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verde-high water 3-21-05
paul lupo plupo@cableone.net
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i wanted to go on the verde at higher water and got my chance at it by hanging out on the remp at beasley flat and waiting for any other people gong down the river. when i checked the gage at 630 am it was 3750 and i kne... |
upper salt bridge to bridge 3-12to3-15-05
paul lupo plupo@cableone.net
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my first upper salt trip from bridge to bridge was fun. it could have been a mess at black rock. if enter is everything, i was nothing, i hit the rock on the right and entered the left side of the pour over almost fully ... |
Verde River March, 2005
john murphy jmurphy9@san.rr.com
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Need Advice on Sullivan Lake to Beasley Trip: Last year my 11 year old and I tackled the Green River from Green River to Mineral Bottom and this year we have our sights set on the Verde River. I need to rent a canoe a... |
Rafting Verde from Bartlett 1/29/05
Dennis Massion dmassion@excite.com
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Rafted the Verde below Bartlett yesterday at 12500 cfps. Fast water and a dozen serious seiners. Trip time 1 hour 15 min to needle rock but car positioning and recovering time about 3 hours. Great trip, watch out for lim... |
Verde Flooding 12-31-2004
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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This really a driving trip rather than a paddling trip. I went out to Horseshoe Dam today to check out the water flowing over the spillway. The road was open and I was able to make it across a few flowing creeks. MCDO... |
Laughlin 10-03-04
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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I've been going to Laughlin on and off for the past ten years on company award trips. I've paddled on Lake Mohave plenty of times. It's not the most scenic lake in the world. I've never paddled the river before becaus... |
Otter Bar Lodge, Forks of Salmon, CA 6/13-19
Howard Bentley HAB470@aol.com
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Beyond ALL Expectations! I spent a week there and they had me doing succesfull combat rolls in grade 2 on day two and loving every minute of it. The Salmon river is right in front of the lodge and class 1-5 is just a hop... |
Lower Salt River 5-16-04
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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I ran the Lower Salt for the first time this year on Sunday May 16. Is there anything new and exciting out there? Nope, not really...the river has been running in the 500-600CFS range which is a nice break from the 300... |
Horseshoe Dam to Bartlett Flats 4-18-04
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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Well it's time for my yearly trip from Horseshoe Dam to Bartlett Flats. My Childs trip this year was canceled due to low water. Releases out of Bartlett have been low and the Lower Salt hasn't been turned on yet. The ... |
Bartlett Dam to Box Bar Ranch 10-25-2003
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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SRP has been kind to me this Summer with regards to the Verde out of Bartlett. They normally have the water level at 125CFS from early May until mid October. In order to make room in the Verde storage lakes they releas... |
Yampa May 2003 May 25 - 30
Shane shane@chilkat.biz
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Yampa...WOW! What can I say? This was the most amazing canyon trip I've done outside the Grand. This is a must for any boater who loves bare rock, and fast water. 1,100ft walls towering directly out of the river. Amazing... |
Upper Animas June 2003
Hap McDaniel happeninghap@hotmail.com
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Subject: my version of no die on the animas
I finally got on the Upper Animas River this past weekend. It is
truly one of the best places for river scenery you'll ever view.
Fantastic waterfalls, massive peak... |
Lower Salt River Memorial Day 5-26-2003
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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I usually don't run the Lower Salt if the flow is below 400CFS. Now that the Lower Verde out of Bartlett is at 125CFS it leaves little choice but to run the Lower Salt. On Memorial Day the flow was at 310CFS when I lau... |
Salt River March 2003 3/25/2003
Shane Jimerfield shanej@chilkat.biz
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We had an awesome trip. The flow was 2000 to 3000 cfs. The weather was amazing and the flowers were gorgeous.
