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• The river experience should allow on -the -water users access to City <br />business and vice - versa. <br />Leisure Boater <br />There will be a significant flow of knowledgeable boaters to the Animas River. <br />These people are generally experienced enough to manage for themselves. These <br />users will typically transport a large amount of equipment to and from the river on a <br />daily basis in the form of kayaks and gear and will therefore need parking areas in <br />close proximity to the improvements. Some of these users will crave top -end elite <br />level paddling while at the other end of the spectrum some of these paddlers will <br />seek out unintimidating boating options. <br />Of note is the nature in which hard boaters, both leisure and competitive, will use <br />the Animas. A typical outing will take one of two forms; either park and play or <br />paddle through. The park and play boaters will pick one destination, such as the <br />Corner Pocket wave, and remain at this location for their entire outing. This boater <br />is looking for an attractive play wave as well as easy recirculation back to the wave. <br />Access to and from this feature, shore side viewing and rest places are also key. <br />Paddle through boaters will also stop and play at a selected feature, but this is only a <br />part of their outing. These boaters will typically descend through an extended reach <br />of the river stopping at some places to play, some places to rest, and in other <br />instances will be challenging themselves just to make it down a particular rapid. <br />Both types of boaters will be attracted to Durango and understanding the needs of <br />both types of boating is important to the final design of this project. <br />A sub -set of this user group that should be singled out are instructional boating <br />classes. Instructional boaters may choose to remain at a single location, but this <br />location often features elementary whitewater. Instructors desire basic water features <br />with little risk of floating downstream into more difficult rapids. Additionally, these <br />14 <br />