Any Kayakers?

zukimaster · Mar 4, 2011

I live less than 5 miles from the canyon, its badass, never went down it in anything, but a tube would be tits!

CheapJ7 · Mar 5, 2011

ibrokeit said:
How fast is that current? Thats over 20 miles of water in 2 days!

It moves quick... not many dead spots at all... It is a very easy two day paddle in a canoe... I'dsuggest taking out at al 69 hwy bridge on a kayak thought... nothing big enought to be interesting for a kayak below that...

ibrokeit · Mar 5, 2011

CheapJ7 said:
It moves quick... not many dead spots at all... It is a very easy two day paddle in a canoe... I'dsuggest taking out at al 69 hwy bridge on a kayak thought... nothing big enought to be interesting for a kayak below that...

Good deal. I dont mind flat water in the yack, too

Neal3000 · Mar 6, 2011

inner-tubers of class 4-5 rivers= proof of darwanism

CheapJ7 · Mar 6, 2011

Neal3000 said:
inner-tubers of class 4-5 rivers= proof of darwanism

Only heavy two's and a three when the water is flowing at its optimal level...

Changes to threes and a four after a few days of hard rain and it's out of its banks... Lots of optional lines show up, but its definately a lifejacket and flipper situation on a tube... :driving:

xjpaddler · Mar 6, 2011

zukiscott said:
Do you mean somebody WENT OFF Desoto Falls.........HOLY ****.....and I meant to say the jacuzzi at HUMPTY DUMPTY rapids .........heres the maps to LRC...

and YES you do have to use the tree to get down,...but it ain,t nothin ;D

yes, desoto was ran last year, by Chris gragmans, I think theres youtube video of it.

Its been a few years since ive been over there, seeing the pics makes me want to go back really bad.

the small 8ftr up at the top of the canyon is really cool, you can paddle behind it on river left and paddle back out about the middle of the river.

B Gillespie · Apr 10, 2011

Paddling season is firing up! :drinkers:

Decided on the JK Day Tripper 12 for Houston area stuff, beach trips, Buffalo Bayou, etc.

May pick up a creek boat also, apparently there are decent rapids around Austin and Dallas. I'm really digging the Jackson Villain in Rasta colors:

xjpaddler · Apr 10, 2011

the villan is great creeker/river runner. there is some good III/IV stuff around austin, all rain dependent. they just built a new WW park in dallas with two decent play waves, and there is one in san marcos as well,

xjpaddler · Apr 10, 2011

bigsilly said:
Ok, this statement makes me want to know what you are talking about ???

imagine this dry, the way it is probly 60% of the year. almost 2 miles of solid bedrock,
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=1318732762013

B Gillespie · Apr 11, 2011

xjpaddler said:
the villan is great creeker/river runner. there is some good III/IV stuff around austin, all rain dependent. they just built a new WW park in dallas with two decent play waves, and there is one in san marcos as well,

Nice. I'm excited.

Went to the beach today, surf was great. Was lusting for a kayak, but was more distracted by the females in our party. :cougar: