Has anyone floated Ruby Horsetheif recently? We have permits for Labor Day and we are receiving conflicting information about the water levels. Rimrock and the Rangers are saying that the levels are perfectly ok to float, while a little slower. But this says otherwise… any recent experience? https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/381/flow
Hi!
We’re going to do a day trip from Flaming Gorge. We’d pay some bucks to avoid having spend 2 hours to get a vehicle to the take out. Does anyone know of someone doing car shuttles there? Am planning to call Flaming Gorge resort tomorrow.
Thanks,
J
Edit: Thanks y’all!
These oars came with a pontoon I bought, I have since bought replacements but I'm thinking of repairing these as spares. Are they too far gone? Any advice for repairing? I was thinking of plastic welding them back together and melting stainless steel mesh in to reinforce.
recommended!
The river has 12 degrees celcius( cold)!
Great experience hoping to do it again, views are great and so is the food.
The skipper was so kind and had patiencw for everything.
Big Bend river outfitters are in the early stages of planning a huge multi-day expedition into the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande. This area is at direct risk of being lost to the new border wall initiative in the area. This area is comparable to what Glenn Canyon once was, extremely wild, remote and beyond scenic.
The trip is typically ran in canoes during the winter as a 9-10 day trip. The river gets a huge spring recharge (over 300 cfs) about 30 miles into the trip and flows another 90 miles through consistent class 1-2 water with occasionally class 3.
But this winters el-nino situation brings up a good possibility of heavy rains which could transform the river into a rolling river not too dissimilar from the Grand Canyon at high flows(no major rapids though). In years passed it wasn’t uncommon to make 30-40 miles a day just floating. If the rains come you could feasible boat the entire big bend sector in a week.
Companies likely to be involved in this trip are Further Adventures River Tours, Big Bend Boating and Hiking, Far Flung Outdoor Center, Texas River Patrol, and Hidden Dagger. Reach out to them and tell them you’re interested in the Lower Canyons.
If you’re a whitewater professional most companies offer cost share opportunities. You can pay less for the trip if you commit to helping with more day to day guide stuff.
When I started comercial rafting we put a washer on either side of the oar tower(friction spots) i was told "we do this because its how we do it" on a steel frame. However now most oar towers come with plastic bushings, in my mind potentially ending the need for the washers. So I guess 2 questions.
Do Oar towers with plastic bushings not need washers?
Has anyone ever worn out the plastic bushings?
Or have I been missing the point the whole time?