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I finally did it – flipped a paddle boat in Westwater. Not that I wanted to and even considered this as an option but it happened. I had a crew of 6, most fairly new to whitewater, and we flipped in the Funnel Falls rapid, which was one of the worst places to flip. [...]
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Great photos by Marc
Remaining photos by Niki and Martin
Because I already have skied in the beginning of November my summer and winter gear was all mixed up on my bedroom floor. I packed for this trip at 5 a.m. by indiscriminately scooping things off the floor into my river bag. Once we were [...]
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Photos: mostly Marc Huster
Video: mostly Cynthia Armstrong
This Westwater Canyon trip was for Sean’s birthday except that Sean was a no-show. With or without Sean, we were going to have a great time. It was the least we could do for our beloved, absent friend.
Above the rim of the Westwater Canyon. (click to [...]
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Put your immaturity hat on and prepare to be amused.
I was browsing through our river photos and saw that I now have enough material to begin a River Outfit Contest. There are no rules. You just have to wear something funny or just look goofy. Please send to me any photos that should [...]
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Gates of Lodore, Green River, Sep 30 – Oct 3
Peter had a permit for Gates of Lodore so we all went rafting for four days. It is such a beautiful place that would be hard to resist this trip even in low water.
Levi on the Lucifer rock. A classic. (click to enlarge)
Trip [...]
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Another trip through Westwater. This time we had few friends that have never been in this canyon and in whitewater. My cousin Mateusz and his girflfiend Aneta came for a short visit and we just happen to have this trip scheduled during their visit. The weather was perfect and water level was great [...]
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A pronghorn, which resembles an antelope, on our way to Westwater boat ramp. (click to enlarge)
The “Carcass” crew, from the left: Rick, Tomek, Trish, me, Felix, and Cynthia. (click to enlarge)
According to Trish, we tricked her into joining us for the Westwater Canyon because we switched locations after she has already agreed to [...]
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Our group at the Westwater Ranger Station. Second from the left, sitting row – that’s me. (click to enlarge)
There is a common theme for me in preparation for all trips. In the days before the trip I stress over work obligations, work 60-plus-hour weeks, spent additional many hours making arrangements for the trip, then [...]
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Slaughterhouse run on the Roaring Fork River. (click to enlarge)
Wikor and Jim (click to enlarge)
Slaughterhouse run on the Roaring Fork River. (click to enlarge)
From the left: Jim, Martin, Rob. Levi, Wiktor. (click to enlarge)
Jim and Rob met up with us at the Slaughterhouse put-in for the Roaring Fork River on the [...]
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In the Carcass: no helmet: Wiktor, yellow helmet: Cynthia, blue helmet: Levi, red helmet: Martin. (click to enlarge)
Thanks to cool Mike, we have some great photos from a day trip to Glenwood Springs. Mike shuttled the vehicles and biked up-and-down the path alongside the river to take photos and video. He exercised today [...]
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Running Westwater became our monthly ritual. This time my younger brother Wiktor was with us – it’s just his second whitewater trip and this time he was in the paddle boat.
Team Carcass warming up for action. (click to enlarge)
“So, there I was.” Far behind Mark coming to the Skull Rapid and [...]
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Our friends at Challenge Aspen, a “sister” organization in Aspen, invited us on their private retreat on the river. We helped them by bringing our boats and leading the river portion of the trip.
Our group of 24 people at the put-in at Hittle Bottom cam site in Utah. (click to enlarge)
Kima took all the [...]
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A day river trip through Westwater Canyon. Medium water level: 20,000 cfs.
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It’s just too easy to find reasons not to do something. I am swamped with work (which is good) and it seems that my friends are just as busy. I am glad that we made time to get on the river. The weather was perfect, the current streamflow made for easy rafting, [...]
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There is a moment when buying new is cheaper than fixing old. I think I crossed that line with the Riken boat some time ago. I was determined that this thing is going to float! When I was placing an order with NRS for a lot of Clifton hypalon glue and Gaco [...]
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I decided to fix up my inflatable paddle raft for this season.
This is what the raft looked like two weeks ago:
My 14-foot Riken self-bailer.
I have a contest going for naming the raft. The entries so far:
Levi: The Submarine
Adrienne: The Carcass, Tube-A-Doom
The entries so far project a lot of [...]
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When my dad, brother and sister-in-law were here in March visiting from Poland we went on a short trip to Moab and Arches. On a way there I insisted that we stop at the Dewey Bridge to take few photos.
Dewey Bridge near Moab, UT on March 10, 2008. (click to enlarge)
When Trish and I went [...]
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