Via Wyoming and Montana and stint in Wisconsin haha
The wife and I are long time whitewater rafters. We private party the Grand Canyon almost every year, the San Jaun, Yampa, Salt, Verde and Rio Grande.
We lived in Bozeman, MT and did all those rivers as well, tripping the Smith most years and hit all the whitewater runs. In WI did many BWCA and Quietico trips.
A funny thing happened on a San Jaun trip last year :- ) A lone canoeist slid by our camp one morning while the sun was just coming up. Everyone was still sleeping and I was watching the water go by drinking coffee.
I realized I needed a solo canoe. I enjoy the social aspects of the long raft trips, but sometimes I need some 'me' time.
Last canoes I've had are a Wenona Spirit II in Toughweave. That was our trip boat, I was running a Dagger Genesis as my play/ww trip boat.
Well now I have a Nova Craft Supernova in Ex Tough Stuff :- ) Great solo ww trip boat on our big water and the local seasonal runs.
Im getting twitchy already, lots of water for us SW boaters. We haven't got on a Grand Canyon trip this year (we will), but there's going to be a glorified fiberglass Canadian boat in the big water this year :- )
Great forum, I'll post up a date when I get San Jaun launch date. See if anyone wants to jump in :- ) It's ironic some of the best wilderness river trips in the lower 48 are in the desert haha
Great forum and I'm glad to be here!
The wife and I are long time whitewater rafters. We private party the Grand Canyon almost every year, the San Jaun, Yampa, Salt, Verde and Rio Grande.
We lived in Bozeman, MT and did all those rivers as well, tripping the Smith most years and hit all the whitewater runs. In WI did many BWCA and Quietico trips.
A funny thing happened on a San Jaun trip last year :- ) A lone canoeist slid by our camp one morning while the sun was just coming up. Everyone was still sleeping and I was watching the water go by drinking coffee.
I realized I needed a solo canoe. I enjoy the social aspects of the long raft trips, but sometimes I need some 'me' time.
Last canoes I've had are a Wenona Spirit II in Toughweave. That was our trip boat, I was running a Dagger Genesis as my play/ww trip boat.
Well now I have a Nova Craft Supernova in Ex Tough Stuff :- ) Great solo ww trip boat on our big water and the local seasonal runs.
Im getting twitchy already, lots of water for us SW boaters. We haven't got on a Grand Canyon trip this year (we will), but there's going to be a glorified fiberglass Canadian boat in the big water this year :- )
Great forum, I'll post up a date when I get San Jaun launch date. See if anyone wants to jump in :- ) It's ironic some of the best wilderness river trips in the lower 48 are in the desert haha
Great forum and I'm glad to be here!