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They all moved to Ft. Collins, SLC, and Boulder.
And now none of them can get permits or the rivers don't have water, so they're getting into mountain biking and yoga. You might find them tanning their buttholes in Sedona.They all moved to Ft. Collins, SLC, and Boulder.
There is some truth to this because as a outdoors oriented person who does a bunch of sports, lots of my partners have moved west. On the flip side, I've met a lot of people that moved east. Don't get me wrong, it's a negative migration east. Afterall everyone lives in Denver/Boulder, Boise, or Spokane nowadays.They all moved to Ft. Collins, SLC, and Boulder.
More truth. Plus they compete with a-holes from the east that make one trip west a year for a permit river. In WV you can paddle all year and not deal with a single permit. Plenty of overnights/multi-days. If you avoid Gauley Fest you can even avoid most people.And now none of them can get permits or the rivers don't have water, so they're getting into mountain biking and yoga. You might find them tanning their buttholes in Sedona.
I know because I'm one of 'em.They all moved to Ft. Collins, SLC, and Boulder.
Oddly enough, I was looking for a change of pace. Really just less humidity and more sun and I got into boating (vs climbing as my primary sport) in 2016. I thought Boise looked great. Cheap, good river access, not perfect weather but drier/sunnier than here (if you don't mind droughts and wild fires and inversions). By the time we got back out in 2018 prices were sky rocketing... Didn't look so cheap. Some places look great when the price is right.There are roughly 20 people who graduated from my highschool in upstate NY within a year of my graduating class living in SLC. I brought half of them here to work at the ski area. The other half showed up on their own.
Now that the cost of housing has tripled and the lake is about to dry up and they’re all getting married and having kids, they’re talking about heading back East.
Shhh! I don't want people on the rivers, I just want their beta. Keep this hush hush.There's boating on the east coast?
6 months is kind of the low end. Sitting here with a West Virginia book right now. WV gets national acclaim for the Gauley but the diversity and season is great. Looking at some stuff to escape ice climbing and get down there this February for a little mid-winter respite. Lots of stuff should be peaking Feb-March just need to decide if I'm day boating or overnighting.My family is all in Wyoming, so I'll always have roots here, but I'm looking to buy a place in Fayetteville, Friendsville, or some other 'ville out east by the water - where I can paddle 6 months a year without a peak and short shoulder seasons. I bet I pay half of what my Colorado crib sold for too!
The East is the new West!
The New in March is a national whitewater, huge adventure, gem. Bigger than the waves in the Grand.6 months is kind of the low end. Sitting here with a West Virginia book right now. WV gets national acclaim for the Gauley but the diversity and season is great. Looking at some stuff to escape ice climbing and get down there this February for a little mid-winter respite. Lots of stuff should be peaking Feb-March just need to decide if I'm day boating or overnighting.
East is great if you're a kayaker. Rafting there is a lot more limited, and fly-fishing absolutely non-existent. I spent a few years living in ATL (back when I was primarily a kayaker), and I did a shit ton of boating. I miss how early Spring hits there, and the Fall paddling can be outstanding. There is a great line up of scheduled Fall releases in the Southeast now. Cheoah and Tallulah were my two favorites. Back the in day there were bargains on real estate in the rural areas of TN, NC and GA, but I'm sure those days are long gone.I sold my house in Leadville because I'm sick of the western scene. I'm not a big overnighter these days, I'd rather run hard whitewater in my duckie or small raft and soak in the hot tub after. My family is all in Wyoming, so I'll always have roots here, but I'm looking to buy a place in Fayetteville, Friendsville, or some other 'ville out east by the water - where I can paddle 6 months a year without a peak and short shoulder seasons. I bet I pay half of what my Colorado crib sold for too!
The East is the new West!
Um, except for the awesome rafting on the Yough, Gauley, New, Savage, Russel Fork, Ocoee, French Broad, and a hundred other rivers! It's the west where rafting is limited, man.East is great if you're a kayaker. Rafting there is a lot more limited
Yep. In my neck of the woods, within a 2 hour drive, I have the Penobscot, Kennebec and Dead. Within 4 or so, I have the Hudson, West, Deerfield, and rivers in Quebec.Um, except for the awesome rafting on the Yough, Gauley, New, Savage, Russel Fork, Ocoee, French Broad, and a hundred other rivers! It's the west where rafting is limited, man.
For sure those are some awesome runs, and I’d love to get on them all. I guess I was thinking more from the perspective of oar boats and multi-day trips. I do think there are way more private rafters in the West than East though.Um, except for the awesome rafting on the Yough, Gauley, New, Savage, Russel Fork, Ocoee, French Broad, and a hundred other rivers! It's the west where rafting is limited, man.