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Trip Reports
Natalie Wiest: Boquillas Canyon
Natalie Wiest: Burnham's Ferry
by Cecilia Gill
I took
my cousin with me to the village creek women's paddle this past weekend.
After we got there, she chose not to paddle, so she "guarded"
the vehicles while we were gone. I was a bit disappointed not to have
her company as we went down the river, but at least there was someone
there to watch the cars.
I paddled my little Pyranha, complete with helmet... I wear my helmet
no matter where I am, simply because I feel "naked" without
my helmet. I had to have the spray skirt on because in order to make the
boat go fairly straight---ish...., the nose has to dig underwater. Otherwise,
I spin in circles. It is the design of the boat. I can spin and do all
sorts of stuff even on flat water, but I think I paddle twice as hard
to go half as fast as everyone else. For me, this is ok. It’s a
great workout.
It was a beautiful sunny day. The river was an average of I guess, 2 or
3 feet deep in most places and moving, but not terribly swiftly. It was
a nice float down the river. There were a couple of spots where we almost,
did not but almost had to portage, and there were a couple of places that
were only about 6 inches deep (I think I found all of them!), but other
than that, it was a nice, relaxing, rejuvenating paddle.
One lady brought her cute little 9 month old poodle with her down the
river. Everyone enjoyed the little guy... The only guy allowed on the
"women's only" paddle! As far as I’m concerned, he's welcome
again next year.
Even though my cousin didn't paddle, she had a wonderful time bird and
people watching while we were gone. She thought it would be peaceful under
the bridge... But apparently the whole town comes down to that bridge
to swim, boat, fish, etc.