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Lake Lesson 8/15/10 →

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Mastering the Roll 6/17/10 →

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Roll Lesson 8/26/10 →

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Roll Lesson 8/24/10 →

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River Class 7/18/10 →

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Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) - 7/27/10 →

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Intro to the Roll 7/20/10 →

Intro to the Roll 6/29/10 →

Renaissance on the River is BACK for 2010!  (more...)

Renaissance on the River 2010 →

Private Roll 8/5/10 →

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Roll Session 8/10/10 →

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Sat & Sun, 9/4 and 9/5 Lesson →

Thanks Carla and Josh you two were great (more...)

Sea Kayak Lesson 8/14/10 →

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Sunday Kayak Lake Lesson 8/22/10 →

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Basics Class 6/22/10 →

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Sunday Lake Lesson Follow-up 8/8/10 →

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Sea Kayaking Tour 6/10/10 →

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8/8/10 Praise →

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Saturday Lake Lesson Follow-up 8/7/10 →

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Kayak Lake Lesson Follow Up 8/21/10 →

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Lake Lesson 6/12/10 →

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Avi Awareness Class, Sat, 2/13/10 →

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Wed, 6/10 Boulder Creek Trip →

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Mastering the Roll Class 2/9/10 →

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To the Students of 6/9's Intro to Roll Class →

Avalanche Level 1 Course 1/7-1/10/10 →

Kayaking Students from 6/5, 6/7 and 6/8/09 →

Ice Kayaking in Golden caught on camera..........(more)...

Ice Kayaking in Golden →

Hi All, Thanks for coming out (more...)

Sea Kayaking Lesson from 6/4/09 →

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Private Roll Class on 6/4/09 →

Avalanche Course 12/17/09 →

Hi All!  It’s Patty, your RA Guide (more)

To The Students of "Basics" 6/2/09 Class →

Hey Amanda and Scott!  It's.......

Intro to the Roll Tue 11/3/09 →

Good morning Jamie,
Thanks for joining us (more)....

Idaho Springs Town Run Rapid Names →

Hey Stephanie!   It’s Patty, your (more)...

Roll Class 9/22/09 →

Kacie Muhonen, 5/30: Kacie, great job on Saturday, I look forward to seeing you on another trip in the future. You showed a lot of potential and confidence in a kayak. I think that a river course is the next logical step in your paddling career, you can play around in the lake only so much, the river...

Kayaking Classes from 5/30 and 5/31 →

On September 19th Dean Krakel and trip leader Max Young returned from a life-changing adventure in Ethiopia. We were supposed to be rafting down the Omo River for 21 days with our partner company, Water By Nature. After two days of shopping in Addis Ababa (the capital city) we were finally ready to go...

Omo River Recap - Sept 2009 →

Dear Everyone from Aug 29-30 Glenwood/Colorado River Trip (more)...

Glenwood Springs Aug 29-30, 2009 →

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All Open Pool Sessions REQUIRE Reservations! →

Lyle Phetteplace setting the snow kayak world record.

Snow Kayak World Record →

Hi Stephanie and Brad (more...)

Mastering the Roll 8/25/09 →

All of our pool sessions are up and running for 2009! Golden, Engelwood, Lakewood and Longmont locations all have basics, roll, roll update and open pool. Check out the website for more information. All pools are pre-registered either through the website or via phone. Come learn the basics now or work...

Pool sessions up and running! →

Golden River Sports Annual Fall Swap August 21-23, 2009 (more)

Golden River Sports Annual Fall Swap August 21-23, 2009 →

Last night’s roll session was unbelievable.  Pat and his son Mike were the only two in the class and it paid off huge.  By the end of their first pool rolling session they were both rolling like crazy.  Mike is a natural.  I had to challenge him by teaching him the hand roll and a few ways of doing the backdeck roll.   What a fun time. 

Learning to Roll in no time 10/7/08 →

Glenwood Trip Aug 15-16, 2009 →

Max and Suzy get married in the snow on cross country skis.

Adventure Wedding →

First I want to say thank you for making yesterday a great day (more)

Meetup Group Group Lake Lesson 8/8/09 →

Salem is performing at the Fox Theatre in Boulder on April 15th with Pato Banton at a Glacial Awareness Concert. Konrad Steffen, director for CU's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, will be speaking at the event as well.

Glacial Awareness Concert by Salem →

Kayak Basics Pool Class #1 (8/4/09) →

 “We took a whole group of folks out with Renaissance Adventure Guides. They set us up with everything we need, the guides were friendly and helpful and we all had an amazing time – especially the first-timers!”

Testimonial-Aleece Koss →

River Kayaking 8/1 and 8/2/09 →

Hi There All,  I just wanted to say thanks for taking the "Mastering the Roll" (more)...

Kayaking Roll Class 7/28/09 →

Whether you are climbing Kilimanjaro or trekking the Inca Trail, training for your adventure should become a daily routine.  Any trekking venture is within reach for most people with normal fitness levels, but the more physically fit and prepared you are, the more you're likely to enjoy the journey (instead of being totally focused on your sore legs and feet). You'll hardly ever hear a returning Kili climber say "I wish I had trained less for that."

