Trips near Colorado

[Dagon]

I'm fairly new and recently got into tripping after taking poling classes and doing a few trips and classes in Northern Maine. However, I live in Colorado. My goal it to do a self guided trip on the Yukon in the next few years, but i need places to build skills first. I know places are limited out here, but I'm looking to collect a database of spots within 10 hours of Denver (the closer the better). I'd love to hear what you guys have. Please include any lake or rivers withing a couple hours of Denver for day trips as well. I have a Mad River 17' Revelation for what its worth

Thanks

Dagon

 

[Mason]

What skills are you looking for? Paddling or camping, or the combination? A wonderful trip not far from Denver is the Green River in Utah. Put in at Green River, and get a boat shuttle out at the confluence to Moab. You can also do shorter trips with other landing sites. We spent a very leisurely 11 days on the river--non-technical float with lots of hiking. Central Oregon has some fun stuff--I've only done the Grand Ronde, which is short (3-4 days) but fun and scenic. Montana has the Smith River and the Missouri (e.g. Missouri River Breaks). Others here will have additional recommendations.

 

[Dagon]

What skills are you looking for? Paddling or camping, or the combination? A wonderful trip not far from Denver is the Green River in Utah. Put in at Green River, and get a boat shuttle out at the confluence to Moab. You can also do shorter trips with other landing sites. We spent a very leisurely 11 days on the river--non-technical float with lots of hiking. Central Oregon has some fun stuff--I've only done the Grand Ronde, which is short (3-4 days) but fun and scenic. Montana has the Smith River and the Missouri (e.g. Missouri River Breaks). Others here will have additional recommendations.

A combination but also looking to improve my paddling skills the most. I'm not looking for super technical whitewater.

I've heard about the Green River and its high on my list. I'm thinking about tackling it next year as my first "big' solo self guided trip. Do you have any resources on where I can research this trip (planning, water conditions, logistics, etc). From what I understand, its a pretty calm float, correct( not many technical sections)?