Gordon Banks» Kayaking

Colorado Whitewater 2011

Gordon — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:55:38 +0000

Kayaking video highlights from the 2011 whitewater run-off.

Castle Creek

Gordon — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:54:19 +0000

Help save Castle Creek whitewater. Here’s what the city of Aspen has planned.

Big Sur

Gordon — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:01:04 +0000

Big Sur on June 6, 2011 at around 25,000 cfs. Dam gates were closed.

Castle Creek Small Hydro Power

Gordon — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:19:39 +0000

This comic rendition of small hydro development is currently being played out in Aspen, Colorado over building a hydro plant on Castle Creek. The Aspen community is being sold on small hydro being a “green” and renewable energy source. The Western Rivers Institute is attempting to educate and inform Colorado communities on the impact of such small hydro developments.

Telegraph Cove

Gordon — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:13:34 +0000

Recent pics of an eleven day sea kayaking trip to the Broughton Islands off of Vancouver Island. The Broughtons offer endless small islands to explore, paddle or camp. The biggest trip obstacle is the Johnstone Strait crossing (3km) which you navigate leaving and returning to the Telegraph Cove. We rented a double sea kayak from North Island Kayaks out of Telegraph Cove, British Columbia. Telegraph Cove makes for a very easy putin/takeout location. You can organize out of the Telegraph Cove Resort campground or go luxurious with one of their cabins on the Cove’s boardwalk. Getting yourself and your backpacking gear to Telegraph Cove is really all you need to do logistically to make this trip happen. We flew from Vancouver to Port Hardy, BC, you can get a cab at the airport, we negotiated a 45 minute grocery stop at the IGA in Port McNeill with our driver (Reg, Rainbox Taxi, 250 956 8294). You can buy last minute items at the small dockside store in Telegraph Cove. Many sea kayakers or boaters; short on time, use various water taxis to get shuttled out into the Broughtons. The rates seem to vary greatly, but expect $400 to $600 for any destinations beyond Johnstone Strait.