Even for the most cynic of observer, it’d be hard to deny that standup paddling–as a competitive sport–has firmly taken hold from California to New Jersey to Florida and everywhere in between. If there is any doubt, that cynic need only look to Colorado, 14 hours from the nearest ocean–and the Go Pro Mountain Games as exhibit A in the sport’s evolution.
Some 60 paddlers pushed off the banks of Gore Creek Saturday morning for the SUP Sprint, a three-mile race through a beautiful mountain valley near Vail, Colorado. A section of river that had literally been forgotten by kayakers due to its flat character. Thanks to SUP, it’s again become a viable section for recreational Class II paddling.
Read More; Big Audiences for SUP at the Go Pro Mountain Games | SUP Magazine
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