Chasing Tomatoes- Tomata Falls- MX by Galen Volckhausen | Dec 5, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterTomata two is one of the stoutest big drops in the world. From pool to pool it is about 90 feet. The entrance rapid is 2 holes into a ferry through a notch. The second of the two holes is quite sticky especially at low water and has flipped plenty of “pro” kayakers....
Getting to Mexico and Traveling with a Creek Boat for Dummies by Galen Volckhausen | Nov 3, 2012 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Trips, WhitewaterI am extremely impulsive and not very good at planning ahead. As soon as I got enough money I bought a ticket to Mexico. I had no idea if anyone was going, where to go in Mexico, and how to get there. I hope this information helps the next dummy who books a flight...
Raquette Race by Galen Volckhausen | Sep 24, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterThe Raquette River is in upstate NY half an hour away from the border of Canada. It is part of the Kind of New York Race series. I have been at the Raquette Race for the last 3 years in a row and the last 2 years I have raced. I drove down the night before the race...
Surprise Wave Video by Galen Volckhausen | May 28, 2012 | Playboating, Rockstar, WhitewaterHidden away a couple miles above the put in for the New River Gorge is Surprise Wave. The rapid springs out of the flat water around it with large rollers. With the right water levels one of these rollers begins to break and creates Surprise Wave. Check it out as I...
Chasing Bigger Drops and Bigger Dreams by Galen Volckhausen | May 25, 2012 | the athlete, WhitewaterI have been trying to get white water kayaking out the public for a while. It started with an interview from Ithaca Times about what I do. This was soon followed up by an interview request from Alex Ash, a student at Ithaca College. The Interview resulted in the...
Rivers For Change on the South Fork Yuba by Galen Volckhausen | May 19, 2012 | Whitewaterheadwater |ˈhedˌwôtər; -ˌwätər| noun (usu. headwaters) a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source. Today, Darin and I, paddled the headwaters of the South Fork Yuba River. The Yuba River is a major tributary of the Feather, 1/3 of its flow,...
Galen Volckhausen Makes the News- Story and Link Attached- 80 ft Fall! by Galen Volckhausen | Apr 29, 2012 | WhitewaterWhen I heard that Galen Volckhausen was paddling kayaks over 80-foot waterfalls, it brought back a decade-old memory, and it made me smile. Galen was a classmate of my daughter at the Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School, and one day I navigated my Subaru through an...
