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Taylor River- Upper Taylor | Make Me Feel Good

4:47

Arkansas River- Salida to Rincon | High Water Joy Lap (w/ History & Geology!)

11:30

Grape Creek- Upper Canyons | Return Trip

17:36

Spring Creek- "Bear Creek Corner" | Exploratory Paddling

13:15

Taylor River- Lower Canyon | High Flow

8:25

South Fork South Platte River- Lower Cheesman Canyon

21:28

Arkansas River- Fractions & Middle Sections

In late July, I met up with David Jackson for a day out paddling on the Ark. With flows still generally up, there was plenty of water to enjoy, and thanks to a clear and sunny day, it was a perfect day for paddling. This section of river is straight out of a dream, with several good rapids filling up the Fractions, and then giving way to the Miracle Mile, and several good rapids through the "middle" reaches of the Ark before Buena Vista.
We put on just below #6, and paddled all the way to the last takeout at Tunnel View CG, just before The Narrows, and flows were right around 800 cfs. Big thanks to David for making it happen!

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Taylor River- Upper Taylor | Make Me Feel Good

4:47

Taylor River- Upper Taylor | Make Me Feel Good

Просмотров 331Месяц назад

In mid June, I met up with Todd and Karl Wicklund, an awesome father/son paddling team, for a splash down the Upper section of the Taylor River. With elevated flows of around 850 cfs from the last of the snowmelt pulse, the river was pushy and juicy but still very firmly in the class fun zone, and it was a really fun day out with good folks. The music is "Make Me Feel Good", by Zoogma, which is...

Arkansas River- Salida to Rincon | High Water Joy Lap (w/ History & Geology!)

11:30

Arkansas River- Salida to Rincon | High Water Joy Lap (w/ History & Geology!)

Просмотров 272Месяц назад

During the FibArk weekend in June 2024, I met up with Jack Rasiel for a paddle down the uber-popular Salida to Rincon section of the Arkansas River. With flows on the decline from the crazy 4,400 cfs the day before, we still had a great and fun 3,300 cfs for the day. Being in a small group with another seasoned boater meant this was a stress free joy lap of high water paddling. Thanks to Jack f...

Grape Creek- Upper Canyons | Return Trip

17:36

Grape Creek- Upper Canyons | Return Trip

Просмотров 8732 месяца назад

Grape Creek is a nominally small stream that drains the Wet Mountain Valley in south central Colorado. In rare times of good snowmelt and reservoir spills upstream, the creeks ramps up and turns into a rollicking amusement park ride of fun rapids. We first paddled this section in 2023 and it instantly jumped into my personal Top 5 of all time. In June of 2024, I met up with Chris, Steven, and P...

Spring Creek- "Bear Creek Corner" | Exploratory Paddling

13:15

Spring Creek- "Bear Creek Corner" | Exploratory Paddling

Просмотров 3313 месяца назад

The rambunctious little sister of the Taylor River, Spring Creek tumbles out of the mountains between the Taylor and East Rivers. While mostly unrunnable due to an abundance of wood, too much gradient, and usually a lack of flow, in rare times of high flows across the basin, it can come alive with some decent flows. I've had my eye on this section for quite a few years, and thanks to multiple s...

8:25

Taylor River- Lower Canyon | High Flow

Просмотров 1783 месяца назад

During the high water of 2024, our local Taylor River got into some decent flows, and in mid June we were able to catch the lower section with almost 1,400 cfs in it. This normally technical section of water was instead of a clear channel filled with fun rapids and the occasional boulder to splash over. I was joined on this float by my friend Emma, who helped me R2 the raft, and of course Otis ...

South Fork South Platte River- Lower Cheesman Canyon

21:28

South Fork South Platte River- Lower Cheesman Canyon

Просмотров 9023 месяца назад

One of the remaining jewels of the South Platte basin, this short but gorgeous canyon passes through a granite wonderland that will have you wondering if you've stumbled into California. In early June of 2024, I met up with a crew of paddlers for what would be my 3rd trip through this amazing section, with Jack, Kyle, Lindsay, Tyler, Dave & Ivan all making the trip out. What followed was an abs...

South Fork Rio Grande- Columbine to Park Creek

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South Fork Rio Grande- Columbine to Park Creek

Просмотров 1103 месяца назад

Paddling a short section of the South Fork Rio Grande, from the Columbine Picnic Area access to the Park Creek Campground. Flows were around 600 on the South Fork @ South Fork gauge, which meant around 300 actual where we were. Paddlers are Tara Allman, Emma Dehaven and Kit Davidson.

Park Creek- "Corner Canyon" | Exploratory Paddling

20:58

Park Creek- "Corner Canyon" | Exploratory Paddling

Просмотров 1553 месяца назад

After having paddled a section of Park Creek in 2022, I knew a return visit to explore more of this beautiful mountain stream was due to happen at some point in the future. Fast forward to 2024, when I was able to make a plan with Tara and Emma, two paddling friends from Gunnison, to explore more of Park Creek's potential. This time, we drove further up the creek, and found ourselves a nice sho...

Rio Grande- The Box | R2 w/ James & Raft Madness

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Rio Grande- The Box | R2 w/ James & Raft Madness

Просмотров 3633 месяца назад

In mid-May 2024, a large group of paddlers from across Colorado met up for a lap on the Rio Grande's Box section. On my boat I was joined by my cousin James, who lives in the general area and has been curious about paddling this stretch in his ducky or raft. Also joining us were a host of other paddlers in everything from packrafts to duckies to Shredders to packcats. Huge shout out to Emma, Ma...

Gunnison River- Town Run | Shorty w/ Alex & The Boys

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Gunnison River- Town Run | Shorty w/ Alex & The Boys

Просмотров 954 месяца назад

Afternoon float with long time friend Alex, his son, and my boys. Threatened rain all day but never really bothered us.

Lake Fork of the Gunnison River- The Box | With Alternate Exit

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Lake Fork of the Gunnison River- The Box | With Alternate Exit

Просмотров 3024 месяца назад

The Lake Fork is a great river that gets overlooked by the larger paddling community because of it's short season and far away location from other areas. However, for locals and those willing to make the trek, the Lake Fork rewards the effort with a handful of great runs. This section, The Box, flows through an easy but dramatic box canyon made of old tuff, which is old ash deposits that have h...

Coal Creek- "Sand Slide Canyon" | Exploratory Paddling

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Coal Creek- "Sand Slide Canyon" | Exploratory Paddling

Просмотров 6124 месяца назад

Found in a tributary canyon high in the North Fork Gunnison River basin, this rambunctious little creek drains an impressive amount of high country in the West Elk Wilderness Area. Cutting a forested canyon through the sandstones of the Mesa Verde rock group, the creek is fairly geologically active. In early May 2024, Jack Rasiel and I met up for some exploratory paddling on this cold Rocky Mou...

Green River- 2 Minutes of Swasey's Rapid

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Green River- 2 Minutes of Swasey's Rapid

Просмотров 1105 месяцев назад

Two laps on Swasey's Rapid on the Green River, just north of Green River, UT. Failed paddling on both other plans. Sometimes Plan "Just get the damn boat wet somehow" is where you end up! #Lemons

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Plateau Creek- Lower Canyon

Просмотров 4135 месяцев назад

(skip to 10:15 for the best whitewater!) On April 13th, 2024, I met up with two Grand Valley paddlers, Jake and Will, and we enjoyed nice afternoon paddle down the lower section of Plateau Creek, near Grand Junction. Flows were on the low side, around 270 cfs, and while there were some scrapes, there was still plenty enough water and we enjoyed a great day out. We put in at the small access at ...