It'll be huge! Acres and acres of whitewater, rock climbing, mtn bike/jogging trails, competition paddling...go to http://www.gotideas.biz for more info. ...
Despite the cold and rain, about 10 of us showed up for the Paddlefest this saturday, and four of braved the water. Actually the water temperature was warmer...
Last weekend, Dave Leskowitz and I (the two who didn't bail out of the trip) did the Fall Pilgrimage to Nantahala Outdoor Center's Guest Appreciation Festival...
Go to this link for the short version of the story. http://www.dmregister.com/life/stories/c2224444/19731043.html Make sure you go to the photos section to see...
Copied below is a post from Nate Hoogeveen concerning the upcoming Des Moines Riverwalk - Whitewater meeting. This concerns ALL boaters as the first City in...
Ty, Reece and I went to the playhole yesterday. An excellent day. We did a few mods to the playhole and practiced a couple new mechanical advantage techniques...
Southeast Trip Report
On December 27, our intrepid group of paddlers headed southeast in search of icefree moving water. After crawling through what must be...
Just a reminder of several paddling events coming up: One is the Iowa Paddlesport Expos Feb. 14, 15 and 16. It's at Canoesport Outfitters in Indianola. They've...
Fun nite at the pool...come practice your rolls, get familiar with a new boat or equipment, or just float about. The Prairie Rapids Paddlers has the YWCA pool...
The following is an excerpt from a message just received from Nate Hoogeveen, President of the Iowa Whitewater Coalition...."Boaters, Gerry and I were at the...
The East Race White Water Park in South Bend, IN will be opening in June. I plan to make a few weekend trips there for public events. Also, The East Race WW...
Go to "Files" then click on "fest". These plans are set in stone. Directions to the area and the final flier will be posted ~3-28 when I get back from the SE....
labeled "March '03" Sorry if the brightness is too much. We couldn't keep the sun from shinin and the temps below 88 deg. F. Water level was 2200 cfs. Stay...
Just got back from a 760 mile (13 hour)round-trip to the East Race in South Bend, IN. Great fun. Others came from Chicago (1.5 hrs)and Anderson (3 hrs)away....
I did my first ever whitewater run. It was on South Bends half mile, man made course. That is an impressive piece of work. Three cheers for that town! There...
The camp-out was fun, the paddlin' was great, the food really hit the spot, but best of all there were close to 20 paddlers enjoying the water and as many more...
I live in Southern Iowa (Fairfield) and am looking for decent places to play. I just saw your web site and was wondering if the wave in Waterloo or Cedar...
The Cedar is "bank-full" and all features are flat. The best levels are between 1700 and 4300 cfs. Though one can still surf down to 500. Be sure to check the...
Sorry for the late notice but a couple of us are heading to the Vermillion Fri. We'll meet at the Starved Rock cg at 2 and knock off a late day run. I'll be...