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K151 - Youth Paddling Camp - 5-day (Boulder)		Adventure Matrix
	Duration: 5 days Price: *Please Call* Skill Level: Beginner Beginning this summer Renaissance Adventure Guides is offering kayak courses just for kids. The Youth Paddling Camp is a five-day program that will progress through the basics of kayaking. Kids will spend two days on Boulder Reservoir learning basic paddle strokes, bracing, self-rescue, Eskimo rescues, and the Eskimo roll. Once the basic strokes are learned we will play kayak games developed by the crew at the RAGuides. The games are fun and improve paddling skills. Camp participants will bring their own brown bag lunch and water/sport drink. Lunch will be followed by soccer, kickball, volleyball, and whatever other fun games we want to play before getting back in the water. After the lake portion is complete we will spend the next few days on moving water. On the river, the kids will learn how to control their boat in current and to maneuver from one part of the river to another. Maneuvers include: in and out of eddies, ferries across the river, surfing waves and negotiating a slalom course. We will encourage teamwork, respect for the river, and self-reliance. River safety, scouting, self-rescue, and reading whitewater will be practiced throughout the class. Your kids will learn how to respect the rivers and have fun at the same time. What Rivers? We have several options of rivers to paddle this summer. The rivers include Boulder Creek in Boulder, Clear Creek in Golden, St. Vrain in Lyons and the South Platte River in Denver. Each of these rivers will be utilized depending on water levels. The meeting place each day will depend on which river we are running. Ages: 10-17

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