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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>January is over! 2014 is well underway with February 11<sup>th</sup> meeting having 2* presenters!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:33.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:33.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>Rick Deschler - Kayaking the Kings River in California<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Rick Deshler</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> has a presentation on <b><u>Kayaking on the Kings River in California<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A trip record of his nephew, Oliver Deshlar’s, most excellent extreme run. The Middle Fork of the Kings River in California is the king of expedition kayaking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>in the lower 48. Guarded by a grueling 12 mile hike over a 12,000 foot pass the river plunges nearly 200 feet per mile for 40 miles, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>dropping 7000 feet off the spine of the Sierra’s. A successful descent of the Middle Kings requires crossing the Sierra’s from east to west by foot and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>then descending the river by boat. Envision that or better yet he has slides to show!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:33.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:33.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>*Larry Hersman - the Rio Grande Gorge Trail Project <b><u>Larry Hersman unable to attend due to family emergency.</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:33.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000'>Please read attachments for a better understanding of his presentation – bring your questions along.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:33.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Where his trail is proposed can be seen in Paul Bauer’s River Guide of the Rio Grande for visual presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>His could be relevant to the scoping plan for Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument by BLM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Peter Small – new board member attended the BLM meeting in Santa Fe last Tuesday – see his awclist request for input.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Date: Tuesday, February 11<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Time: 6:30 meeting – comes early to visit, order drink or dinner (not required)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Location: New TownHouse Restaurant on 9018 Central S.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>– east of Wyoming and on the south side – before you get to the intersection where Zuni merges w/ Central<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Feel free to bring a friend. You do not have to be a member to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We have two presentations so want to start on time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We have new Board Members to introduce and thanks to give for those stepping off the board but not out of the club.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Larry Hersman </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>will speak on <b><u>the Rio Grande Gorge Trail – </u></b><span style='color:#0070C0'>Please note due to family emergency Larry will be unable to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>2 attachments above - provided for your perusal prior to the meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>hope that some of you will take the time to read before the meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>so that his presentation and your questions can be addressed more efficiently.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>He is seeking endorsement from the Adobe Whitewater Club among other organizations for this project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>A HUGE thanks to all of you who came and supported the Special Presentation of <i>the Emerald Mile</i> by Kevin Fedarko.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>We had a record attendance! Donations in the jar paid for the WHOLE amount of the pizza and salad! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>I can only say we should have ordered a few more pizzas – apologies for those of you that did not get food!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The Adobe Whitewater Club meets the 2<sup>nd</sup> Tuesday of each month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Check our web page (a work in progress): <a href="http://www.adobewhitewater.org">www.adobewhitewater.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>