Boofin' across America
Geared up and ready I hiked up about 1/4 of a mile to put in above the play features in Durango’s Santa Rita whitewater park. It’s a big river, and flow is a bit low for this time of year. Today it was running at 1480 cfs. Even so I had a great time. The [...] Read more »
This is where all the action was today. Corner Pocket is a challenging hole, but guys like Dustin Urban make it look easy. I tried a few rides in this one, and then moved down to the bottom hole which was way more forgiving. Read more »
Reno Whitewater Park, a set on Flickr. Spent the afternoon paddling in Reno’s whitewater park. Had a great time with some cool people! Read more »
All the planning and preparations are finished (mostly), and it’s time to get this summer show on the road! First stop Reno, Nevada to play in their storied whitewater park on the Truckee River! The inspiration for this trip came from last year’s stop in Vail at the Teva Mountain Games, and in Lyons, Co [...] Read more »
Lets recap last summer’s road trip. What began as a simple trip out to Arkansas for our tri annual family reunion turned into an incredibly awesome summer full of new kayaking adventures across the United States. Here’s the blow by blow! Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Paddled in the down river sprint on Gore [...] Read more »
If you’ve been reading here then you know that I really enjoy whitewater parks. Flippin and Spinnin inside of a well designed hole or wave is a blast. Here is a great map of all the active, under construction, and proposed whitewater parks in the United States. View Whitewater Parks in a larger map Read more »
Kayakers travel from all over the world to come ride this amazing feature in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It’s the only man made whitewater feature on the entire length of the Colorado River, and it’s amazing fun to watch or to paddle. My first experience with the Glenwood Whitewater Park happened in 2008 as I was [...] Read more »
A few years ago I moved to Bend, Oregon because I wanted to pursue a lifelong interest in whitewater kayaking. Initially I thought my great joy in this sport would be river running or creek boating. Dropping down a nice set of rapids over ledges, between gigantic boulders seemed like great fun. It is great [...] Read more »
The Bend Paddle Trail Alliance has been working with the Bend Parks and Rec district and the City for a number of years to pull down the old timber era spillway at Colorado street to make passage safer for recreational users of the river. In the process of removing a dangerous obstacle the plan would [...] Read more »
Spring has come to Central Oregon, and we’re getting some nice sunny days with a little bit of warm weather. After spending all winter in the pool perfecting my eskimo roll I’ve finally had a chance to practice in some moving water. Two weeks ago on the McKenzie River I hit my first combat roll [...] Read more »