If you have any suggestions on other river trips that we might want to try, we're looking for ideas too.
Ok - this has me curious - what NPS rule would preclude you from a Yampa trip prior to the trip?Well, my girlfriend and I were on a Yampa permit, because of some BS rules that the NPS has, we're off the trip.
Putting that behind us, we have the week of July 14th off now and figured I see if any body has room on a permit launching near the same date.
We're well seasoned boaters, no how to pull our end of the work, and have a fully setup 14ft oar frame.
Drop me a message if you have room.
My $$ is on the required # of chambers....not a common rule and catches plenty of us off guard.Yeah do tell - can't think of anything to exclude you other than the no repeat rule.
Sorry to hear it but good on ya' for sticking together for vacation time.Ding Ding Ding! Desierto got it right!
From the day we pulled the permit, I had requested a +1 and even paid for it. Our Trip Leader misread the language in the packet (it is vague and needs to be rewritten) and when he sent in our list, he only submitted 10 names, which didn't include my +1 because he thought he could add it later.
Even though this would be my first trip through the Yampa, my girlfriend and I have both taken the week off and rather than sitting on a boat by myself for a week I'm jumping off the trip and looking for some other fun adventure to do with her. Still looking for suggestions...
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Seeing that some of you have experienced the same thing, this is BS! Outside of helping Kelly (NPS Ranger in charge of this) not have to do more paper work, who cares if I want to add more people to my roster. The permits for 25 people and expecting us to have it dialed in 30 days out is a stretch. At least do what Westwater does and limit us to 2 changes.
My reco to all you buzzers when you get a Yampa permit is fill in bogus names for all 25 spots. Then you can make all of the changes you want to your permit.
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I was at the Dino launch site two years ago and had a conversation that went like this with the
rent-a-ranger.
Him: If you back your trailer over the sand to the water, you will leave tire tracks.
Me: As opposed to foot prints from carrying boat and gear?
Him: Yes, don't you believe in leave no trace?
Me: Not today (I was totally rigged on trailer ready to slide boat into the water).
Him: Well okay if you don't care go ahead.
Me: Thanks
Must have been the right answer. Leave no Trace at the boat ramp? He must have know he was wrong.Me: Not today (I was totally rigged on trailer ready to slide boat into the water).
Hell's Canyon of the Snake in W Idaho is a good run with a couple class IV's. Do it if you can manage to get on a trip. This time of year the water is warm enough to swim in (and clean) which is fun.Thanks for the reco on Deso and Lodre. I'll have to check into those!!!
Anybody been on any parts of the Snake?