The oldest whitewater canoe and kayak race in the U.S. is the FIBArk Downriver Race, a 25.7-mile race down the Arkansas River from Salida, Colorado, to Cotopaxi, Colorado. It started in 1949; in this photo, I am participating in the 2005 edition. "FIBArk" stands for "First In Boating on the Arkansas."
The 2015 FIBArk Downriver Race took place yesterday on very high water that almost produced a course record. You can read the account of it in The Mountain Mail here.
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