Russell fork

after boating a descent bit in the spring and summer,kayaking for me tapered off.
only getting out 6 days after august.
3 of them days were my first trip to the Russell fork
first day lucked out and ran into some new friends from Kentucky that showed me the lines.
without release,the river was elf,that was perfect to see the river for the first time.
with low water,you can see all the undercuts and bad spots of the river,so you know were to avoid at release level.one of the high lights of the run was checking out the cave of El Horendo.
on day 2 and 3 got i got 3 runs in with my friends Bob and Willis at release level.
with just over a 5 hour drive,it is my favorite fall release river

Colorado road trip

4000 mile round trip to Colorado rivers and creeks.
day 1
numbers at 1350
pine creek
browns canyon of the arkansas
day 2
slaughter house at 800
castle creek low
and hiked in Aspen country
day 3
2 miles of lake creekat 800
70 % of oh be joyful at 420
day4
gunnison gorge at 2300
day 5
long day on the animas at 800
plus 2 more miles
day 6
piedra at 450
road side run on the way to
salida to check out fibark
day 7
royal gorge at 2400
then the long drive home

otter creek

finally got a run,after waiting 3 years or so to catch otter with water, due to lack of work,and a sudden flew,3 of us met early for the long day on otter creek. new run to all of us, we took are time down the creek.there were about 6 rapids to scout and miles and miles of class 4 read and run rapids.
This is one of the funnest rivers i have ever run.


































more pics

river info

treat before cheatfest

5 of us were lucky to catch a run on Dunbar creek before cheatfest. a micro creek that needs lots of rain.the run consists of a 2 mile hike into the woods,steep 2 mile section,and 4 miles of dodging logs,,,,long fun day in the wilderness more pics

feb. fun

with above freezing temp. ,i was able to get some favorite runs in this feb.

mike on tinkers creek

chuck on the top yough

it was nice getting out paddling after a dry fall of 08

more pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/whitewatershawn/FebFun#

GRAND CANYON

everything a vacation should be !!!!!
good whitewater,lots of food,cold drinks,good friends,great scenery,soft beaches,wonderful weather,amazing hikes,and great scenery[pictures don`t do this place justice,it is truly beautiful]
i was lucky to be invited on a private trip this summer. 14 days of fun and sun in 1 of the 7 wonders of the world.



our group enjoying 1 of the many side canyons
thunder falls

hikeing havasue
beaver falls

redcreek

in may, alot of rain aloud me and friends a chance to run redcreek.

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_3301_

the red and dolly sods wilderness,provided all the adventure we were after and then some.

a great run through beautiful mountains. http://picasaweb.google.com/whitewatershawn/Redcreek

http://www.fsvisimages.com/doso1/doso1.html

http://www.trailpixie.net/dolly_sods/