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Single Blades Open Canoe Downriver Championships R-2: a New Take on Rafting the Plight (And Recovery) of the Canoe the Yampa: Rich Past, Dubious Future BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS September/October 2008 Single Blades Open Canoe Downriver Championships R-2: A New Take on Rafting The Plight (and Recovery) of the Canoe The Yampa: Rich Past, Dubious Future PLUS The Story of Idaho’s “River X” ��� ����������� ����� ���� ����������������� ���� �������������������� �������������� �������������� ����������������� �������������� ���������������������� ��������������� �������� ����� �� ����� �������������� ����� ����������������� ����������� ����������������������� ������� ������������ �������������� �������� ��������������������� ����������� ������������������� ������ �������������������� ������������� �������������� �������������� ���������������������� ����� �������� ���� ������������������ �������� �������������� ��������� ������������������������ ���������������������� A VOLUNTEER PUBLICATION PROMOTING RIVER CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND SAFETY American Whitewater Journal July/August 2008 - Volume #48 - Issue #5 COLUMNS 3 The Journey Ahead by Mark Singleton 4 Letters To the Editor 6 President’s Message by Don Kinser 7 News & Notes 10 Humor: The Dunces’ Cap by Christian Bates 62 Accident Summary: Jan-June 2008 by Charlie Walbridge STEWARDSHIP UPDATES 14 West River Groups Meet by Kevin Colburn 14 Groundhog Day on the Chattooga by Kevin Colburn 14 Hydro Proposed on N. Branch Potomoac by Kevin Colburn 14 Americans Look North for Hydro by Kevin Colburn 17 Idaho Boat Registration Dies Again by Kevin Colburn 18 Roar of the Yampa by Kent Vertrees 26 The Yampa: To Dam or Not to Damn by Nathan Fey SINGLE BLADES 22 Five Days on the Yampa by DaveSteindorf 28 R2: The High-Life of Rafting by Paul Gamache 32 Recap of 2008 National Downriver Canoe Championships by Tom Blue 36 Endangered Canoes by Harrison Metzger RIVER VOICES 42 First Descent of Smith Creek by Doug Ammons 55 Invasion of the Boat Snatchers by Futureboater 56 The Rescue Routine by Bob Wilson 60 River Karma by Sharon Hailey Support American Whitewater through CFC or United Way All of the Federal CFC campaigns (CFC # 11351) and a few of the local United Way campaigns will allow you to donate through them to AW. Also, check to see if your employer will match your charitable contributions: double your giving . double your fun! 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