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Annual Radium Rendezvous POSTPONED due to High Water – rescheduled to Aug 15-17
Despite my optimistic posting on Sunday, on further reflection and in consultation with a number of more experienced paddlers in the Club, I’ve come to conclusion that the high flows on the upper Colorado and the Blue River (delivering about 3100 cfs at Radium this week) will make all but one of the traditional runs too…
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Weekly Cache la Poudre runs on Wednesday evenings
Once again, Roger Faaborg of Poudre Paddlers is inviting RMCC members to join the PP experts on the Filter Plant run of the Poudre. This will continue on into the summer until the flows are too low. Quite a number of RMCC paddlers were up there on Sunday and had a good time. Keep in…
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Invitation by the Poudre Paddlers – Cache la Poudre River: Filter Plant Sunday June 29
An invitation from Roger Faaborg of Poudre Paddlers. A chance to run the Class II (with a portageable CLass III) Poudre River with the experts. Note: this is not an RMCC trip. ************************************************************************ The RMCC members are welcome to join us for this Filter Plant run. The weather is supposed to be good and the…
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Member Looking to Borrow Tandem Whitewater Canoe July 4th
An RMCC member is looking for a tandem whitewater-capable canoe to borrow over the 4th of July weekend. If you can help out a fellow paddler, please contact Louise Richards at louisemrichards@aol.com.
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safe max flow level for Ruby Horsethief for novice youth group
Forwarding this for Debbie Hinde: If any of you have run the Ruby Horsethief stretch of the Colorado at 6000 cfs or above, please let me know your experience. I need to consider the max limit suitable for Novice canoeists. Thank you! Debbie 970.213.2568
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Annual Rendezvous at Radium – update
The water levels across the state are generally coming down at a nice rate and no longer threatening some upcoming trips. So the North Platte Saratoga trip and the annual Rendezvous look pretty secure. We’ll make the final call on the Rendezvous at the end of June, but again, it looks very promising for the…
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Possible ACA certification course this summer
From Jeff Oxenford (joxenford@comcast.net) Hey all, I’m considering offering an ACA Open Canoe Instructor Trainer Workshop with Ken Ford in the Golden area. We’ve tentative got July 31-August 3 on the schedule for a Level 3 River Canoeing Course. The cost would be $450 per person. For folks wanting whitewater certification, I’d schedule an…
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San Juan River Labor Day Trip Has Openings
We have FIVE spaces left on the San Juan River Trip. This trip goes from Mexican Hat, Utah to the Clay Hills Crossing and runs from August 31st to September 5th. If you’re interested, check out the posting on the RMCC website and contact Karen Amundson (canoekarena@msn.com) with questions and to sign up! To join…
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Six Mile Gap North Platte – room on Poude Paddlers trip
Roger Faaborg tells us there’s room and RMCC paddlers are welcome to join the Poudre Paddlers Six Mile Gap trip next week (June 20-22). Here’s the scoop and contact Roger if you’d like to go ***********************************************************************************/ Date: June 20,21,22, All day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Location: We put-in at the Six Mile Gap campground near the…
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RMCC – Radium Rendezvous possibly delayed until August
The spring and summer runoff in many parts of Colorado are high and resembling the notable summer of 2011. In the year we moved the Radium Rendezvous from July to August. Since we MAY need to do that this year, we’ve reserved the group site at Radium for August 16-17 as a back-up. We’ll keep…
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June 14th Gross Reservoir Event and More!
Plan to join RMCC on Saturday, June 14th when we paddle beautiful Gross Reservoir. Gross Reservoir is a hidden gem, nestled in Ponderosa Pine woodlands in the foothills above Boulder. We’ll have the opportunity to paddle 440 acres of lake and explore 10 miles of shoreline. Details for this event can be found on our…
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Wyoming Invasive Species Sticker
Here’s a reminder to all of us who will be paddling in Wyoming this summer (especially the folks signed up for my end of June North Platte trip). You’ll need an annual Wyoming Invasive Species sticker on your boat BEFORE you enter the state (its $15 for Colorado residents). THEN you’ll need to get the…
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