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  • River Beta Animas Town Run Luke Hanson, Smelter Rapid photo by Drew Beezley Gauges: Animas River at Durango Animas River at 4CRS A stunning, free-flowing river that tumbles its way through Durango, Colorado before heading into New Mexico and merging with the San Juan. Just south of Durango the Animas has been designated Gold Medal status by the state of Colorado. The season on the Animas River is longer than that of most Colorado streams. Heavy run-off from snowmelt and summer rains usually continues until mid-June. The Animas may remain navigable into late August or early September, depending upon weather conditions. Kayak and inflatable kayak instruction on the Lower Animas with 4Corners Riversports Paddle School. The Town Run has everything from moving flatwater to easy class II and III rapids, to world class playspots like Smelter, Corner Pocket, Clock Tower Hole, Santa Rita Hole, Sawmill Waves, and Big Kahuna. Through the town run great surfing abounds during high water. A permanent Slalom Course is situated at Santa Rita Park through Smelter Rapid. Here, the Durango Whitewater Club has trained several US Kayak Team members. Several put-in and take out options exist, along with a couple of park-and-play spots. Here is another river cam pointed near the Sawmill Waves behind 4CRS. This camera is provided by Bikis Water Consultants. Guided raft and inflatable kayaking trips on the Lower Animas with 4 Corners Whitewater. Below are the highlights: 32nd St. put-in 9th St. put-in/take-out Santa Rita Park put-in/take-out/park-n-play 4 Corners Riversports take-out/park-n-play High Bridge take-out Upper Animas 4CW Guide Dana Kopf, No Name Rapid Gauges: Animas River below Silverton Animas River at Tall Timber Resort For advanced to expert level paddlers the Upper Animas River between Silverton and the bottom of Upper Rockwood Box is a Class IV to V paradise of stunning beauty and whitewater excitement. The run is long - 24.2 miles if taking out at the Tacoma power plant, or 26.8 miles if running through the Upper Rockwood Box - but the gradient is steep and the flow is fast. Guided raft and kayaking trips on the Upper Animas with 4 Corners Whitewater. Access is reasonably easy and the shuttle distance is almost equal to the downriver distance because US Highway 550 parallels the river along this section. Also shadowing the run is the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Line, an alternative to self-shuttling. The Upper Animas begins at 9300

Pandoras Box Video

25 Apr 2011 / 1 Comment / in Uncategorized/by

4CRS Team Paddler Luke Hanson gives us mortals a look inside Pandora’s Box of the Animas. Enjoy!

Kayaking Pandora’s Box from Luke Hanson on Vimeo.

1 reply
  1. Anonymous says:
    May 6, 2011 at 10:16 am

    Great Video Luke!
    -Eric

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