Permit Party (to apply for river rafting, kayaking and canoeing trips in 2012)

Permit Party (http://www.rivergeek.com/permits/)

to apply for river rafting, kayaking and canoeing trip permits for 2012 river fun

You need not own a raft, kayak, canoe, river board, pack raft inflatable kayak or any boat at all to apply for a river permit. You need not be an experienced boater on any of the rivers to get a permit. However, in order to run many of the best known rivers of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico and Arizona . . . you, or someone you know, must have a permit.

The more people who apply for permits (http://www.rivergeek.com/permits/) the better our chances of getting permits; and getting them for dates that we agree we would like to do to specific rivers (http://www.rivergeek.com/permits/). Boating season kicks off in March with the first runs of the Salt River in northeast Arizona. Let's see if we can get permits for most months between then and October; or more.

To get a good overview of rivers and permit requirements, look at this web (http://www.rivergeek.com/permits/) site BEFORE our meeting.

WHEN/WHERE:

Meet at 6 PM. Plan on this exercise taking 2+hours to explain, discuss, apply.

Location TBA (open to suggestions on where to have this. Need room for 20+ people, many will bring laptop computers. Need tables/chairs.)

SKYPE:

If we have members who cannot physically be at the "PARTY", perhaps we can Skype in Adventurers from Denver, SLC, Glenwood, Montrose &/or other remote locations. Personally I am not a Skype expert, however, I'm sure we will have members who know how to do this. State in your RSVP if you want to be connected from outside Grand Junction by Skype.

BRING:

• Laptop computer &/or smart phone w/ Internet access (optional but helpful)

• Print out application pages for rivers that accept paper apps. If you print these, pls bring extras. Announce in your RSVP which rivers you will bring printed applications for.

• Beverages (adult or otherwise; in moderation)

• Pen and 8"x11" notepad

Among river permits we may apply for are:

** Yampa River (http://www.rivergeek.com/permits/index.html#yampadino) (in Dinosaur Natl Park, northwest Colorado)- the only major undammed river in the Colorado River drainage basin

** San Juan (http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/recreation/permits/san_juan_river.html) in southeast UT. This is the river that includes the famous "Goosenecks"

** Green River (http://www.rivergeek.com/permits/index.html#greenabc), various sections including Gates of Ladore, Desolation/Gray Canyons

** Colorado River including our 'local' Westwater; plus Cataract (http://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/upload/RiverReservationForm.pdf) and Grand Canyons (https://npspermits.us/grandcanyon/river/login.cfm)

** Main Salmon and Middle Fork (http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/recreation/4rivers/index.shtml) of Salmon in Idaho

** Salt River (http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPwhQoY6BdkOyoCAPkATlA!/?ss=110312&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003853&navid=091000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&ttype=main&pname=Tonto%20National%20Forest-%20Home/recreation/rec-permits-srpermits.shtml) in northeast Arizona. Permit applications must be submitted for the Salt no later than Jan. 15.

** Rogue (http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/rogue/floatspace-lottery.php) in Oregon

** Rio Chama (http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/taos/rio_chama_wsr.html) in New Mexico

CONTACT:

Doug Van Etten 970-433-4312

This is my first year to apply for permits. Those of you with experience in this process please come to the get together, please speak up to educate us. I will be very happy to have an experienced 'permit seeker' take on this very important function, of coordinating getting lots of people to apply for too few permits on so many exciting rivers.