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Old 07-05-2011, 04:12 PM
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Open Canoe Whitewater Nationals

This coming weekend on the Arkansas weekend in Salida. Stop by to see some of the best open canoeists in the world compete in Slalom and Downriver competitions.

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I don't think I'll be competing this year, or any year for that matter. We've had our canoe for a little over a year now, and finally managed to roll it over the weekend. The dunking was actually quite refreshing, and the recovery was fairly trouble free, but we did lose our beer and beef jerkey in the process. And some sandwiches (didn't loose them, but they got too wet to eat). And my chapstick. And it's very likely my GPS will not recover. But we had a good time, and got to learn a little on the way, so it's all good.

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Old 07-05-2011, 05:31 PM
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Are you competing Kerry?
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Are you competing Kerry?
Probably not. I'm helping with the race but I haven't run gates in a few years now and the water level is almost 3 times normal so I'm guessing it's going to be really pushy and a difficult course. Depending on what it looks like when we get there, I might change my mind. I'm taking my boats.
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Probably not. I'm helping with the race but I haven't run gates in a few years now and the water level is almost 3 times normal so I'm guessing it's going to be really pushy and a difficult course. Depending on what it looks like when we get there, I might change my mind. I'm taking my boats.
Good luck !!
Hope you get a chance for a paddle, its too cold here now for canoeing though the diehards are out in their wet suits bouncing off rocks !!
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The river's ice cold snowmelt so I imagine most competitors will be wearing wetsuits. An upset could result in a long swim given the volume and speed of the river.
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Pretty little town Salida, sw of salida the mining (ghost)town Maysville supposedly founded by my G Grandfather. Before going down there where there were two camps-maysville and "crazycamp" he was working undergrond in Leadville, I always wanted to go see records to see if it was the Matchless he was working in.
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Old 07-06-2011, 09:26 PM
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Video footage from the 2008 Nationals:

http://ocs.whitewater-slalom.us/oc-2008v.htm
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