Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Low flows

The water gods giveth and the water gods taketh away. For a while there we had some water and it has since dropped about 100cfs.

I was in the P-Wave at about 293cfs and it was an okay surf, but I only live 5 blocks from the park. I am not sure I would travel much farther than that right now to get in the park. Keep an eye on the gauges though. If it gets close to 400cfs it is "Game On". At least for me. No looping going on, but not a bad level just to get the boat wet.

I will post from time to time and if things change I will do my best to get the word out.

SYOTR

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Whatever floats your boat.

There hasn't been a lot of water in the Pueblo Whitewater Park as of late. The last couple of days there has been just below 400 cfs running through the park. It isn't much, but if you are dying to get your boat on the water, it works. As my friends say, "Whatever floats your boat."Mike Griffin of the Pikes Peak Whitewater Club surfs in number 7 earlier this week.

The mornings have been a bit on the cold side, but if you can get to the park in the early to mid afternoon temps have been in the 70s. We paddled the park into November last year, I have my fingers crossed we can do it again this year.

SYOTR

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Bob Gnarly in Kayak Session!

A photograph of a five-boater levee slide across a mural of the face of reggae legend Bob Marley in the Pueblo Whitewater Park was featured in the latest (fall 2007) issue of Kayak Sesskon.The group of boaters took to the levee during the Arkansas River Festival in May.

The photo sits at the top of the magazine's editorial page entitled "Edito". The accompanying editorial calls for more action worldwide to save rivers. Here in the states we have American Whitewater but the rest of the world doesn't have such an organization. And as countries hungry for electricity dam rivers for hydro-power the need for such a group continues to grow.

Glad the PWP could be of service!