Happy New Year, paddlers! Brian Stroner of Webster City and I would like to announce the launch of www.PaddlingIowa.com. It's a new community site for Iowa...
We had a glorious day on the Des Moines, 1/1/05. The roads were slick, Steve saw a sand truck overturned. Sycamore Access was a sheet of ice, but we moved...
Gerry and all: If I may add to the story, it was a brave and crazy group of paddlers who ventured out to paddle on New Years Day! I wanted to go, if for no...
Fortney, Robin B
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I must echo Robin's sentiments that it was crazy, but great fun to paddle Saturday! I am sorry that we missed the flotilla at 10 am...but I did a butt slide...
Carolyn M Komar
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Hey, I'm hoping to find a newer smaller WW Kayak than my old Frankenstein, something like an Ultrafuge or something. I'm 5'11" and 190lbs, thanks Zeph in DSM...
Raft the Arkansas River in Colorado Join Polk County Conservation Board naturalists on an all expense paid trip to Colorado for a three-day whitewater rafting...
Hey folks -- this just in from Robin Fortney. This should help us raise funds with tandem sales of Iowa's Rivers Cookbook. -Nate CAMP STOVE COOK-OFF February...
Dust off your camp stove! CAMP STOVE COOK-OFF February 12, 2005 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CanoeSport Outfitters – Iowa Paddlesport Expo 207 West Salem Avenue ...
I stopped on my way home from Indianola. Maybe a touch higher than I saw it last year. Baptimal has a one foot thick cap of foam covering most of the eddy. ...
I'm all for holding off till nature hoses the manure stink away. Maybe later in the week. Steve Weliver <sw14338_2@...> wrote: I stopped on my way home...
The MWA and Ozarkoutdoors are hosting a one day Safety clinic and a three day WaterRescue Course. March 11,12,13, 2005 for more info; Missouriwhitewater.org...
Hi everyone! The Iowa Paddlesport Expo last weekend was great. I'm very much hoping that 2005 is a big season in a lot of ways for Iowa Whitewater Coalition...
I'd be game later in the week. ... ____________________________________ A. Whitney Sanford, Associate Professor Director, Religious Studies Philosophy and...
Hey all, I'll likely be instructing at the MWA clinic again this year, hope to see a few more Iowa folk down that way. Boated the Saint this past Saturday....
It's at La Carreta Restaurant in Marshalltown at 6:30 p.m., beginning with dinner. Then, there's lots to discuss! All IWC members/friends are welcome as...
Dear paddlers, I have an urgent update regarding the boat registration legislation. The bill will be voted on Wednesday in the House Natural Resources...
Des Moines-members meeting time/point: 5:45 p.m. at the Burger King at the Highway 6/Adventureland exit for Altoona. Location of meeting & dinner: 6:30 p.m. La...
... until next week. Please do continue to contact legislators. They are hearing us folks -- thanks for all of you who did follow through. I'm understanding...
I'm seriously considering heading to the Saint March 5. It'll be a new river for me and I plan to just beg my way into an experienced group. You should be a...
Steve, Marty and I'd love to go, but this weekend is bad. I don't know if you have any flexibility, but both of us are available on the 19th of this month and...
Howdy paddlers! The boat registration bill passed by a huge margin in the House Natural Resources Committtee -- 18 to 3. Considering it never even passed from...
Dear paddlers, OK, there are others in the Iowa General Assembly who need to hear our message of Iowa's rivers! So, could you please do a great job again and...
Just a few "stats": First of all I hope everyone formally becomes dues-paying members of the IWC (hint hint). Second, I notice that with 148 online members, we...
I finally made it to the Saint on Mar 6. what a blast. Level was -3". Kinda bony but you could run the major drops cleanly. You definately didn't have to get...
Hi boaters, The message below is from IWC board member Gerry Rowland. The water trail grant we helped write for Polk County was funded this week. Some of the...
Lyle and I are going to be at Commerce at 1 p.m. Saturday for an impromtu clean-up of the parking area and along the road. It's junked up over the winter, and...
Boaters: If you are a beginning or intermediate paddler, the upcoming trip April 8-10 to SE Missouri's St. Francis River is a great chance to notch up your...
So far there's 3 - PRP'ers going on the Black R. trip. Nate makes 4. Ty, Brett, and I will be leaving Fri, April 15 and returning Mon, April 18. We'll just...