P.K. Cold water is brutal. We are positioned for easy access to many Wyoming Rivers and currently offer raft and packraft trips on the Popo Agie River, Wind River, Sweetwater River, and Green River. USARA statement regarding Peter JollesCTV News, Vancouver. I cancelled a river trip the next day on that note and went day hiking instead. I started looking at a Wind River high route and felt more excited with the prospect of an ambitious thru-hike, but there wasnt time to plan that as I would be leaving the very next day. You mentioned to me in an email that you have terrific guides - you do indeed. Youll sleep with the relaxing sound of the water and learn how to leave the places you travel through better than you found them. No direction but to follow what you know. WRHR - Day 7: Beaver Park to Green River Lakes, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area Packraft/Backpack Loop (TN), Red River Gorge/Red Byrd Arch Packraft Trip - Kentucky, Gila River - Gila Wilderness, New Mexico - April 18, 2022, Application Period Open For 2023 Private River Trips Through Grand Canyon National Park, Northern Wind River Traverse - September 2021, North Pitchstone Trail, Headwaters of Ouzel Creek, Bechler River and Mr. The geography of the west has become familiar to him. Continuing to encourage drysuit use in the packrafting community is important. One of the best is the Upper Green River. If there's a perfect packraft day trip, this might be it. Falcon Publishing. Piggybacking on this topic from earlier. 18.4 mi / 2280 ft gain. For sometime going here to the Verde and the Mazatzal in the winter to hike and wander for abit has been big on my list. The Wind River Range mountains are very different from peaks in Colorado. You can now take guided packrafting trips in Wind River Country. Self-bailing and full spraydeck and skirt models, and attachments like thigh braces will keep you connected to the packraft, and smiling the whole time. Wow, I just found this. Reminds me of Sarahs IG post today fantastic example of role modelling open sharing! You mention "a few weeks back", and "fall colors". Packrafting is a unique sportyou carry your inflatable boat on your back to access the water. Pretty depressing to see fatalities related to no-PFD. Anfibio is also making a really light, less that 2 pound, dry suit. Thanks to Konstantin Gridnevskiy and Taras Popov for sharing this information. A wonderful adventure and I would like to return next year for a longer, more challenging trip. For longer adventures, you can get wild with multi-day expeditions. The Sondre Stromfjord is an almost linear, 170km fjord which can funnel foehn winds fjord the Ice Sheet. Some of them are only runnable in the early summer when the melting snows keep them flooded. 09-09-2016, 08:05 #7. And yup there are some big creeks flowing from those hills. I have swum rapids with it. 12 day backpacking and packrafting in Gates of the Arctic, Alaska. If you prefer the calm of floating rivers and lakes without a fishing rod in your hands, there are a lot of places and options for adventure in Fremont County. Many of the creeks, like the Dinwoody . Pack less. We do some river canoeing and sea kayaking, now I have to add desert paddling to the to-do list. Stop in at a local fly shop like the Lander Fly Shop, Cutthroat Fly Shop in Dubois or Rocky Mountain Discount Sports in Riverton, where youll be able to buy your fishing license (or directed how to do it), buy the flies that are hatching and ask for some local beta about the hot spots. Weather permitting, we catch our plane back to civilization. ", "That feeling of wide open wonder, the possibilities for nearly limitless wandering, and the image of those proud caribouthat will stay with me a long time", "Our guide was an encyclopedia on legs. I'm packrafting the 117-mile-long Tay, Scotland's longest and most powerful river, from source to sea, and this kind of excitement is par for the course. I'm wanting a real whitewater PFD. Separation has been due to rapids, inexperience, or high winds. Once at the lake we followed game trails through the open areas on the left/ north side of the lake to a prominent shelf then traversed right to the large gully descending from the saddle, linked rock ribbons on the left side of the gully to the saddle staying mostly off the snow, some cairns. If you like big stands of dense trees, you could do better. With over 600 lakes and reservoirs, and 2,000 miles of river, visitors to Wind River Country have plenty of opportunity to explore the Rocky Mountain West via its waterways. I would guess that the upper lake would also fish well. ago. This feature requires an active Backpacking Light Membership. For our summer vacation in 2015 we decided to spend a week in August backpacking the Wind River Range in Wyoming. A Membership is required to post in the forums. My only gripe with the MTI Livery is lack of pockets. There is a concerted effort to efficiently develop a Culture of Safety for packrafters in the hopes that we can skip the history of incidents that our peers in other water crafts have experienced. Regarding price it's the perfect packraft for beginners but . The Winner Creek to 20 Mile River loop is a great first packrafting trip. A Premium or Unlimited Membership* is required to view the rest of this article. 3 miles of this was really fun class II+ starting just before Moose Creek Rd junction. Peter was paddling alone, in an Alpacka Raft Scout, which is not intended for use in whitewater. Thanks for your post. The Wind River Range is home to 228 named mountains, highest and most prominent of which is Gannet Peak (13,802ft/4207m) - the tallest peak in Wyoming. I often leave the drysuit behind, but it is always a calculated decision. Hardshell kayakers consider a PFD one of the five essentials you dont put on the water without one. The adventure range of packrafts are versatile and varied. They offer waded fishing trips and free evening casting lessons. He allowed Adrian and me to hike at our own pace and he encouraged all of us to explore the area surrounding our campsites. Rob was wearing rain gear and a PFD. I took one swim in it (so far) and stayed totally dry and warm. He had a full safety kit (PFD, helmet, drysuit), frequently scouted rapids, and frequently swam. We've been wanting to packraft the Crooked River through the popular climbing area, Smith Rock, for some time. 2022 Dates July 17-21 (1 space left) South Bay Board Co. - SUP Paddleboard Paddles - 4 Piece & 2 