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Category Archives: Rivers
A Mexican/American Classic: Canoeing the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande
September 8, 2009 – 11:02 am
By Axel Thomsen American Whitewater I would like to nominate the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande as the best multi-day backcountry whitewater canoe trip in the United States. It has the distance to make the trip long enough: 84 miles, to be done in 6-8 days—long enough to forget about the world for a while. Long enough that you’d really need to carry lots of food and gear.
National Geographic highlights Bardstown again
July 24, 2009 – 5:18 am
Once again, Bardstown has been listed in a National Geographic publication as a great get-away. The July/August issue of National Geographic Traveler includes the town in a list of 46 places to spend a “great long weekend.” Under the subhead “Sippin,’ Singin’, and Abe” and next to a photograph from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival is this salute to Bardstown: “Decompress on the tranquil streets of Bardstown, second oldest town in Kentucky (chartered in 1790). Toast the past at the Bourbon Heritage Center or nearby distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
National Geographic highlights Bardstown again
July 24, 2009 – 5:18 am
Once again, Bardstown has been listed in a National Geographic publication as a great get-away. The July/August issue of National Geographic Traveler includes the town in a list of 46 places to spend a “great long weekend.” Under the subhead “Sippin,’ Singin’, and Abe” and next to a photograph from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival is this salute to Bardstown: “Decompress on the tranquil streets of Bardstown, second oldest town in Kentucky (chartered in 1790). Toast the past at the Bourbon Heritage Center or nearby distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
Rockcastle Trip
May 25, 2009 – 10:30 am
305 cfs Joshua Seabolt, Josh Carpenter, Spalding Hurst and Mike from Ohio ran the Rockcastle River on Monday. It was another great low water whitewater adventure on the narrows of one of Kentucky’s most scenic rivers.
Glenwood Whitewater Events
March 29, 2009 – 8:47 am
Glenwood Springs, Colorado has long been a rafting and kayaking destination and community, located at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers. It is the site of the new Glenwood Whitewater Park, a standing wave feature built in the Colorado River at the Midland Avenue Bridge.
Club Membership and Shirt
January 23, 2009 – 5:05 pm
AVAILABLE NOW Get it! Join the Bardstown Boaters in 2009 and receive for free the official club t-shirt. This is the one.
Senate Passes Huge River Protection Bill
January 16, 2009 – 10:43 am
Yesterday the US Senate passed a bill that, if also passed by the House of Representatives, will protect millions of acres of public land and designate dozens of rivers as Wild and Scenic.
PitCo gives $100K for kayak park
November 28, 2008 – 5:26 pm
The Pitkin County Open Space and Trails board Thursday agreed to spend up to $100,000 to design and help build a small and “moderately difficult” kayak park in the Roaring Fork River in Basalt, just upstream of the Elk Run neighborhood.
