This is the 10th edition of the annual spring paddling trip on the South Platte River organized this year by 7 paddling clubs: Rocky Mountain Canoe Club, Poudre Paddlers Club, Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club, Canoe Colorado/Western Paddlers, High Country River Rafters, Pike Peak River Runners, and Colorado White Water Association.
Date: Saturday, March 19th, 2011 (snow/rain data: April 2nd).
Two trip choices:
– 9 miles from Evans to Kersey
– 14 miles from Evans to Kuner
Meeting at the put-in at Evans Riverside Park at 9:00 No membership is required. This is an easy, casual, flatwater trip, suitable for novices and families.
For a full information download this flyer.
Traditionally, I am joining this trip by launching at Kersey and paddling the 9 mile upstream river segment first instead of a shuttle. In previous years I tried to setup an informal race on this upstream course with participation varying from one to four paddlers. This year I don’t have any specific plans yet.
If there is any interest I would be happy to paddle from Kersey to Evans in a race mode. The start would be around 7am at sunrise (Mountain Daylight Time). Slower boats could start earlier. The idea is to arrive to Evans between 10 and 11 am and join the group for a relaxed downriver paddling.
Alternatively, I am thinking about a slower training run with some stops for a morning photography. I would start that run about 40 minutes earlier.
Please let me know if you would like to join me for this upstream trip. Do you prefer racing or cruising?
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How was the paddle did lots of people show ??
It was a good paddling with rather low water conditions. A lot of boats. This year I was doing only downriver trip. I still need to post some pictures.
Friends from the fitness gyms near me wanted to go on paddling. Can you please advise me whats the optimum paddling technique to use in a Dragonboat, when paddling downstream with a fairly fast following current or alternately? Please let me know where I could get a detailed overview of this information? Thanks!