River surfers go mainstream

By: shannond | September 22nd, 2009 at 11:05am
"Staring at the colorful fleet of two rafts and a dozen stand-up paddle (SUP) boards strewn across the launch ramp, Westwater River ranger Alvin Halliday didn't bat an eye.

At one of the most popular whitewater boating runs on the Colorado River, river managers at Westwater Canyon long ago established the set of rules used to regulate river runners in the fragile desert environment just across the state line.

But as a new whitewater activity poised to explode on the adventure sports scene, the parameters of whitewater SUP are still being established."
by The Denver Post

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