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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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New Club History Page
Who would have thought — 50 years ago when this canoe club began — that organizer notes, hand-drawn trip maps, lists of boating gear, safety tips, and mimeographed newsletters would be used to help tell the story of our club’s founding and history? If you joined us for the 50th Celebration at the 2025 annual…
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Trip Report – San Juan River, Montezuma Creek to Sand Island
Carol and Werner Duecker, Candace Winkle and Karen A. did the San Juan from Montezuma Creek to Sand Island on 9-21-2013 and took off on 9-22-2013. The main attraction is the exquisite 17 room Casa del Eco ruin. Karen is hoping to run this again with a small group in early June. Click here to…
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Introducing our new RMCC President – Ron Bockhaus
With the unanimous approval of the RMCC Executive Board, we are happy to announce that we have a new President to follow Kathryn Mutz whose term ended in 2025. Ron Bockhaus has been paddling with the Club for many years and has earned the friendship and admiration of many of our paddlers. We are delighted…
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Trip Report – Grand Teton National Park 2021
If you attended the 2026 Planning and Permit Party, then you heard Sue Hughes speak about a proposed trip to Grand Teton National Park. One with a group campsite and people splitting off into multiple groups for day trips on different lakes and rivers. Here is a nicely done trip report from a 2021 version…
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New Pool Clinic for Sea Kayak Rescue Skills!
We are very happy to announce that we will now have a special clinic during the February 8th Pool Session: Sea Kayak Self-Rescue and Assisted-Rescue Skills Clinic Registration is required for this clinic. Please see the details on how to register on the Rocky Mountain Canoe Club Calendar. Scroll to the February 8th Event: https://rockymountaincanoeclub.net/events/
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UPDATE on the 2026 Pool Schedule – New Start Time
We have had to change the starting time for our pool sessions! All pool sessions will start at 3:45 p.m. and end at 5:45 p.m. Dates for these sessions are as follows: Currently, we have two special Canoe clinics arranged for the following sessions: Open pool use is available on those dates too. Please see all…
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