Check out the lupine.
http://www.chilkat.biz/chilkat/images/salt-lupine.jpg... |
Horseshoe Lake 4-10-2003
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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It's getting harder to find peace and quiet on lakes nearby Phoenix. I think the exception to that is Horseshoe Lake above Bartlett. The lake has been mostly dry the past five years. This years el nino helped fill the... |
Childs to Horseshoe Dam 4-5,6-2003
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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I think I've grown accustomed to running this stretch of river at low water now. I launched from Childs at 8:00AM with a flow of 180 at Camp Verde. I've also grown accustomed to running this river with warm spring days... |
Horseshoe Dam to Bartlett Flats 3-30-2003
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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I was going to call this trip "Adventures in Strainerville" but it turned out to be quite pleasant. The number of "vegetable tunnel" strainers are actually much fewer in numbers than the Bartlett Dam to to Box Bar run. ... |
Salt River Guide Online 3/26/03
Shane Jimerfield sj@biologicaldiversity.org
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I have scanned the FS's Upper Salt River Guide and placed it online.
http://www.chilkat.biz/chilkat/saltriverguide.pdf
-shane... |
Fall 2002 Swap meet September
Dave Weber dweber85@cox.net
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Hey remember the Fall 2002 Swap meet at Permagrin Kayak and Canoe store. I picked up an internal frame backpack among other stuff at that event. The pack was cleaned up, refitted to my body, with the help of Charlie ... |
October on the Grand Canyon Oct. 2002
Douglas Rhodes catboat6@msn.com
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OCTOBER ON THE GRAND CANYON
I looked forward to this trip down the Colorado River; all 226 miles of it from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek. It was a special occasion for me, as my 12 year old son wou... |
Lake Foul Kayak Trip 2001
Chris Schiller
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Powell Reservoir Kayak Trip
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I should not have gone on this trip. I found exactly what I was looking ... |
Bartlett Dam to Box Bar Ranch Oct 20, 2002
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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SRP has cranked up the water on the Lower Verde and it's time to hit the river. This is one of my favorite segments of the Verde River close to Phoenix. If you're bored of running the Lower Salt and want to try somethi... |
Gunnison River September
Jim Fife jasmesrfife@aol.com
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GUNNISON RIVER TRIP
On Friday September 13, 2002 four lovely ladies and I floated the Gunnison River from Delta to Whitewater, Colorado. Trip length was approximately 44 miles of mostly class I water. The tr... |
Mud Sluff at Dark Canyon June 21, 2002
Denis Stratford
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MUD SLUFF AT DARK CANYON
“Down here!” Sassy called and motioned us from the shadow of the cliff. “There’s flat camps and shade”. Her voice echoed across 60 yards of dried tumbleweeds and brown brambles. Dan and Josi... |
Salt River, Horseshoe Bend July 20- 21
Dave Weber dweber85@cox.net
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Salt River, Horseshoe Bend to 188 Bridge
Ice cream yes! There is every flavor under the rainbow. Try paddling through melted rocky road ice cream with black bits of cherries.. mmmmm mmmmm good! A river that is t... |
dec,2001
paul paull@verdeonline.com
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hi, this is a continuation of my earlier report, the most exciting thing that happened to the whole group was when a member of the trip left with out telling any one from our lay over day at whitmore wash. he didn't ret... |
MF Salmon Jun 14-20, 2002
Rich Harter aguablanco@earthlink.net
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The Middle Fork is the most fun river I have run to date. We put in on June 14 @ 3.5' and in the next week the river rose to 4.2'. This level is definately fun yet still demands all of your attention. The action started ... |
Seiver River near Brice Canyon Park in UT/Class II
Rick Meyer rmeyer2621@yahoo.com
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6 miles of class II to III according to which outfitter you talk with. Seiver River is approx. 60 miles north of Brice Canyon Nat. Park in UT. Take out is at MP 191 on Rt. 89 north of Maryvale, UT. Put in is back at MP ... |
San Carlos 6/02
DAve Weber dweber85@cox.net
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If you want water, at least warm water try San Carlos, Sonora, Mex. The water and weather are FINE and blue. This time of year there are no crowds, no waitng at resturants, try Blackies Marisco for a great meal. Try... |
30 day grand canyon dec14,2001
paul lupo paull@verdeonline.com
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it takes a certain kind of person to be able to get 30 days to go on a river trip, and a more than special person who would want to go in the middle of winter. I found 14 who qualified for my winter trip through the gr... |
Bruneau River June 2002
Douglas Rhodes catboat6@msn.com
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Answer: The Bruneau River, hypothermia, and Jack Splat.
