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Thanks for the post and photos. Was it worth the 36 hours of driving? I have dreamed of doing Bowron for years, but no accommodating friend. Did you use their portage carts, and, if so, were you glad that you did? It would be an additional 5-6 hours on each end for me, but the years are...

Thanks for the info. It looks like it was running between 500 and 600 ccs from Aug 6-13 and is now at 650 CFS. I will try to get up there during a mid-week sometime soon if the water level holds up.

Very interesting discussion on River/canyon formation. The scope of time- millions of years- and the physical size of the mountains and canyons is truly mind boggling. Despite living near the Uintah mountains, I had never heard of this theory. Thanks for posting it.

Hey Steve- thanks for your post. Can you provide any more info on the Teton? Was it an overnight trip or day trip. Did you do a bike shuttle, car shuttle or an upstream and back paddle? Put in and take outs? I am seriously considering driving up to paddle it, if it is doable this time of...

I highly recommend the book "Cadillac Desert" by Mark Reisner. It tells the history of dam building, primarily in the west, and the political battles between the Army Corp of engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. I loaned my copy to a friend and can't look it up, but I think that it...

Amazing story- thanks to the author and to Robin for posting it.

Are you only going to use the bike to shuttle or also to enjoy riding for the sake of riding? Due primarily to logistics, I ride my bikes far more often and longer than I paddle. 4 rides and 140 miles in the last week. For fullon rocky, steep mountain trails I ride a full suspension Pivot...

I have done the trip from Green River park to Mineral Bottom 5 or 6 times and the whole trip to the Confluence with the Colorado once. The latter requires a jet boat pick up to shuttle you up the Colorado to Moab, unless you are up for a 70 mile upstream paddle. The shuttle is currently $185...

This year- we came for the week ending on Memorial Day.

I thought I would get a head start and load the canoe Sunday night for an early morning departure for a Memorial Day escape to Moab. I awoke Monday to find that the 6" of snow that we desperately wanted in January had arrived. Three days later, 240 miles south and 2,500 feet lower it was a...

My friend John in his SRT on one of the few full reservoirs in Utah this year. High Unitas mountain range

Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Minnesota, Florida, Indiana, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, California (sea kayak), Mexico (sea kayak), Colorado.

Thanks for posting all of the numbers. I've called my senators several times re this incredibly stupid resolution. Even the maga base should oppose this rape of the boundary waters.

Congratulations on your purchase. I bought an older Bell Wildfire a couple of years ago which was in much rougher condition. I sanded the gunwales and decks and treated them with Watco Teak Oil. I think that Watco or hemp oil give the gunwales a nicer gel and look compared to varnish. I...

Glad to get your report. I have wondered from time to time if you ever made the trip. Sorry you had a problem with the rudder- I think it should be fairly easy to repair. Are you living in Grand Junction now? BTW your canoe is a Sawyer Loon, which is the predecessor of the Monarch, .which...

Thanks for the link Benson- it did have a lot more details on the flight and the role of the canoe that we not in the book.

I just finished "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough. It was a fascinating book and gave me much greater admiration for these incredible men. I was really surprised to learn that Wilbur hung a "14 foot canvas wrapped red canoe" under his plane the first time that he flew over water (the...

Welcome! I grew up in SE Pennsylvania and spent many happy hours paddling the Schuylkill River near Valley Forge. I’ve read that it is a lot cleaner now than it was in the early 60’s.

Beware- Pool noodles, foam pads, etc. can cause considerable damage to paint on the roof- especially with the weak paint in use on vehicles now