Piece Kayak/Paddle Board Paddle Options. Looking at my photos and video of the one rapid on this stretch, it looked only slightly cloudy at this point, which is still above the two lakes. Or you could take a few sandwiches, a case of bubbly water and a sun hat and spend the day fishing out of a canoe on Boysen Reservoir or on the outlet of Worthen Reservoir. Unrestricted access to all forums, plus the ability to post and start new threads. Check out Lander-based Wyoming Rivers Cooperative for details (they also offer incredible rafting trips). On our trip of Big Wild Adventures, we travelled through a part of the range very seldom visited by backpackers. If you own one, bring it along, and if you dont, you can buy one of your own at Murdochs in Riverton. Below Smith Rock are some meaty . ", Wrangell St Elias and Glacier Bay National Parks. So I guess it had been a while and a world ago since Id experienced that area. Our premium articles include in depth journalism and insights from the Backpacking Light editorial team. Allrightsreserved. American Whitewater Incident ReportJohn Quimby, personal communication. Our premium articles include in depth journalism and insights from the Backpacking Light editorial team. Scott A packraft paddles much more like a river boat than a canoe, raft, or a touring kayak. My objective in posting was to gain some clarity about what you're doing, how, and under what circumstances / constraints. There are incredible opportunities in town or just a short hike away. My route started and ended at Green river lakes area, went up lakeside trail to porcupine trail, lost trail for a mile then re-found it in a sound of music like meadow (saw some nice trout in the pools of this meadow stream), camped just short of intersection between south gypsum trail and porcupine pass, had a moose visitation just after sunset, next morning hiked straight up porcupine pass into beautiful mountain meadow with small stream (from melting snow spots) and what appeared to be cranberry bushes, stoutly in bloom, continued to new fork porcupine trail, then turned left to clark creek trail, did some tenkara fly fishing at Kenny lake (lake full of small trout, seemed like brown and brook trout, a bite on nearly every cast even with 10-15mph winds) set up camp at said lake; morning continued on down clark creek trail, (took a dip in Clark lake, that really woke me up) eventually joined highline trail and as soon as could see river walked through meadow, inflated boat and weaved through the river meadow after some time river became clogged with non-runnable wood jammed sieved out boulder gardens, very beautiful; I began to exhaustively portage around these obstacles eventually deflating and rejoining highline trail, setup camp approximately directly across from square top mountain. Juneau Police Department information release (2021-09-07)Juneau Empire article. Contrary to the marketing hype I read, they weren't lighter than the comparable PFDs with foam sorry Roman. Lions Head, Class IV, is known for its big hydraulics and difficulty distinguishing rocks from water due to both being the same gray color. When it comes to Wind River Range backpacking routes, there are a few premier trails to choose from, each varying in length, difficulty and terrain. Scott - A packraft paddles much more like a river boat than a canoe, raft, or a touring kayak. Unrestricted access to all 2,300+ articles, gear reviews, skills, stories, and more. Can we expect a review? He checked in with his PLB the evening before the last sign of life. Online trip-planning course: Jan-March 2022! Even the low point along this trip (Big Sandy Trailhead) is at 9,100 feet, so you'll be at high elevation for the duration of the trip. The consistent theme in these fatalities is getting separated from boats and partners, typically in cold and/or surprisingly swift (high) water. It has these additional benefits: it can be worn under a properly sized windshirt or rainwear for insulation, in lieu of a high loft vest; the two side straps and the accordion style foam on the sides allow a comfortable athletic fit for paddling; and there is an elastic safety loop that locks the zipper in place. Packrafting is a unique sportyou carry your inflatable boat on your back to access the water. The Alpacka Gnarwhal ($1,525-1,750) is both the highest-performing and most forgiving whitewater packraft we've ever paddled. Best way to do this run would be to camp or stash equipment at the head of the second lake or at the rapid visible from the trail (there was even a tree in the rapid), and walk in the rest of the way to the put-in with only the boat. Every time a string of free days approaches, Ive been waiting until the very last minute to nail something down because nothing exciting has been jumping out at me. A man was found submerged under a packraft, trapped in an undercut rock, mid-river. (sorry could not figure out how to post a narrative does it go here?). We are lucky enough to be located 10 minutes walk from the diverse Murrumbidgee river. He then intended to float to the Alcan Highway in the Yukon. They are known for their affordable entry-level produtcs with a solid quality.They offer inflatable kayak for a pretty long time and extended the product range to packrafts recently as well. The water temperature was not cold. But you dont need to hike 15 miles to 12,000 feet above sea level if you dont want to. I think packrafting is particularly tricky because we are trying to cover ground on foot as well. We have been up to Green River Lakes a couple of times, most recently fall 2015, and I packrafted out to the lakes on the upper stretch of the green in Sept. 2014. I am very interested in cruising mild river conditions during an extended backpacking trek at some point in the future. Luc, thanks for caring, researching, and publishing! The ideal packrafting PFD. Packrafting is very simple. The lyrics seem more real after seeing that video of you bombing through the reeds. I misspoke relative to the Astral Kapok (natural material) PFDs. Jaymes H. Schoenberg (22) and a partner used packrafts to cross the swollen Sagavanirktok River en route to Arctic Village. We are positioned for easy access to many Wyoming Rivers and currently offer raft and packraft trips on the Popo Agie River, Wind River, Sweetwater River, and Green River. His partners found him after thirty minutes and performed CPR, but recovery was not possible. 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