Re: [Paddlewise] Winter on the Rio Grande del Norte in Texas

From: Joe Pylka <pylka_at_castle.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:05:21 -0500
>This ain't the same river you see in New Mexico or Colorado.  I mean it IS
>the same river, but it is different.
>
        True.  The original Rio Grande pretty much peters out in Southern
New Mexico.  Nearly everything in the Lower is from Mexico.
        I've done the Lower Canyons from Big Bend to near Dryden TX on
occasions.  Definitely not a rafting river.  Still fun, though.   For me the
best time is early April, when many of the cacti are in bloom.  That can be
very spectacular.  It's usually a 6 day run down the river.  I use Sunrise
County Canoe Expeditions (Marty Brown's operation in Maine) for these trips
and he's a good outfitter for this.
JP

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