Training for High Altitude Trekking →

When it comes to bad movies it doesn’t get much worse than Mariah Carey in Glitter.  We normally love sports movies, but these duds make us want to smack ourselves in the face to try to wake up from the nightmares that are these cinematic disasters.  So here you have it: a list of sports movies so horrendous that they have us reaching not for the remote, but for ear plugs and blindfolds.

Caddyshack 2 (1988)

The original Caddyshack?  Genius.  The sequel?  Not so much.  Looking back, taking away Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, and Chevy Chase may not have been such a great idea.  Who did they give us in return?  Dan Aykroyd,  Jackie Mason, and Robert Stack.  It may have been number 2 but it was half as good as the original, if we’re being nice.

The Fan (1996)

Plodding, clumsy, and totally implausible movie featuring Robert Dinero as a psycho fan (clever movie title, huh?) who gets crazy-obsessed with his favorite baseball player (Wesley Snipes) to the point of pulling a knife on one of Snipes’ teammates and kidnapping Snipes son in a woefully misguided effort to help Snipes succeed on the diamond.  Started out creepy, then turned generic stalker flick with a cool soundtrack.

Rollerball (2001)

Really?  The producers of this film REALLY thought they could replace James Caan with Chris Klein in the remake of this movie?  Caan carries himself as gritty, strong, and mysterious.  Chris Klein carries eyeliner and bottle of spritzer.

Juwanna Mann (2002)

Male pro basketball player gets kicked out of league.  Male pro basketball player decides to masquerade as a woman in order to join a female pro basketball league.  Hilarity does NOT ensue.  This film is a major “drag”.

Rocky V (1990)

This movie should not have been made.  Period.  Can we just erase this off the books and count the more recent Rocky Balboa as Rocky V?  Please??

Any Given Sunday (1999)

Perhaps Any Given Sunday should additionally get the award for Most Overhyped Sports Movie Ever.  Everyone wanted this movie to be great.  No one thought it was.  Not a good disconnect for a movie to have.  The football scenes are unrealistic and are staged and lit more like a bad music video than a football game.

Air Bud – all of them (1997-2003)

OK so we cheated here to include a franchise, but we think it’s more than deserving.  This preposterous collection of children’s movies featuring a golden retriever that plays basketball, football, baseball, volleyball, and soccer includes such movie titles as “World Pup” and “Seventh Inning Fetch”.  Gag me.  Children everywhere will forever be disappointed in their dog’s ability to simply bark and sleep.  Nice work, Disney.

Seven Sports Movies So Bad They Make You Want to Watch Glitter on Repeat →

Lake Lesson Folks,   First off my apologies (more)

Lake Lesson 7/25/09 →

We are happy to be a part of this year's South Platte River Clean-up on April 26, 2009.  This fun event on the South Platte River through Denver is a great way to give something back to the rivers that are our playgrounds - plus it's free and food is provided! 

South Platte River Clean-up →

Private Trip 7/21/09 →

Hello all of you great kayakers (more...) !!!
 

Kayaking Lesson 7/18-7/19/09 →

Dear Sara, Kelly, Alex, Stephen, and Prakash (more)...

Kayaking Class 7/18/09 →

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Kayaking Class 7/14/09 →

Dear Luisa and Patricia,  Thank you so much for (more)

Sea Kayaking Class 7/12/09 →

Mastering The Roll Class - 7/7/09 →

All right the brothers three (more)!!

Private Family Lesson Sat, 6/27/09 →

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Kayaking Lake Class Sat 6/27/09 →

Hi Everyone!  It’s Patty and Daniel (more)

Kayak Lesson on 6/23/09 →

Hello to everyone from Saturday’s Chatfield class (more...)

Sat, 6/20 Kayaking Class →

Hi All!  What a great weekend (more)

6/20 and 6/21's River Class →

Hey Gang,  We had a blast with you on Boulder Creek (more...)

Boulder Creek Trip 6/28/09 →

Hello Steven, Brad and Jay (more)...

River Lesson Sun, 6/28/09 →

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Roll Class 6/16/09 →

Sorry.  We are sold out. 

Open Pool, 6/16/09 - FULL →

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Sat, June 13 Kayaking Class →

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Join RA Guides for “Renaissance on the River” every Wednesday night for FREE! →

 I just wanted to follow-up with you guys and thank you for coming on the river last Sunday with RA Guides.  You guys just rocked... 

K111 - June 29th Intro River Course →

 I wanted to do a brief overview of everything that we covered in class...

Glenwood Springs Int. Weekend →

I would like to thank Renaissance Adventure Guides and all of the instructors that gave the class over the weekend of July 19. 

K110 - July 19 River Basics →

Hey Beginning Kayakers so sorry to have not gotten this out to you earlier...

K110 - July 18 Kayak Basics and Roll →

Read KDVR's Good Day Colorado producer Jamie Goswick's ducky trip blog.

KDVR ducky's Clear Creek →

 Hola Elizabeth and Shaune,

Thanks so much for joining us yesterday for your private, great trip on the South Platte. 

Team "Serenity Now" →

On January 18 of 2009, a group from Renaissance Adventure Guides cusscessfully summitted Mount Kilimanjaro. Come re-live the experience tonight (March 13) at the South Metro Chamber of Commerce in Centennial as the team members recapture this amazing adventure in a slideshow and stories. Included will...

Kilimanjaro Slideshow →