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SOAR Inflatable Canoes - Somewhere On A River

Rio Chama, New Mexico
Report by Marc W. McCord

Chama Canyon Slideshow

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Rio Chama Access at El Vado Ranch


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Launching at El Vado Ranch


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On the river just below El Vado Ranch


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Rio Chama above Chama Canyon


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A nice lunch stop in Chama Canyon


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Beautiful water and gorgeous scenery in Chama Canyon


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The beautiful Rio Chama in late July


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The beautiful Rio Chama in late July


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Encountering small rapids on Rio Chama


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More of the incredible beauty in Chama Canyon


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More of the incredible beauty in Chama Canyon


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The river winding through Chama Canyon


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Some older guys taking a siesta (actually, bailing boats after a rapid)


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The rapids are getting a little larger


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Contrasting colors, cool temperatures and excellent water make Rio Chama a pleasure in summer


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It's a beautiful day to be on the river


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The scenery just keeps getting better around every bend


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A nice island in the canyon


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What a way to spend 3 days!


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The scenery gets better with every mile we paddle


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Most of Rio Chama is an easy flatwater paddle trip


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Most of Rio Chama is an easy flatwater paddle trip


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More rapids ahead


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Somebody keeps moving that canyon wall from one side to the other


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Gravel bar islands make great lunch stops


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Having a philosophical discussion about the joys of canoeing Rio Chama


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More flatwater paddling with a good current


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Chama Canyon is starting to flatten out


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Red water Rio Chama after paddling through a rainstorm


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Red dirt and loose debris changed the appearance of the water


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Sediment from Chavez Canyon color the waters of the river


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Additional flow from rain run off helps the current


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Spreading out as we prepare to enter another rapid


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Muddy rapids make paddling more interesting


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Looking back upriver at a Class III rapid at the Chavez Canyon access


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A wider view of the Chavez Canyon access


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Looking upriver from the bridge at the Chavez Canyon access


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Looking downriver from the bridge at the Chavez Canyon access


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Looking downriver toward Screaming Left Turn Rapid


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Close look at Screaming Left Turn Rapid


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Last rapid before the Big Eddy Takeout


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Boat Ramp at the Big Eddy Takeout


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Looking upriver from the Big Eddy Takeout


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