Nov 2006
Bardstown Whitewater Park Donations
Thursday, November 30, 2006 Site Info
We are getting close to our goal of raising $2200 so
the process of getting a site assessment for the
Beech Fork Bardstown Whitewater Park can begin. To
find out more visit the Whitewater Park
page.Read
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Big South Fork Canyon - Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 25, 2006 Trip Reports
'06
Josh, Jay and I met up at the Canyon on Saturday for
2 great runs on a warm Saturday in November. Mike
Goodman and Mike Brady ran the gorge and we saw them
at the bridge, but other than that I was very
surprised that no one else was out there paddling
this day. We did have a crowd of 4-wheelers at the
bridge to watch us run the last rapid of the day. The
water was very cold, but it was around 65 degrees so
it was a very nice day to be out there.Read
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Rio Grande in 2007
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 News '06
The little-known stretch of the Rio Grande just
downriver from Big Bend National Park in southwest
Texas, showcases the riverine glories of the desert
Southwest: twisting slot canyons, fortresslike
bluffs, hot springs, and sporty rapids. Better still,
expeditioners here can often paddle for a week to ten
days without encountering another party. For more
info visit National Geographic.Read More...
The Way of the Whitewater Park
Friday, November 17, 2006 News '06
From Paddler Magazine May/June 2005
Human beings are tinkerers. When something doesn’t fit our needs, it’s our nature to change it.
Whitewater paddlers are no different. And whitewater—in the form of man-made whitewater parks—is springing up in towns and cities across the nation, creating a new wave of whitewater enthusiasm in the most unlikely of places: downtown. People who would otherwise never be exposed to whitewater now find it right in their front yard.Read More...
Human beings are tinkerers. When something doesn’t fit our needs, it’s our nature to change it.
Whitewater paddlers are no different. And whitewater—in the form of man-made whitewater parks—is springing up in towns and cities across the nation, creating a new wave of whitewater enthusiasm in the most unlikely of places: downtown. People who would otherwise never be exposed to whitewater now find it right in their front yard.Read More...
Dayton WW Park Idea May Return
Thursday, November 16, 2006 News '06
The disappointment in the paddling community was
thick last week when a study found the proposed
white-water park on the Great Miami River was too
expensive.
The Miami Conservancy District and Five Rivers MetroParks wanted to build a white-water play facility that would also give less experienced paddlers a safe way to get around the low dam near the Monument Avenue bridge.
But the study found the park cost would total close to $10 million. That was too much, the agencies decided, and the proposal has been scrapped.Read More...
The Miami Conservancy District and Five Rivers MetroParks wanted to build a white-water play facility that would also give less experienced paddlers a safe way to get around the low dam near the Monument Avenue bridge.
But the study found the park cost would total close to $10 million. That was too much, the agencies decided, and the proposal has been scrapped.Read More...
Recounting Mount Taranaki
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 News '06
Back in March of 2004 I spent some time in New
Zealand. Our recent Red River Gorge hike got me
thinking about some of my New Zealand adventures.
Climbing Mt. Taranaki was one of them.Read
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Red River Gorge Hike
Saturday, November 11, 2006 Trip Reports
'06
Jay and I met up with his brothers, Bill and John and
the four of us headed out into the gorge to try and
hike all the way to the Red River narrows where the
hardest rapids of the whitewater run are. We were
unsure of any trails that existed past Clifty Creek,
but we would try to stick to the river and see how
close we could get.Read
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Alternative Sports Groups Continue
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 News '06
Bardstown Boaters, a group of local whitewater
enthusiasts, first proposed the project and have
since compiled a preliminary informational package
for local officials to review.Read
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Bardstown Election Results
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 News '06
Bardstown Mayor
• Dick Heaton - 1,528 Votes - 55%
Dixie Hibbs - 1,130 Votes - 40%
Steven Wimsatt - 152 Votes - 5%Read More...
• Dick Heaton - 1,528 Votes - 55%
Dixie Hibbs - 1,130 Votes - 40%
Steven Wimsatt - 152 Votes - 5%Read More...
The Nelson County Gazette
Thursday, November 02, 2006 News '06
I just ran across a very interesting website that I
had not known existed. The Nelson County Gazette, an
enhanced weblog that examines news, politics and life
in and around Nelson County.Read
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