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Do you paddle a canoe or kayak?
Would you like to?
The River Touring Section of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club leads canoe and
kayak trips mainly on lakes and rivers. Some sea kayak trips are held in the local
area and in Morro Bay. Most trips are conducted within California, although a few
trips are lead in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. Trips are usually 2-3 days in length,
however long distance trips can last up to a week or more.
Most trips are touring type trips, although the RTS intends to offer more instructional
trips in the future. Trips can vary in difficulty from class I (easy flat water) to class
IV (very advanced whitewater).
Boating is an excellent way of exploring lands and scenery that is often simply not
possible by other means. Paddling is another method of getting around that is quiet,
beautiful, and good exercise. We hope you can join us.
See you on the river!
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A Typical Trip
A typical trip might go like this: Paddlers meet at the designated river at "the put in"
around 9:00 or 10:00 AM, paddle until early afternoon, enjoy lunch on the river, and
continue paddling until 4:00 or 5:00 PM. This "take out" point is frequently the campsite
for that evening. Happy hour of hors d'oeuvres and beverages commences shortly thereafter
and is followed by a potluck around 7:00PM. The succeeding day(s) follow a similar pattern.
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Paddling Instruction
The city of Los Angeles is offering kayak and canoe lessons. Call 818-899-3779
(Hanson Dam) for information. The person heading the program is Edwin. The city also
offers fitness kayaking (an opportunity to use sit-on-top kayaks) at Lake Balboa.
They hope to expand the programs to include kayak polo and slalom gates. It's still
gearing up, but should be exciting.
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Equipment
All members of the River Touring Section have their own boating equipment in one form or
another. New boaters can rent equipment from commercial sources. Sometimes equipment
can be borrowed, but items that are more frequently lost or damaged, such as paddles are
not often loaned out. The cost of boating equipment can vary depending on the type of
paddling (canoe or kayak) one is interested in and whether the equipment purchased is new
or used. Multiplying the cost of backpacking equipment by a factor of two could be used
as a rough guideline for the cost of boating equipment. Clothing is often interchangeable,
so if you have backpacking clothes, bring them boating as well.
You can leave the boots at home though.
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