Nice vid! Y'all got out early in the season with that nice cold weather 😅. The west rim has free camping spots above the (closed to cars indefinitely) john dunn switchbacks. I did a solo trip there last summer, bicycle shuttled on the dirt roads from the camping spot to the miners trail and put in on the lower 6 miles. That avoids having to do a 2 car shuttle on the east side although it makes the la junta run a couple miles shorter
Like I said in the video, the weather forecast was a lot better when we originally set down the trip, but it deteriorated every day until the day of the trip and this is what we got. Still, apart from some chilly hands and feet, it really wasn't too bad. That's a nice solo loop by using the Miners Trail; we talked about doing that to cut down on the big shuttle up through Questa, but it cuts out a bunch of the rapids, including the ¾ mile leading up to La Junta Rapid, which is a lot of fun, as well as a couple between there and the Miners Access. We had plenty of vehicles so it was an easy call for us to drive a bit more for the extra gain in whitewater.
@yetigonecrazy have you thought about recording any of your trips with a garmin watch and uploading them to Strava? It would be great to see your routes, amount of time it took you, pace, start/finish locatio, etc. You could link to the Strava activity with each video. I watch a guy (Gatewood Brown) that makes great video but he never records the trips with a GPS device.
@@OurBengals I used to do that with my phone on motobike rides when I lived in Asia. I guess I haven't thought about it here because most of the rivers and creeks are fairly known. Something I guess I hadn't considered! Thanks for the idea, might have to look into it.
Finally watched this, great video! I really enjoyed the "I wonder if I can surf that" and then immediately eating shit 😂 he looks super dialed otherwise though!
Thanks man! Appreciate it. Jack only started packrafting a few years back and he is already one of the best I know at it. But his rapid progression does come with some "oops" moments along the way ha ha ha
Thanks mate! When you make it out west give us a shout and we'll get on some water. The boat with the deck is the Alpaca Valkyrie. It's probably the best packraft on the market at the moment but they are pricey!
Hell yeah. Great work on this. Thanks so much for making the weekend happen.
Glad you made it out! It was a great trip.
Nice vid! Y'all got out early in the season with that nice cold weather 😅. The west rim has free camping spots above the (closed to cars indefinitely) john dunn switchbacks. I did a solo trip there last summer, bicycle shuttled on the dirt roads from the camping spot to the miners trail and put in on the lower 6 miles. That avoids having to do a 2 car shuttle on the east side although it makes the la junta run a couple miles shorter
Like I said in the video, the weather forecast was a lot better when we originally set down the trip, but it deteriorated every day until the day of the trip and this is what we got. Still, apart from some chilly hands and feet, it really wasn't too bad.
That's a nice solo loop by using the Miners Trail; we talked about doing that to cut down on the big shuttle up through Questa, but it cuts out a bunch of the rapids, including the ¾ mile leading up to La Junta Rapid, which is a lot of fun, as well as a couple between there and the Miners Access. We had plenty of vehicles so it was an easy call for us to drive a bit more for the extra gain in whitewater.
Good point about the rapids at the top part of the la junta run, they look fun and worth it! I'm hoping to do the ute mountain run someday too
@@Huhha704 Amen to that friend! I've heard they only issue one permit a day for that section. Definitely high on my list for sure.
Looks like a fun early season river!
Considering a lot of us were coming from snow bound places at our homes, it sure was nice to get down amongst the Ponderosas and the cacti!
Nice Edit! Keep up the good work. Let's paddle again soon and thanks for the invite. Loved it all.
Thanks Ivan! I was a blast. Definitely looking forward to the next one.
I'm your 100th sub!
Awesome!! Thanks for doing that mate! I really appreciate you!!!!
@yetigonecrazy have you thought about recording any of your trips with a garmin watch and uploading them to Strava? It would be great to see your routes, amount of time it took you, pace, start/finish locatio, etc. You could link to the Strava activity with each video. I watch a guy (Gatewood Brown) that makes great video but he never records the trips with a GPS device.
@@OurBengals I used to do that with my phone on motobike rides when I lived in Asia. I guess I haven't thought about it here because most of the rivers and creeks are fairly known. Something I guess I hadn't considered! Thanks for the idea, might have to look into it.
Finally watched this, great video! I really enjoyed the "I wonder if I can surf that" and then immediately eating shit 😂 he looks super dialed otherwise though!
Thanks man! Appreciate it. Jack only started packrafting a few years back and he is already one of the best I know at it. But his rapid progression does come with some "oops" moments along the way ha ha ha
Great video! I'd love to paddle with you boys. What is the Blue & Pink inflatable that appears to have a spray skirt?
Thanks mate! When you make it out west give us a shout and we'll get on some water. The boat with the deck is the Alpaca Valkyrie. It's probably the best packraft on the market at the moment but they are pricey!