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Summer River Rendezvous 2005

July 22-24
(Friday PM through Sunday)

Colorado River at Radium, Colorado

Updated July 22, 2005
(Add trip and weather info.)

Friday:   Current flows are fine for an excellent weekend. 700-800 cfs at Kremmling, 1200-1400 cfs at Dotsero.

The weather looks great, increased chance of thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon.

Welcome

Everyone is invited to Rocky Mountain Canoe Club's Summer Rendezvous on the Colorado River. This is our big group event of the summer -- a fun weekend of river canoeing, camping, and picnicking. The location is the Radium group campsite southwest of Kremmling, Colorado.

Newcomers and novices are welcome! There will be river trips for most levels of boaters. You must be a member, or the guest of a member, to participate. Memberships will be available, $20 per year.

Directions

From I-70 in Silverthorne take Hwy 9 North almost all the way to Kremmling. About 1-2 miles before Kremmling, turn left on County Road 1 (dirt) AKA Trough Road. Go west and south approximately 15 miles to intersection with 11 Road where there should be a sign to Radium. Turn right onto 11 Road and go about 2.5 miles to the Radium BLM recreation site, which is on the left just before the road crosses the Colorado River.

For those of you coming from west of Frisco, take I-70 to the Wolcott exit. Take Hwy 131 north 15 miles to State Bridge, then right (northeast) on County Road 1 (dirt) about 10 miles, then left on 11 Road, about 2.5 miles to the Radium campsite as above.

Drive through the parking lot to the rest rooms near the boat ramp. Turn left here onto the campground loop road. Camp at either the RMCC group camp site at the north end of the loop, or one of the five individual camp sites. Look for cars with canoes on top, also our large canopy set up.

Facilities

The campground includes toilets and tent and vehicle camp sites, some with fire pits. There is no drinking water, electricity, or trash pickup. Be prepared for hot and cold weather, possible wind and rain.

Fees

Payment has changed this year, so please read carefully. The only general fees for this event are BLM recreation fees. RMCC officers are no longer handling fees directly for the BLM.

Fees for the the group camp site are $1.00 per person per night, plus $3.00 per vehicle per night. If you camp at any of the five individual camp sites, the fee is simply $6.00 per night for all persons and one or two vehicles.

After you choose your camp site, walk over to the SELF SERVICE PAY STATION at the main entrance. Fill out a payment envelope, enclose and deposit your payment for one or two nights, and KEEP THE PAYMENT STUB. If you share one of the $6.00 camp sites, be sure to get a payment envelope for each vehicle, and write "share" and the site number on each envelope.

Note:   The payment stub also covers your daytime access at both Radium and Pumphouse boat ramps. Keep and display the stub as needed.

Waivers

All river trips are joint ventures. Everyone must sign a waiver, which is your agreement that you know you are taking risks on the river trips, and that you are taking full responsibility for your own safety and participation.

Advance Schedule (Subject to change)

Trip organizers are needed! Please volunteer if you wish to run any of the listed trips, or another one of your liking.

Please check this web page, also the white board at the RMCC canopy for additional trips and changes. Unless otherwise noted, all trips meet on the campground exit drive, vehicles ready to go, at the time indicated.

Friday...
3 pm? Later? Yarmony Bridge to State Bridge, II+, 4 miles
After 4 pm Set up -- a few hands needed
Saturday... More Trips Needed!
9:00 am Pumphouse to Radium, III-, 4 miles
9:15 am State Bridge to Landing Strip or Catamount Bridge, II-, 9 or 14 miles
Afternoon Pumphouse to Radium, III-, 4 miles
Around 6:00 Social. BYOB.
7:00 pm Dutch Oven Cookoff and Pot Luck Supper
Sunday...
7:00 am Pancake Breakfast
Early Shoshone, class III
9:00 am Radium to State Bridge, III-, 11 miles
9:00 am Yarmony Bridge to Landing Strip, II+, 13 miles (organizer needed)
9:15 am Catamount Bridge to Twin Bridges, II-III, 12 miles
(First 9 miles are II- if two portages are taken.)

Special Events

Saturday evening 7 pm:   Dutch oven cook-off contest and pot luck supper. We will present awards for main dish, salad, dessert, and best all around dish. Judging begins promptly at 7 pm. Plan enough advance time to have your Dutch oven masterpiece ready by 7!

Everyone is welcome to join in the food! Please bring a side dish if you are not Dutch oven cooking.

Sunday morning 7 am:   Pancake breakfast. Please bring a side dish to share.

Help Needed

To volunteer for any of the following, please contact any of the organizers below:

Reminders -- What to Bring

Boating:

Camping:

Organizers

Please contact any of us to volunteer or for questions.

For More Info

Colorado River Segments

River Segment Miles Class Comments
Moving Downstream . . .
Pumphouse to Radium 4 III- Needle Eye Rapid; ends at camp.
Radium to Yarmony Bridge 7 III- Also called Red Gorge; Yarmony Rapid, dinosaur tracks and some slow water.
Yarmony Bridge to State Bridge 4 II+ Good, moving water; fee at privately owned take-out.
State Bridge to Landing Strip 9 I-II Fee at put-in. Unofficial takeout under train trestle.
Landing Strip to Catamount 5 I The easiest stretch.
Catamount to Burns 5 I-II Catamount Rapid is II+, single drop, large center rock. Portageable, take out early on right.
Burns to Pinball 4 II-III Rodeo Rapid - the only III (IV at low water) - has sharp rocks but is portagable.
Pinball to Twin Bridges 3 II+ Pinball Rapid is II+ (III at higher water) due to the bridge structure; the takeout is unofficial.
Twin Bridges to Cottonwood 11 II Re-entering civilization.
Cottonwood to Lyons Gulch 2 II Eddie's Garage is a broad lateral surf wave, 5 miles above Dotsero.
Lyons Gulch to Dotsero 4 II Take-out is at I-70.
Dotsero to Hanging Lake 10 I+ Upper Glenwood Canyon.
Shoshone Dam to Shoshone Power Plant 2 V Extreme. "Do Not Run."
Shoshone Power Plant to Grizzly Creek 1 III Popular whitewater run.
Grizzly Creek to Glenwood Springs 5 II Lower Glenwood Canyon.
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