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Paddle Fest 2008 is just around the corner; mark your calendar for: Friday and Saturday, May 30 & 31 at the North end of Howard Amon Park, Richland The new Website is: ColumbiaRiverPaddleFest.com |
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Advanced Classes with Visiting Instructors, May 30
Greenland Paddling, Strokes Refinement, Currents & Edging, and Family Kayaking Pre-Registration is Required, Space is Limited $10 Fee per 2-hour class To Register, Contact Pat at 509-947-5901 May 30 Class Descriptions/Schedule, and Instructor Backgrounds | All Day, May 31 Vendors, On-Water Classes Boat Demos, Presentations All Free and Open to the Public May 31 Class Schedule |
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Spring and
Summer Kayaking Fun |
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Pool Classes |
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Practicing wet-exits, rescues and rolls in the pool at CBRC.  |
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Kids and Evening Paddles - along the Columbia near Richland, and in the Yakima |
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Cooling off your Partner (photos taken by Shawn Calendine) |
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Regional Trips |
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San Juan Instructional Tour |
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Kayaking Southern Chile |
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Patagonia, Chile, February 2006 In early February I joined a friend on a guided trip in Southern
Chile. After a day of hiking in the Futaleufu Valley, we loaded our kayaks for a 5-day trip from the Andes to the Pacific.
This area is a contrast in high, glacial peaks and beautiful cliffs covered in rich foliage. Our first day on the water,
we traveled the last 15 miles of the Rio Futaleufu and camped where it empties into Lago Yelcho. The next two days we explored
this 30-mile long lake surrounded by 6000-foot peaks. |
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Rio Futaleufu into Lago Yelcho |
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 Lago Yelcho |
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On a windy afternoon we crossed the northern end of the lake and entered a swift section of Rio Yelco. The river settled
quickly and there were many quiet stretches broken by assorted small rapids. We paddled into the Pacific on the fifth morning,
then through a bay watching a group of seals and numerous pelicans. This brought us to the small town of Chaiten,
where we had flown into a week before. Volcan Cocovado, a 7500-foot volcano
reportedly seen in eruption by Darwin, is the backdrop to this dramatic area. |
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