Southwest Paddler

Welcome to Southwest Paddler, the most comprehensive resource for information related to outdoors recreation on and near the rivers, creeks and streams of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. This guide is organized by state, and provides information about waterways and the businesses that cater to the outdoor adventurer looking for a place to enjoy paddlesports, camping, hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, nature photography or other leisurely pursuits in the great outdoors.

Access to state pages can be gained by clicking either the individual state flags above or the state buttons below. Additional information can be found on the Internet links page or in the Southwest Paddler Yellow Pages, which contains links and information about businesses both within and outside the states that are parts of this guide.

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In-depth discussions about paddling issues by Marc "Canoeman" McCord are featured each month. Each discussion addresses a specific topic related to paddling, camping and related activities based upon personal experience. Articles are intended to provide information, insight and helpful tips to help others enjoy themselves on rivers while being properly prepared for their trips, and ready to respond to circumstances that may occur while participating in outdoor recreation activities on or near rivers, streams and creeks.

This month's article addresses swiftwater rescue in hydraulics, including how to prepare and what to do when a paddler becomes a victim requiring rescue. This article is based upon the author's training and recent personal experience on two rivers during high-water conditions where dam hydraulics became dangerous, and required proper procedure to resolve without injury, death or loss of property.

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A clean environment is important for enjoyment of nature. Below are links to current environmental action projects. Please submit information for other activities so that they can be promoted here. Additional info can be found HERE.

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This web site does not collect information from visitors. Confidential information, including e-mail addresses gathered from received e-mail, is not given, sold or otherwise distributed to any third party at any time for any reason. Southwest Paddler and CobraGraphics recognize the importance of privacy and will never violate visitor trust by providing any information that it may have about visitors with any other person, company or entity whatsoever except upon the prior express written consent of that visitor.

I would like to gratefully acknowledge many friends and fellow paddlers who, over the years, have made direct or indirect contributions to my knowledge about paddling and the rivers where we play. This acknowledgement is not complete, and I apologize to anybody whose name is omitted, but who deserves credit. Darin Bird, Bryan Jackson, Jerry Johnson, Roy Pipkin, Bonnie Haskins, Fraser Border, Keith Smith, Ken "Hollywood" Lock, Wendall Lyons, Perry Humphrey, Tom Goynes, Lee Deviney, Dwayne TeGrutenhaus, John Vanness, Ben and Cindy Fruehauf, Steve King, Tony Smith, Archie, Becky and Casey Peyton, Bob Narramore, Rich Manning, Charles Edwards, Rich Grayson, Tom Jenkins, William Baldwin, Lyle Lockwood and Patti Carothers.

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