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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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Are you competing Kerry?
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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.
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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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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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