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Pack Rafting the Grand Mesa
Hawkeye’s eleven day pack rafting adventure begins August 9 on Colorado’s Grand Mesa. He plans to hike to and fish twelve different lakes and reservoirs connected by trail or bushwhack on a route he devised.
Towering 6,000 feet over Grand Junction, “The Mesa” contains over 300 lakes and is part of the 656 thousand acre Grand Mesa National Forest.
Hawkeye’s string of lakes features some of the state’s best fly fishing. He will begin at Vela Reservoir and proceed westerly hiking, paddling ,fishing and camping to the Granby Lakes area with a stop at the Island Lake group campground on August 15/16 for “Fish Camp” a gathering of GoHawkeye volunteers and supporters.
This is Hawkeye’s summer fundraiser to help adaptive athletes with equipment and experiences. This is the GoHawkeye Foundation’s twelfth year helping 155 athletes and 12 adaptive organizations with over $450,000 in grants.
