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Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss
Does anyone know if there is raft rentals in Banff or Canmore? Looking to float the bow from Banff to Canmore
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I don't know if it is done often there - can be lots of hazards in the water (sweepers, log jams).
There are some guided fishing trips, but I don't know where they float.
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/ban...e-canoeing/bow
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The Bow River is a dynamic watercourse, continuously undergoing change. Erosion by swiftly flowing water can result in new channels, sweepers, and logjams developing overnight, creating deadly hazards in previously harmless locations. Paddlers must be constantly aware of the potential for danger at every bend of the river. These rivers demand that paddlers have precise control and the skills to perform tight maneuvering. Paddlers must be prepared and able to carry out rescue efforts for their group. You are in a remote area and in the case of an accident there will be significant delay before park rescuers will be able to get to you.
Hazards tend to develop at tight bends in the river, where flow is constricted and the current is strongest. On the outside of the curves, trees become undercut and fall into the river forming sweepers and strainers. Every curve in this section of river has the potential to develop these dangerous sweepers and strainers. Approach each bend in the river with caution, and stay to the inside of the curve where the current is slowest.
Logjams are a very dangerous form of strainer. These develop when sweepers wash into the river, float downstream, and become caught on the upstream points of islands and gravel bars, and at the entrances to small channels. Logjams can become very large, creating long term river hazards. Canoes coming onto sweepers or logjams can quickly capsize. The force of the current then pushes the canoe and the paddlers into, and often under, the strainer. If you hit a strainer, make all effort to come out on top of the snags. If you capsize, be prepared to abandon your canoe and gear until you are safely out of the water.
The danger of all the river hazards is magnified as the volume of the water increases. The higher the water level, the more powerful the flow, and the more dangerous is every sweeper and strainer on the river. All hazards are most deadly during spring run-off.
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http://www.tightlineadventures.com/l...ow-river2.html
Bow Falls to Canmore Distance/ Duration: 23 km/ 4 hours Difficulty: intermediate
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/ban...oeing/bow#sec3
Sounds like a difficult trip- not a leisurely float.