Rowing in New Mexico?
s.k.b.u.@worldnet.att.net
> Alamos? I understand that there are some reservoirs that people row on.
>
Mark Miller had a rowing club going on a reservoir near Sante Fe.
However, he moved to Hawaii a couple of years ago, and as far as I
know that ended rowing in NM. I believe he does plan to return to
NM eventually, but has not done so yet.
Would appreciate if you happen to hear that there is anyone else
currently rowing anywhere in NM.
Susan K.B. Urbas
Chicago River Rowing Association
Chicago River Rowing Club
john martin
Angel Fire & SE of Red River -- uh --- in the town of Eagle(s?) Nest. It's
at about 7000 feet and is truly spectacular rowing in the summer. Don't, as
Igor once did, try to row on it in March. There are reasons shells don't
work on ice. Yes. The stuff legends are born of.
anyhow, there's a guy that runs the marina there (Northwest end of lake)
who has a clue what rowboats are all about. You'll have to leave your boat
out and beach launch from behind his garage. But it works pretty well. He
lives in the house --- you should call/visit ahead so he knows you're
coming. I usually just take the rack off my car, bring a cheap blue tarp
and secure the boat to the rack, the rack to the ground and bungee cord the
tarp over the whole mess. I haven't had any trouble yet. Be careful of
summer afternoon winds. They can be truly weird. I usually get on the water
about 6:30 AM and try to get off before 9:00 AM. And I stick pretty much to
the north end of the lake --- leaving the south end to the early morning
geezers chasing trout.
It's pretty round and from the Canyon dam (Cimarron River) to where you
launch, it's about 3 miles. As you go West, it's Baldy, TouchMeNot and
Cimarron Canyon off your stern. As you go East, it's Wheeler Peak, Bobcat
Pass and the rest of the Carson National Forest. Depending on the winter,
and when you're there, you'll get snowfields one way or the other (or both)
until well into August (Wheeler's over 14000' and Baldy's about 13500'). I
wouldn't trust the weather before mid June or after September.
that's all I know. have fun John Martin
s.k.b.u.@worldnet.att.net wrote in article
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Raymond C. Parks
>
> "Nancy J. Richter" <nj...@po.cwru.edu> writes:
> > Does anyone know where you can row in New Mexico, particularly near
> > Los Alamos? I understand that there are some reservoirs that people
> > row on.
> >
> Mark Miller had a rowing club going on a reservoir near Sante Fe.
> However, he moved to Hawaii a couple of years ago, and as far as I
> know that ended rowing in NM. I believe he does plan to return to
> NM eventually, but has not done so yet.
>
> Would appreciate if you happen to hear that there is anyone else
> currently rowing anywhere in NM.
>
I have been attempting to find both a shell and appropriate body of
water. For the first - I have concluded that buying via the net may be
my only choice. With regards to the latter - the gentleman mentioned,
Mark Miller, ran a sort of club which used Cochiti Lake. This is a
man-made lake on the Rio Grande river, just south of Santa Fe and
equally accessible to Santa Fe and Albuquerque. I have been told that
Cochiti is a "wakeless" lake by a local sailboat vendor. Another person
I know who sailboards likes Cochiti, except in winter. The scenery is
not as spectacular as Eagle Nest Lake (mentioned elsewhere in the
thread) but there are plenty of views of mountains.
Raymond C. Parks
rcp...@rt66.com
pgo...@hotmail.com
Mark Miller
rowe...@gmail.com
