs start at or below the town of Ponca. The multitude of take out options between Ponca and the confluence of the Buffalo and the White River…
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Trip Report: Colorado River from Moab Bridge to Potash
May 10-13, 2026 By Karen A. 15 people stayed 3 nights in the Gold Bar Group site and did 2 day paddles as described below. In addion to that 4 of us stayed at Janet Mallory’s house ahead of the trip and did a prior day paddle. Read the full report here.
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Colorado Kids on the Water – ACA Insurance Donations
Per Kathryn Mutz’ earlier emails, RMCC is hosting four paddling events with the BeyondHome organization for our service project called “Colorado Kids on the Water”. BeyondHome is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization whose youth programs work “to break the cycle of generational poverty by empowering kids to reach their full potential and build confidence in navigating…
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Ruby-Horsethief Canyons with hikes May 6-8, 2026
By K. Tanner Four of us (Janet & Tracy, Jay, & Karla) launched our single kayaks from the CO state park in Fruita on May 6. From the state park to the Westwater take-out is about 29 miles. The trip was 3 days of approximately 10 miles paddling each day. The first camp was at…
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Trip Report – Meander Canyon, March 2026
By Gilbert K. Six members of the RMCC got together and planned a four day river paddling trip down the Colorado River and launching at the Potash put-in near Moab. The rock scenery was stunning and the river calm although it rose somewhat during the paddle. The trip took place in late March 2026. Read the report and…
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2026 Class II Colorado Trip Announcement
Once again, the Rocky Mountain Canoe Club and the Missouri Whitewater Association have granted permission for me to conduct a joint Class II whitewater trip. My plan is to follow the same template used last year. The trip will begin on or about August 16. My current plan is to paddle the Arkansas River first for three…
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New ACA Online Waivers
RMCC members who are not annual ACA members: Please read about your three options for executing Event Membership waivers and paying event insurance fees. Two online forms are available as well as paper waivers. It is important to use the event name as instructed in the calendar. With gratitude from your Trip Master. https://rockymountaincanoeclub.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ACA-Waiver-Information-3_23_2026-3.pdf
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Voyageur’s Companion Archive Expansion
Our collection of scanned RMCC newsletters has more than doubled in size, and includes papers from 1975 through 2013. You can view the Voyageur’s Companion archive here. I joined the club after the last of the Voyageur’s Companion newsletters were published, so I did not know what I was missing. Had I been receiving them,…
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South Platte River: Brighton to Fort Lupton – March 14
Saturday March 14th from 9am to 2 or 3 pm Sign up with trip coordinator Mat Bozek, matbozekx@gmail.com. The South Platte River from Brighton to Fort Lupton is generally a beginner friendly 9 mile trip that is lined with cottonwoods hosting numerous birds and other wildlife… a nice way to begin the paddling…
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Essentials of River Canoeing Class – May 9 & 10, 2026
We are again offering our 2-Day, ACA Essentials of River Canoe Class on May 9 – 10, 2026. This class will be held in the Longmont to Denver area. The first day is held on flatwater (in Wheat Ridge) and the 2nd day is spent on an easy, Class I section of river. The location…
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Colorado Kids on the Water — Volunteers Needed this Summer
RMCC is starting a new service project to help get some kids — who may have never boated before — onto a lake this summer — in canoes, kayaks and SUPs. In 2024 a few of us volunteered to help a group called NewTreks with canoeing/kayaking with kids from Denver public schools and an Arvada…
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Get ready for the 2026 Rendezvous
Fellow Paddlers, Perhaps you’ve heard by now, vicious rumors do spread quickly, that I’ll be coordinating our annual Club Rendezvous this summer. Note I didn’t say August. Alas, Nita and I will be chasing a solar eclipse in Europe during the 1st half of August so this year’s Rendezvous needs to be pulled forward a…
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