submitted by Jon Crain…
The Cascada Tamul has got to be one of the most impressive waterfalls on the planet.
photo by Leigh Knudsen
This feature dominates the take out for the most popular class IV/V run on the Rio Santa Maria. Typically, boaters can access the Rio Santa Maria near the village of La Boquilla and paddle through the Rincon Grande/Tamul Canyons to reach the take out at Cascada Tamul. With one portage, this class IV/V 13 mile run can be easily completed in a day.
Big water action in the Tamul Canyon of the Rio Santa Maria
photo by Jon Crain
Above this section of river are the upper canyons of the Rio Santa Maria. Due to a long shuttle, about 17 miles of moving class I/II, and a handful of portages the canyons between MEX Highway 69 bridge and the regular Rincon Grande/Tamul run see few descents per year. Combining the standard Rincon/Tamul canyons with the seldom run upper canyons delivers a multi-day river trip covering approximately 48 miles through 4 canyons on the Rio Santa Maria.
some good boulder boogie boof action in the 1st canyon
photo by Adam Goshorn
Another highlight of the trip was our visit to Puente de Dios, located just outside the town of Tamasopo in the village of El Cafetal. This spot offers up a picture perfect park & huck into one of the best swimming holes ever. If you’re in Mexico and on your way to Rio Verde this is a perfect stop on the way.
author boofing through the jungle at Peunte de Dios
photo by Adam Goshorn
This brings us to our last stop on our Mexico tour, the Rio Verde. Due to time constraints for part of the group we only had time to get into the second canyon of the Rio Verde. We were rewarded for our efforts with a handful of basalt bedrock drops leading up to a 40 footer to end the second canyon.
Matt Wallace probing out the last drop in the 2nd Canyon of Rio Verde
photo by Alex Zendel
Second canyon of the Verde as seen from shuttle
photo: Adam Goshorn
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June 11th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Great pics. We go to Rio Verde, SLP. every summer, some of this I have never seen before. Just showed my nephews who are going for the first time. Thanks for posting your pics.
December 14th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
This place is beautiful…and I’m glad it’s hard to get to because it helps maintain the areas natural beauty.