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PitCo wants to go kayaking with Basalt I Aspen Daily News Online <br />flows down the river. <br />Ely knew that the state highway department already needs to work on <br />the river in that reach to clear material away from the poorly placed <br />bridge pillars that stand in the river. <br />And he knew that a kayak park might well fit in with the town's detailed <br />river master plan. <br />"The concept of a river park or kayak course began as a vehicle with <br />which to enhance stream flows on this reach of the Roaring Fork River, <br />to enhance the natural riparian habitat that could develop in this area <br />and to stimulate active recreation and use of real property already <br />owned by Pitkin County in this area," Ely wrote. <br />Pitkin County paid for a preliminary feasibility study by The McLaughlin <br />Group, which found that flows in that stretch of the Fork were generally <br />high enough to create play waves for kayaks, but that they would be <br />much smaller than the monster kayak wave recently built in the <br />Colorado River in West Glenwood Springs. <br />With funding from Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, Ely has also <br />hired Jason Carey of River Restoration — who created the Glenwood <br />wave — to do a preliminary conceptual design for the Basalt whitewater <br />park. <br />Carey's design includes a sidewalk and parallel parking spaces between <br />Two Rivers Road and the river, as well as accessible multi -level <br />overlooks and stairs leading down to the river. In the river channel itself <br />there would be two " whitewater structures" and two groupings of <br />"habitat boulders" at either end of the whitewater park. <br />Basalt Town Council is scheduled to hear the issue today at 6:45 p.m. <br />bgs@aspendailynews.com <br />Career Opportunities I Site flap I Contact Us <br />Copyright © 2001 - 2009 Aspen Daily News <br />Website built and maintained by Blue Tent Marketing. <br />http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/l 32706 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />1100110;"x1,11`1 <br />to f ieking you . <br />with All Of • � ,. <br />your rM eWe <br />nth <br />970. .1818 <br />stefdiTlev3llow@gfllUkom <br />Visitor Guide <br />Aspen Real Estate <br />Access Aspen Properties <br />Aspen MLS Search <br />Aspen Sotheby's <br />Carol Dopkin Real Estate Inc. <br />Professional <br />Local Website Development <br />Services <br />Colorado Fly Fishing <br />Lodging <br />Frias Properties <br />Hotel Jerome Aspen <br />Independence Square Motel <br />Transportation <br />Snow Limo <br />2/25/2009 <br />