CO kayaker new to Tacoma
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Topic: CO kayaker new to Tacoma
Posted By: yaklikeachick
Subject: CO kayaker new to Tacoma
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 6:48pm
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Hi, I just moved to Tacoma a week ago and am hoping to network with some boaters in the local area. I've done the Tieton once and the Middle Middle a couple times with a great group of Seattle paddlers, but would like to find some Tacoma boaters so carpooling and after-work runs are easier :)
A bit about me... I'm a 23 yr old gal, just graduated from college in CO. I'm a solid class III-IV paddler. If you're familiar with CO whitewater...I've done most of my boating on the Ark (Numbers, Browns, Royal Gorge), Roaring Fork (Slaughterhouse) and Colorado (Gore Canyon, Shoshone, Westwater)...and this summer I was lucky enough to do trips on the Middle Fork of the Salmon in ID and Cataract Canyon in UT.
I'm free every weekend and have flexible weekday afternoons. My e-mail's ariannemorrison@yahoo.com. Any chance the Green will be runnable Monday after tomorrow's rain??
Thanks, Arianne
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Posted By: Yotes
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 6:59pm
| Check out the pool sessions at the University of Puget Sound on Monday and Thursday nights. That's how I met most of my boating buddies when I was on that side of the state. |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 7:40pm
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Hola'
I live in Gig Harbor and paddle about 2-3 days a week, if the Green comes up, I am hitting it Monday or Tuesday. If it's Monday, I will be ending with a pool session at UPS.
Welcome to the area.
Tobin ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 7:57pm
Oh, and the Grren isn't rain dependant, it's Dam Nazi dependant! ![]("http://www.professorpaddle.com/forum/smileys/smiley35.gif")
If they ramp it up, it usually sticks for at least a few days. ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2007 at 1:33am
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sweet, more tacoma boaters! Come check out the UPS pool sessions, Monday and Thursdays from 8-10 PM. see you on the river/in the pool Gordon ------------- Kayak Academy Whitewater Instructor |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2007 at 7:07pm
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Welcome to the area! We'll have to get you out on the Skykomish one of these weekends, it's an area classic!
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Posted By: yaklikeachick
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2007 at 8:26pm
| Thanks for the info everyone. Hope to meet some of you in person at tomorrow's pool session! I'm 6 ft tall and will be in my blue liquidlogic cr :) |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2007 at 9:53pm
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Cool, another Colorado boater. I spent some time there too. For sure I'm going to do a trip down the Upper Green River Gorge this weekend, if it's running, and would like to hit Fall In The Wall on the S. fork Snoqualmi too.
Sounds like your qualified for these runs, so keep your eyes open for the trip posts and your more than welcome to join. Sorry I don't live in Tacoma, but there are some guys down there that will probably join my trips too. Funny, is your last name Morrison also? ------------- Nomad |