Canoe trips on the Colorado River

[powdersons 10]

Our troop has decided to do a canoe trip in April. We are leaning toward the Colorado somewhere between Hoover Dam and Yuma. I would appreciate hearing where others have gone in the last couple of years and whether you would do it again. I would also be interested in any other highly recommended rivers in California.

[le Voyageur 72]

Depending on time of year, the lower Calorado is okay for canoeing, I've done the section from Palo Verde, Ca. to Yuma in the early spring, and had a fairly good time. However, I doubt if I would run it during the summer unless there was a lot of swim breaks.

For California rivers, maybe the American or Russian (near Sacramento). Not recommended unless you've got floatation and a lot of skill, would be the Touolome(spelling), Stanislaus, or the Kern...these are snow fed rivers that can be fairly tuff in some sections...