Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande: Maravillas Creek to Big Canyon Rapids
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Join us on day two of our trip through the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande! Rapids, wildlife, canyons, Texas and Mexico views that you have to see!
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looks like a great time!
What a beautiful ride Thanks for sharing.. :")
Looks like fun.
Looks like a good time
A day in the woods is always worth it!
I used to spend a lot of time on Salt River in Az. Great times. Thanks for sharing.
Oh I've heard that is a great river!
OMG! Looks awesome!! My wife and I used to canoe a lot before we moved onto our homestead. We were wondering if there are any good spots to canoe in the winter since it's our slow time on the homestead. How did you feel about "security" on your trip? I noticed it was a guy trip... that on purpose? Have you been before? So many questions...
Very safe trip! A lot of colleges do this section with their outdoor club and we saw National Geographic filming! It's remote so be prepared. There are other sections that border Big Bend National Park that I want to do some day as well! Those are less whitewater and easier to get to, but still a blast I'm sure.
Whistle Thicket we are well versed in rapids... we’ve been canoeing on the mulberry river in the ozark national forest a few times and we loved it! Have you been up to Minnesota to canoe up there? It’s probably our favorite
Yes! Bwca and quetico are my favorite places on Earth! I was a canoe guide there for 3 summers and a winter and years later took a 1500 mile 2 month trip from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay!
Whistle Thicket that’s awesome! If I had know you could do that in the summer... I would have done the same in college
Funny! I was literally just commenting on one of your videos! It was with the Boy Scouts at a national high adventure base! Some of the best summers of my life! I’m originally from Missouri and have paddled some of the rivers in the Ozarks - 11 pt, current, jacks fork ( I think that’s the name!) the buffalo river mainly in Arkansas is suppose to be fun!
Any idea on the flow in this video? I have paddled the upper canyons and the stretches inside the National Park, Gone through the upper canyons at 1800 cfs in a Wenonah Rogue, man that was a blast. Just curious as this is far more remote, want to understand what I am seeing as this trip is on my list for this year. Great video. Current flow today is 165cfs at La Linda. cheers.
Yes! We just did this trip about a month ago. Water level was 3.2 feet at the Rio grande village gauge. Not sure the cfs conversion off the top of my head! It was a great level, but I think a little higher is even better! A few rapids we lined but at higher water I think the lines would have been more available.
Thanks good to know. 3.2 feet looks to be about 400ish CFS at the RGV gauge, it is currently at 2.6ft and 165cfs.
I hear 2 feet is the bare minimum for canoes, but I think that would be too low! Outlaw flats section was pretty shallow at 3.2 feet and definitely scappy with alot of sandbars and gravel bars exposed! Of course if you live in the area you probably can go more often!
What was your initial put in location and final take out location?
And any security concerns paddling along the border?
We put in at La Linda and the take out was near Dryden, Texas. It's a 2.5 hour shuttle from most outfitters in Terlingua to the put in, and a 5 hour shuttle from the take out! There's other sections of the river in Big Bend National Park that are easier to get to, but more popular. We felt completely safe the entire time, the canyons are very rugged so most places are impossible to get into except by canoe or raft. The scariest part of the entire trip was at the end where some Texans at the takeout were in a motorboat with a machine gun!
Looks like a great time!