Paddle from Colorado to Texas?

[josh7328]

Is it possible to kayak from Colorado to Texas? I think this would be one hell of an adventure. I can't find any information on long distance kayaking on rivers, but I think it would be kickass! I'm trying to find maps of rivers that show which rivers connect or are close to each other all flowing South East. I'm trying to see how close I could get to the DFW area, if time wasn't an issue. What do you think?

[merl]

doesn't look like it. CO drains to the Mississippi and Texas does not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippirivermapnew.jpg

[ronaldrwl]

CO drains to the Mississippi.

Really?

[merl]

on the east side at least :)

[ronaldrwl]

You can take the Arkansas to the Mississippi

[BushMasterBoy]

Follow the Arkansas River to the Mississippi River. Just think, you could bugout to the ocean!

[Wulf202]

how many miles per day could you do on a kayak?

[josh7328]

how many miles per day could you do on a kayak?
Depends on the current of the river, your fitness level, your kayak, how often you have to carry your boat on foot... It is undoubtedly faster than walking, and easier than cycling, however. Plus, you always have a water and food supply right there with you. EDIT: The twists and turns in the river would mean that more miles on the river would equal less miles traveled on land in a straight line.

[dwalker460]

not sure you could get enough "stuff" in a kayak, probably better to do a canoe. I did some canoe camping when I was a youngster, lots of fun but portaging can be a fair amount of work.

[josh7328]

not sure you could get enough "stuff" in a kayak, probably better to do a canoe. I did some canoe camping when I was a youngster, lots of fun but portaging can be a fair amount of work.
I've got a high quality inflatable kayak that can hold quite a bit of gear. Gotta think too, wouldn't have to carry water. Just a filter.

[spqrzilla]

There is this river that starts in Colorado called ... the Rio Grande ...

[earplug]

The Arkansas goes dry in Colorado.
You might consider the Platte river, but it has many reservoirs and dams.

[Irving]

Hovercraft and just go straight.

[merl]

There is this river that starts in Colorado called ... the Rio Grande ...
guess I was wrong. figured anything heading out the southern side of CO was going to go dry somewhere in NM. That would be your way to paddle to Texas without going on the ocean.
As to the wisdom of navigating that river along Mexico, that is another topic.

[cstone]

Besides the obvious safety issues, what kind of filter could I sell you that would get you to drink the water between Juarez and Laredo? [ROFL1]

[Ah Pook]

Greyhound

http://www.greyhound.com/app_themes/en/images/hdr-gh-logo.gif

Tie the yak on top.

[josh7328]

Greyhound

http://www.greyhound.com/app_themes/en/images/hdr-gh-logo.gif

Tie the yak on top.
[ROFL1][Beer]

[Goodburbon]

The Pecos river is dry here in Tx. So just FYI your trip might need to wait for this drought to abate.

[Goodburbon]

Looks like maybe the rio grande?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Riogranderivermap.png

[Colorado Osprey]

Re: Rio Grand River

guess I was wrong. figured anything heading out the southern side of CO was going to go dry somewhere in NM.

This river flows through the town of Alamosa. At times the river flow is so poor you couldn't float a toy boat. It is surely not a place you can kayak except for maybe a few weeks in the spring/earily summer when there is heavy snow melt.
The Rio Conchos River joins the Rio Grand River south of El Paso Texas which supplies most of the Rio Grand's water flow to the ocean. From El Paso Texas to the Gulf of Mexico the water is more able to sustain a kayak or larger craft.

[josh7328]

The Rio Grande would NOT be my first choice! I've got no experience with getting in a firefight from inside an inflatable kayak, and I'm not sure I want any.[M2]