{"id":2442685,"date":"2019-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=303758"},"modified":"2019-04-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T06:00:00","slug":"women-on-the-water-aspen-area-has-great-places-to-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/women-on-the-water-aspen-area-has-great-places-to-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Women on the water: Aspen area has great places to connect"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anna Stonehouse stand up paddle boarding on Northstar on Saturday.<\/strong>
Geneva Vaughn\/courtesy photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This time of year brings out a different type of energy out of some if not most of us.<\/p>\n

The sun is shining, nature is coming alive with new growth and animal activity, and as much as powder days bring smiles to our faces I think this valley appreciates summer activities (and patio beers) just as much.<\/p>\n

As a river person, I find myself eagerly awaiting the runoff. I\u2019ll take walks that line the river or crank my neck extra to look over the barrier while driving on Highway 82 just to see what the flows are looking like. Unfortunately, I\u2019m still waiting for the flows to increase but I know I just have to be patient because it\u2019s going to be a good, rowdy season. Getting on the water has become an obsession, and I know others can relate. River people are a certain breed, and to be honest, I think we\u2019re a little weird.<\/p>\n

My best friend visited this weekend and we took our paddle boards out on Northstar. It baffled me that no one else was out there doing the same thing, but I won\u2019t knock having the place to myself. People shake their heads at me like I\u2019m crazy going out there while snow is still on the ground but the concept is simple: Don\u2019t fall in.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the most peaceful zen zone and by far my favorite place in all of Aspen. I\u2019m not much of a yogi but the meditative aspect of yoga appeals to me when I\u2019m out in nature. I find myself much more aware of my breath being so calmed on the water and my breath tends to be neglected in most other situations.<\/p>\n

Whenever my best friend and I are out on rivers we find ourselves scanning around looking for other R2 women boaters. Don\u2019t get me wrong, there most certainly are women out on the water but rarely\/never as a duo. My question: Why?<\/p>\n

Are there women out there that are interested in pursuing the R2 set up and are just intimidated or is the interest just not there? If the former is true, please reach out because we\u2019re a pair of confident female paddlers looking to uplift other women and share the beauty and rush of river life. I\u2019d rather share a raft with my bestie most days than with anyone else because we know together we\u2019re bound to have a good time.<\/p>\n

I was recently informed of the organization, Down River Divas, a female-based whitewater adventuring company out of Carbondale and couldn\u2019t be more excited to connect with this group.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re female and want to get a raft, just go out and do it. The river community is so helpful with any and all questions and it has truly changed my life. I welcome spring with open arms and can\u2019t wait to enjoy my \u201cpatio beers\u201d out on my raft very soon.<\/p>\n

Basically, we need more women on the water, so please join!<\/p>\n

astonehouse@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anna Stonehouse stand up paddle boarding on Northstar on Saturday.Geneva Vaughn\/courtesy photo This time of year brings out a different type of energy out of some if not most of us. The sun is shining, nature is coming alive with new growth and animal activity, and as much as powder days bring smiles to our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2442685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-16 11:38:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}