May
Paddling Kayak and Canoe in Northern Colorado
I have been living at Fort Collins in northern Colorado for 17 years. Before 1999 I had only a folding kayak, Feathercraft K1 expedition, and didn’t paddle very often at least according to my today standards. Nevertheless, in addition to my local Horsetooth Reservoir, I visited several mountain lakes including Dillon, Turquois and Granby. In 1999 I built stitch-and-glue kayak, CLC Patuxent 19.5, and started a real exploration of Colorado waters. At the same time my garage started to convert into a boathouse … All this time I have been recording my paddling trips with a camera and later with a GPS. I have started to post my photo reports at Mountain Wayfarer web page. I am always exploring new ways to present this information on-line. Today, my paddling resources are spread over several web pages. It may be useful to provide a short summary what is available and some information on ongoing projects. 1. 2. 3. So far, I have covered the Poudre River from Laporte to Greeley and a few miles of Big Thompson River below Loveland. I have gathered all information to prepare a similar description of South Platte River from its confluence with St Vrain River to Cooper Bridge below Fort Morgan. Eventually, I am planning to upgrade all maps in those pages to Google maps similar to the coverage of Dismal River. 4. 5. 6. 7. |