Questions: Where is the world’s worst put-in? What did two experienced rafters in wetsuits die from on the South Fork of the Boise River last year? What n... |
Salt River Wilderness at 170 cfs apr 17 2002
Greg Grabill greggrabill@att.net
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I lead John Fahlgren and Rick Meyer through the Salt River wilderness
at 170 cfs. We launched at Cibeque Creek on April 17, and took out
4 days later at horseshoe bend. I was in my Savage Beast playboat
(I packed li... |
How Low Can We GO? Upper Salt River Canyon at 170 4/16 - 4/19
John Fahlgren jriveraz@lycos.com
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How Low can we Go? That depends on what kind of boat
you float and whether amphibious hiking, floating un-piloted boats over rocks and dragging IK's over wet rocks is still boating. This is the lowest water level I... |
Verde River: Childs to Horseshoe Dam March 2002
Steve Voigt sjvphxaz@juno.com
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Who says you can't run the Childs to Horseshoe Dam section of the Verde River in a whitewater kayak during low flows.
We proved that you can and we only had to get out of our boats twice to drag over shallow spots. T... |
Halflife TR June 2001
Jess Pope Jesspope@earthlink.net
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The following is a TR I wrote about guiding last summer. IT was the first season I had even boated let alone guided. It's not your typical TR but I hope you enjoy it.
I lay on the edge of a tarp stretched out on the... |
Costa Rica, "Pura Vida" 12/28-1/6/02
Jean and Van Honeman jgbakken@aol.com
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Costa Rica, “Pura Vida”
December 27, 2001 – January 6, 2002
I’m sitting on a log stool in the “Hammock Hut” at the Rios Tropicales Lodge. The lodge is just above “Camp”... |
san felipe-how a kayak rack can fail oct 2001
David Kerr dmkerr2@cox.net
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My kayak trip to San Felipe was a disapointment. But read on to the end, for the story of how my kayak rack failed.
The town has lousy RV parks. The ones on the beach, the ones with all Mexican clients, have dirty b... |
Helicopter Portage, Glaciers, Mountains, Eagles & June/July 2000
David Luinstra dlluinstra@tnaccess.com
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Helicopter Portage, Glaciers, Mountains, Eagles and Bears Highlight
Yukon Adventure 2000
David Luinstra
Doug earned his Captain Bligh title for the strict rules laid down weeks before the adventure was t... |
An Easter To Remember April 2001
Douglas Rhodes catboat6@msn.com
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“What am I doing on this rock in the middle of a rapid on Easter Sunday?” Amamda cried. But least I digress…
It all started as a wonderful, warm, spring weekend made for whitewater rafting on the S... |
Salt River March 2001
Douglas Rhodes catboat6@msn.com
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March 24-26
This trip may have been the best Salt River trip I’ve ever had. Where do I start?
Mike Addington, a long time friend and rafting buddy, invited me on his trip. We were joined by his sons Jason and B... |
The San Miguel May 2001
Douglas Rhodes catboat6@msn.com
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THE SAN MIGUEL RIVER
From Sawpit, Colorado to the confluence of the Dolores River
Or STRAINERS, ROCKS AND ROLLERS
For the uninitiated, let me describe this small river: It starts near Telluride, a ski resort in sout... |
Dancing with Oblivion (Tatshenshini) June 2000
Bob Finkbine robertatwell1034@aol.com
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In my fourteen foot Momentum self-bailer, the current swept Richard and I into Alsec Lake towards an impregnable looking wall of ice. I thought, With a current this strong there must be a way through it. However, I decid... |
