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Trip to LA for “Full Frame”

by | Feb 12, 2014 | Whitewater

This week I made a completely mad half way around the world trip to Los Angeles from Uganda to be interviewed for a new TV news program called “Full Frame”. This program picks a famous person who is involved in a particular issue and then brings in “experts” to...

The best is yet to come!

by | Jan 8, 2014 | Team JK, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

My Dad always used to say that life went by in the blink of an eye, one day you are 16 and the next you wake up and you are 60.”It will all be over before you know it, so make sure you are having fun!” he would say. It took me a long time to figure that out – I...

EJ, Clay and my 10 year Reunion on the Nile

by | Feb 16, 2013 | Whitewater

It is hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since my first trip to the Nile. Really it feels like it was just a few years ago that we were first here. So many things have changed but the essence of this place and the river remains the same. I remember so clearly my...

the North Branch of the Piscataquog

by | Nov 24, 2012 | Whitewater

A few weekends ago, Dr. Andy Kulhberg and I made a trip up to a river in New Hampshire that I had never heard of before to paddle the draw down of the lake that fed this river. It is called the North Branch of the Piscataquog. Who knew that such a fun river with...

2013 Star Review

by | Sep 25, 2012 | Whitewater

2013 Star Review I have had a month now of continuous paddling in the new 2013 Star that included 3 world cup events and Gaulley Fest, definitely a great opportunity to try the boat in a number of different environments to see how it performs. To begin with, the boat...

Rogue River Magic

by | Aug 17, 2012 | Whitewater

Last week, I made a wonderful trip back to the Rogue River in Oregon, the place I learned to kayak and also former home to the Sundance River Center, where I taught kayaking for many years. The Rogue is one of America’s gems. If you have not been down through the wild...

That Dam Loop Hole

by | Jul 26, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

That Dam Loop Hole… The past week at T’ville gorge in Connecticut some pretty radical changes happened on the Farmington River! The broken dam that has been there for over 100 years is being removed as I write this. It’s wild to think that this “immoveable” part of...

Women’s Week at MKC 2012

by | Jul 21, 2012 | Whitewater

Women’s Week at MKC For the second year in a row, I was lucky enough to spend the week of July 4th at the Madawaska Kanue Center teaching a women’s kayak course. It was such a great week! We had a number of returning ladies as well as a whole bunch of new faces. What...

Paddling – Italian Style – part 2

by | May 26, 2012 | Whitewater

Juerg and Lars decided to sample the local beers before dinner and celebrate a very fun day of paddling. Once we made it to dinner, Lars (Lars’s family makes wine in Switzerland so he knows a lot about wine) picked out a delicious wine for our dinner – also not very...

Paddling – Italian Style – part 1

by | May 22, 2012 | Trip Reports, Whitewater

What’s not to love about Italy? Delicious food, friendly people, and great cappuccino. Well add to that spectacular scenery, incredible whitewater, and little driving and you have Val Sesia. I had heard of the this area for kayaking for some time, but it was not until...