Greg Parker shares his kids teaching experience by Will Richardson | Jul 27, 2008 | Whitewater | 0 comments Eric, This past week I had the most exciting kayak camp I’ve ever taught. Most of the kids had some previous experience, but on day 1 the kids were timid and nervous about running class 2 rapids. By the last day they had run 4 class 3 rapids with style and confidence. After every big rapid the kids were grinning and were fired up to run more hard stuff. Five of the kids surfed in the bottom Salida hole on day 4. On the last day, 4 of the kids also surfed in the top Salida hole for the first time and a 5th kid is now ready to do it after watching his friends succeed. They were all freaked out to surf before doing it, but are now excited to start playboating. One kid even started trying loops on his first day in the top hole! It was great to see everyone progress as paddlers and gain more confidence as the week went on. More importantly though, they are now pumped up to do more kayaking. They were planning on paddling again today (for the 6th day in a row) and are planning a 26 mile overnight paddle with their parents this upcoming week. Enjoy the video. Greg P.S. The water level has been great for the past couple of weeks and I have been paddling a lot after work. I’ll hopefully have another combo video soon. Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