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Float the Creek!
June 27, 2015
Join us for a white water adventure down the raging waters of the Platte Cherry Creek!
Where to meet:
9:00 am REI Flagship Store outdoor deck (by coffee shop) at Confluence Park
DON’T BE LATE!
What:
We’ll meet at REI, then leave some cars and shuttle up the Mighty Cherry Creek to the put-in near the Hungarian Freedom Park near 1st & Downing.
How:
BYO boat / canoe / dingy / kayak / inflatable / etc. Just make sure it has OARS!
(check Craig’s List, Big Lots, Target, etc)
BYO PADDLES, LIFE JACKETS, Sunscreen, Shoes for in the water, Clothes you don’t care much about, Lunch money, Water, Sunglasses.
We’ll be out for most of the day, so be prepared!
LIFE JACKETS are required. The flow rate this year is 7 times what we’ve done before.
Check the latest Flow Rates here.
Want to share a boat? Leave a comment below to see if anyone has extra room.
Expect:
Mostly an easy float with Class 2-3 rapids every mile or so where there’s boat chutes. Yes, we will need the Life Jackets! We’ll shoot the rapids, then float some more, until we finally arrive at the Confluence Park kayak chutes, and we’ll bomb through there too! We’ll even stop along the way for lunch, so bring you’re lunch money!
Cost: FREE!