Comments on: The Rio Santa Maria and it's tributaries: SLP, Mexico. http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/ Kayaking Gear | Custom Dry Decks | Dry Suits | Dry Tops | Spray Skirts | Layering Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Schulte http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/#comment-1375 Michael Schulte Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:48:57 +0000 http://www.immersionresearch.com/?p=875#comment-1375 Hey, enjoyed your entry. How things have changed! I was part of the first run of what you refer to as the first four canyons of the Río Santa María back in the late 1970s. Your photos bring back wonderful memories. Our trip was written up in Revista de Geografía Universal, Edición Internacional (noviembre 1980; Año 5 Vol. 10 No. 5) in an article spaning twenty pages featuring the photography of Jaime Migoya Von Bertrab. (I'm the white-helmeted guy in the photos paddling the kevlar-yellow boat.) Your photos of other locations in the watershed are fabulous dream fodder for a somewhat-less-intrepid-these-days mostly sea-kayaker anymore kind of guy. I would like to suggest that you paddler types that read this and know the region support conservation of the river and the Sierra Gorda. Hey, enjoyed your entry. How things have changed! I was part of the first run of what you refer to as the first four canyons of the Río Santa María back in the late 1970s. Your photos bring back wonderful memories. Our trip was written up in Revista de Geografía Universal, Edición Internacional (noviembre 1980; Año 5 Vol. 10 No. 5) in an article spaning twenty pages featuring the photography of Jaime Migoya Von Bertrab. (I'm the white-helmeted guy in the photos paddling the kevlar-yellow boat.)

Your photos of other locations in the watershed are fabulous dream fodder for a somewhat-less-intrepid-these-days mostly sea-kayaker anymore kind of guy.

I would like to suggest that you paddler types that read this and know the region support conservation of the river and the Sierra Gorda.

]]> By: agoshorn http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/#comment-1374 agoshorn Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:49:41 +0000 http://www.immersionresearch.com/?p=875#comment-1374 Adam's overly simple scale to find what kind of paddling you are seeking in the SLP area... Class V: Oct - early Nov Class IV-V: early Nov - early Dec Class III-IV: mid Dec - early Jan Class III: early Jan - mid March Adam's overly simple scale to find what kind of paddling you are seeking in the SLP area…
Class V: Oct – early Nov
Class IV-V: early Nov – early Dec
Class III-IV: mid Dec – early Jan
Class III: early Jan – mid March

]]> By: John Weld http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/#comment-1373 John Weld Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:44:32 +0000 http://www.immersionresearch.com/?p=875#comment-1373 Hey Fraser, I didn't write this post, but I did run a kayaking business down in that area for 5 years or so back in the 90's. Basically, right now is a great time to go. The rainy season is in the fall, when a lot of these rivers are going to be huge, but around mid December, things start to mellow out. January and early February is really your best bet. All of these rivers here are in the Ciudad Vallez area. -John Hey Fraser,

I didn't write this post, but I did run a kayaking business down in that area for 5 years or so back in the 90's. Basically, right now is a great time to go. The rainy season is in the fall, when a lot of these rivers are going to be huge, but around mid December, things start to mellow out. January and early February is really your best bet. All of these rivers here are in the Ciudad Vallez area.
-John

]]> By: Fraser Kingscott http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/#comment-1372 Fraser Kingscott Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:41:14 +0000 http://www.immersionresearch.com/?p=875#comment-1372 Thats awesome whens the best time to go? Thats awesome whens the best time to go?

]]> By: jan bregar http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/#comment-1371 jan bregar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:20:53 +0000 http://www.immersionresearch.com/?p=875#comment-1371 awesome stuff!!! awesome stuff!!!

]]> By: Grollemund Gautier http://www.immersionresearch.com/2009/01/02/the-rio-santa-maria-and-its-tributaries-slp-mexico/#comment-1370 Grollemund Gautier Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:24:37 +0000 http://www.immersionresearch.com/?p=875#comment-1370 That is amazing, slide, (big) drop, like in France... but I think it's a little more exotic than France... no? That is amazing, slide, (big) drop, like in France… but I think it's a little more exotic than France… no?

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