Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
Lead BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 01Zack Schuster kayaks through Ogden Canyon during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Kayakers from around the region met for a day of racing on Class IV rapids near the mouth of the canyon.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 02-1Jared Jimmerson warms his hands on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the banks of the Ogden River before the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. Temperatures at the start of the race were in the low 40s.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 03-2Aerie DeBevec paddles past the waterfall at the mouth of Ogden Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. This was the first time since 2011 that the typically annual race was held. In order to hold the race, extra water is released from Pineview Reservoir. This wasn't allowed in recent years due to drought.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 04-3Alex Nadauld heads to the center of the Ogden River on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the start of the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. Kayakers made two laps down the 1.4 mile course.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 05-4Kayaks and kayakers are loaded into the back of a shuttle truck bound for the start of the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 06Mark Bokish paddles beneath the waterfall at the mouth of Ogden Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 07-1Mark Bryson kayaks through Ogden Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. Extra water releases from Pineview Reservoir meant that the river was running at around 570 cubic feet per second which is around 10 times the average flow earlier in the week.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 08-2Porter Bankhead, center, chats with fellow kayakers on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, after the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 09-3Spectators line a bridge along the Ogden Canyon Road on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, to watch the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 10-4Joe West tries to work his way slowly through rapids on the Ogden River on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in an attempt to retrieve a boat lost by another racer during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race.
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Secondary BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 11-5A faded sign warning of dangerous changes in water level is barely visible behind branches along the Ogden River on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 12Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 13-1Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 14-2Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 19-7Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 20-8Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 21-9Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 22-10Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 23-11Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 24-12Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 25-13Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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BZ 092317 GNARrows Kayak Race 26-14Whitewater kayakers from around the region met on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on the Ogden River to compete in the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race. The 1.4 mile race through Class IV rapids started in 2006, but it hasn't been held since 2011 due to drought.
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