Austin Paddling Club

Trips and Events

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Saturday, 01/05/08	San Marcos River. Meet at Pecan Park Retreat at 1:00 pm. We'll paddle from Pecan Park to Sculls Crossing (about 3 miles) with a little bit of current and a few rapids. What to Bring: Boat, life jacket (PFD), skirt (unless paddling a sit-on-top or canoe), paddle, kayak or canoe helmet, and plenty of water. For information about this section of river, refer to page 82 in the 2000 edition of "Rivers and Rapids" by Nolen and Narramore (available at your local outfitter). Directions to Pecan Park Retreat: Go south on IH-35 to San Marcos. Exit Hwy 80/Hopkins/Luling/Wimberley/RR12 exit (about 2nd or 3rd exit for San Marcos). Turn left at light. Continue past Walmart, over Blanco River bridge, and past Hwy 21 (Bastrop) turnoff. Turn right at next right, CO 101. Go one block, then turn left. Continue until you see the sign for Pecan Park (first right). Turn right and continue until you see the gate for Pecan Park Retreat. Turn right. (Go on up to Tom and Paula Goynes' place and pay your launch fee.) Come back to the gate, go through the gate, and meet us by the river. PLEASE RSVP to Carla at 512-751-3283 or cjenn@austin.rr.com.

Saturday, 01/12/08	San Marcos River. Meet at Pecan Park Retreat at 1:00 pm. We'll paddle from Pecan Park to Sculls Crossing (about 3 miles) with a little bit of current and a few rapids. Eddy the Goose will probably join the trip at Cottonseed Rapids. What to Bring: Boat, life jacket (PFD), skirt (unless paddling a sit-on-top or canoe), paddle, kayak or canoe helmet, and plenty of water. For information about this section of river, refer to page 82 in the 2000 edition of "Rivers and Rapids" by Nolen and Narramore (available at your local outfitter). Directions to Pecan Park Retreat: Go south on IH-35 to San Marcos. Exit Hwy 80/Hopkins/Luling/Wimberley/RR12 exit (about 2nd or 3rd exit for San Marcos). Turn left at light. Continue past Walmart, over Blanco River bridge, and past Hwy 21 (Bastrop) turnoff. Turn right at next right, CO 101. Go one block, then turn left. Continue until you see the sign for Pecan Park (first right). Turn right and continue until you see the gate for Pecan Park Retreat. Turn right. (Go on up to Tom and Paula Goynes' place and pay your launch fee.) Come back to the gate, go through the gate, and meet us by the river. PLEASE RSVP to Carla at 512-751-3283 or cjenn@austin.rr.com.

Saturday, 02/02/08	San Marcos River. Meet at Pecan Park Retreat at 1:00 pm. We'll paddle from Pecan Park to Sculls Crossing (about 3 miles) with a little bit of current and a few rapids. What to Bring: Boat, life jacket (PFD), skirt (unless paddling a sit-on-top or canoe), paddle, kayak or canoe helmet, and plenty of water. If you are interested, please RSVP to Melinda at 512-695-5963 or meverett@texas.net.

Saturday, 03/01/08	23rd Annual Great Texas River Cleanup on the San Marcos River. More information to follow. Contact Tom Goynes at 512-392-6171 or goynes@centurytel.net.

Saturday, 04/05/08	Springsfest on the San Marcos River. More information to follow.

Saturday-Sunday, 04/12-13/08	Hidalgo Falls River Festival. Events include a 28-mile downriver race, a race on the rapids, a concert, a slalom race, a whitewater rodeo, a boat demo, and more! For more information, visit http://philosophy.tamu.edu/~sdaniel/hf-fest7.html.

Week of 07/04/08	North Carolina Week of Rivers. Several of us from the APC are planning to drive to the western hills of North Carolina to partake in the annual Carolina Canoe Club's Week of Rivers. During this event you can paddle your canoe or kayak on some of the southeast's best whitewater and flatwater lakes, take instruction at the fabulous Nantahala Outdoor Center, and mountain bike at the southeast's mecca, Tsali Recreational Area. The Alamo City Rivermen have a wonderful writeup on the event from last year. (Read it and drool!) If you are interested in joining the fun, please RSVP to Carla at 512-751-3283 or cjenn@austin.rr.com.


Every Wednesday	APC Kayak/Canoe Polo At 6:30 pm on Town Lake underneath the Mopac Bridge. It is great fun for kids of all ages (up to 80 years old!) and boats of every kind (even open canoes!). See the Kayak Polo page for more information.

Every Wednesday	Austin Texas Outdoors Woman Network (TOWN) paddle on Town Lake. For more information, visit http://townaustin.homestead.com/files/index.htm.

Every Saturday	The Saturday Paddlers of San Antonio meet every Saturday, usually at Rudy's in Leon Springs, at 11:30 AM for a trip on the Upper Guadalupe or nearby river. Call Joline Moore, 210-651-4798, cell 210-861-1211, Riverjomo@aol.com, for specific plans. Contact Joline at her e-mail address to get on the Saturday Paddlers of San Antonio mailing list.

Periodically	Austin Area Kayaking Meetup Group meets occassionally for trips. For more information, visit http://kayaking.meetup.com/151/.

APC trips are conducted for the benefit of the members and guests of the Austin Paddling Club. Since about half our members are not members of the American Canoe Association (ACA), we will advertise all trips as “A group of paddlers” are going….” The reason for this is that Austin Paddling Club’s insurance is provided through ACA and non-ACA members would have to be charged a $5 fee to participate in “Official Club Trips.” The officers feel the fee does not promote participation in trips. The fee defeats the purpose of making trips available to everyone.

The coordinator of each trip reserves the right to limit the number of participants, and to refuse participation to anyone who does not possess the skill level required for the trip. Coordinators and officers of APC are volunteers and merely organize trips for the convenience of the participants. They do not make any warranties of safety. Paddling is good fun, but each participant is responsible for his or her own safety. Contact the trip leader to RSVP and to find out about any last-minute changes.

Some trips that are posted on the calendar are not sponsored by the APC, but may be of interest to our members. To find out about last-minute trips or events, subscribe to the electronic mailing list.