All Blog Posts Tagged 'river' (19)

In 2012 I have been fortunate enough to make two trips to Uganda, once in January/ February and again in November/ December.  Whilst the trips where both to the same place they were both very different in nature.

Uganda is renowned to be the perfect playboater’s winter retreat, far away…

The merging of two rivers is always an auspicious place for rafters and kayakers, and one of my favorite confluences is that of the East and West Forks of the Hood River. Not only is this a beautiful place to go for a swim on a hot day, but it also serves as the put-in and take-out for several great whitewater runs.…

Last year was the first year I attended the Western Carolina University Demo Days, and I was pretty happy with the laid back atmosphere and the emphasis on participation. For those who have never been, Base Camp Cullowhee, which is Western Carolina's outdoor pursuits program, hosts a large demo every spring at the…

2012 Wairoa Xtreme Race

New Zealand, or Okere Falls, NZ if you really wanted to narrow it down, has, over the past 5-8 years produced some of the World's fastest kayakers. If you've ever been to the kaituna river, or participated in any event in…

I have been out teaching a lot lately and sometimes ideas crop up for articles, I was sitting in an eddy recently and giving some feedback and it surprises me the pressure paddlers will put on themselves to strive for perfection. Honestly, I think it is pretty rare to achieve perfection... read more on …

The Chronicles of Gnarnia is here to save the day. Are you tired of how hardcore all of these webcast and paddling porn videos have become? Are you sick of superhero pirate music blaring every time someone drops over a waterfall? Not to mention all of that rap music. Every…

Its going down soon, with rainfall and autumn kicking in up here in North Carolina the steeps are sure to be great soon! Mmm Mmm looks tastey!

Makira loves to go squirt boating!…

The Kimberley Crew – Timmy Flowers, Max Davidson, Anthony Yap, Soph Christoe, Jessie James, Adrienne Levkenect, Lachie Carracher,

Ashley Courtney, Louise Urwin, Sean Boz, Tyler Fox…

Getting to the goods in the Saguenay can take a bit of work. Photo – Tyler Fox

The Saguenay Area is slowly but surely becoming a Whitewater Meca and it is easy to see why, for instance, just look

at its heart the city of Chicoutimi. There…

Nothing better then a solid crew of Friends – Photo Tyler Fox

Chicoutimi is a thriving city located in the heart of the Saguenay Region. It has been our paddling destination for the past two spring seasons, while here in Quebec, for a couple reasons;…

The put-in above Smith Rock (Photo from American…

Kayak Little River Canyon - "Suicide Section" from charlie simmons on Vimeo.