Rio Conchos basin canoe trip?

[rrmorin]

I go south twice a year to Big bend country from Canada and wish to try something on the other side of the rio Grade in the general area
Can anybody suggest a trip section in this area for a mere mortal like myself you limits himself to class III and portages the rest
Thanx in advance
Richard Morin
Montreal Kanada

[RockyContos]

Hi Richard,
    Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I published a book detailing all the whitewater runs on the Conchos and the Copper Canyon area (see GUIDEBOOK at www.sierrarios.org).  In general, if you want to do the Conchos, the closest section to the Rio Grande is Caños Pegüis - mostly a flat beautiful float but with a few IIs and one V/P.  It's pretty much the last canyon before the Rio Grande.  There are other runs above here that are dam controlled and a lot (the nicest) that are free-flowing. 
   You might also consider going down to the Oriental - around San Luis Potosi/Ciudad Valles. You'll find some fine class II-III sections of river to float, like the lower Moctezuma, the lower Santa Maria (Tampaon; one P), the Gallinas, and the Guayalejo (a few P).
Rocky

James "Rocky" Contos, Ph.D.
Director, SierraRios
rocky@sierrarios.org
www.sierrarios.org