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Colorado
"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:27:59 -0500, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
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>> Dave Smith wrote:
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>> > On 2013-09-16 1:52 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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>> > >>> I went kayaking in CO a month or so ago (Arkansas river, Lower
>> > >>> Brown's
>> > >>> Canyon) and had a blast.
>> > >>
>> > >> Except this is the end of summer and the water is tame.
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>> > > Not really. Lower water levels make more rapids due to increased
>> > > exposure of the rocks and other bottom features that make the white
>> > > water. This also wasn't supposed to be an expert outing is was an
>> > > intermediate one. Still had some pretty good and fast drops to
>> > > negotiate
>> > > and I got through most without dumping.
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>> > And you don't think that they would have been more treacherous with a
>> > lot more water. Greater volume of water, more sediment in the water,
>> > various flotsam and jetsam all make for increased risk.
>> > >
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>> Deeper water means less impact to the surface from the bottom profile.
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> Whatever floats your boat, Pete! 
lol
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