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IntrepidXJ
09-09-2009, 01:38 AM
For Labor Day Andrew, Amanda and I spent a few hours on the Colorado River near Moab. We put in at Hittle Bottom and took out at Takeout Beach. The water was pretty low and slow...plus there was a little wind up the canyon, so Andrew and I had to take turns rowing in order to keep moving at a reasonable speed. In the end, it took us about 6 hours to make it to Takeout Beach. It was a good workout and we had fun along the way, too.

Finished inflating the raft by hand...
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On the river
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Nice reflection
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Amanda
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Andrew
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My turn to row
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Time for a swim to cool off
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IntrepidXJ
09-09-2009, 01:38 AM
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Traffic on the river
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My turn to row again
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Lunchtime
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KEENO
09-09-2009, 02:15 AM
Sweet! Got to love a Tilley Hat while rafting the Colorado! Great pics...

KEENO:)
Scott39
09-09-2009, 11:19 AM
That looks funner than what I did on Labor Day, worked on the house.

Is that part of the river mostly class I-II ? I would like to run it with a sea kayak.

Scott
IntrepidXJ
09-09-2009, 01:56 PM
Is that part of the river mostly class I-II ? I would like to run it with a sea kayak.


Pretty much. There is only one real rapid along this stretch, but because of the low water, it was pretty tame this time of year.
Scott39
09-10-2009, 02:41 AM
Pretty much. There is only one real rapid along this stretch, but because of the low water, it was pretty tame this time of year.

Cool, thanks. I think I will be heading over to lake Dillon next week and rent a double kayak so my wife can try it. Lake Dillon has a ton of all kinds of rentals to try out for a few hours or all day.
jeepmedic46
09-14-2009, 07:38 PM
Beautiful pics, Looks like a good time was had by all.:smiley_drive: