Mad River Canoe - Been Nice to Know You

[Glenn MacGrady]

My first and only solo whitewater boat is the MR Outrage, paddled a number of other boats, this is still the most responsive while still forgiving hull I know. It's from the mid-90s so I confidently expect it to outlive me..

Doug, I'm curious what river that is.

 

[DougK]

that's the N. Platte, in Colorado.. the put-in is in CO, take-out in WY..
We used to do this every June. Then there were low-water years, followed by water so high the river was closed, then there was a big burn and the river is full of strainers from blowdowns.. it might be another year or two.

 

[Lewis Taylor]

Sad to see but predictable after Pelican. Wife had a Slipper and later a Pearl. We mostly paddled solo but we had a Kev Explorer for a while…what a classic fully capable canoe! Oh yeah, a Flashback passed through the garage during a brief whitewater stint.
All things change…sometimes not for the better.

Hi Steve. I live across the river in Savannah. Have paddled Mad River canoes for many years. Presently, I have a 1982 Duck Hunter Explorer and a 1991 Minstrel. While trying to locate more online resources about the Minstrel as well as on repairing it, I noticed this post. I have been looking for a Pearl and/or a Slipper for years. Do you know of the present location of either of those boats that your wife had? Thanks for the reply. Lewis Taylor