Tellico / Ocoee weekend by Will Richardson | May 8, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Clay Wright With temps in the 80’s and rain on the way, Tara and I headed over to the Tellico with the Holden family to enjoy some ‘summertime’ fun. The rain was scarce and the level held just around 1.4 but the warm temps and sunny skies...
Darin McQuoid's Hero Review by Will Richardson | May 7, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid My new love: The 2008 Hero. Here are just a few reasons why I love the ’08 Hero. Nimble: The Hero is easy to move around the river. Because it rides high in the water and has planing hull with just enough edge, it’s easy to use the edges...
27th Annual Great Mississippi Canoe & Kayak Race by Will Richardson | May 6, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Last weekend was the 27th time over 500 competitors raced down a 3 mile stretch of the mighty Mississippi River in Memphis, TN for the Outdoors Inc. Great Mississippi Canoe & Kayak Race. As one of the largest and most varied paddling events of the...
Sweet Sierra Weekend Part 2: Pauley Creek! by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After spending Saturday on the South Yuba, we packed-up and headed to Pauley Creek (North Yuba drainage) for a Sunday day-trip. Pauley Creek is QUALITY class IV with clean waterfalls set in a spectacularly tight canyon. The gorge walls were...
Kids Rock! by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterI don’t know if it is because I am getting older, or what, but I have developed a soft spot for kids of all ages. I guess this is a good thing since I have another on the way! I just want them to be happy, strong, and healthy, and doing good things. You see each...
Sweet Sierra Weekend Part 1: Summit of the South Yuba by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Steven Wright The Summit run of the South Yuba is the perfect leave-work-a-little-early afternoon run for anyone living in Reno or Truckee–it’s less than 60 miles away with easy shuttle and it’s FUN. The upper 8 miles are beautiful, quality...
USA Team Trials Over and was awesome! by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterWhat a great weekend with plenty of drama, great racing, great weather, and tons of people! The Canadians selected their Olympic Team in David Ford (now 5 time Olympian!), and Sara Boudens for the women. They didn’t earn a spot for C1 as the USA took that spot...
Mike Hyde gets his new Super Hero and puts it to the test! by Will Richardson | Apr 23, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterHere the note I got from Mike… EJ, I just want to say (and I know I won’t be the last to say), the new Super Hero is one of the most simply awesome boats I have ever paddled. It turns not on a dime, but on a pinhead with little or no effort, just bank it...
I got this email from Tommy Mode and his family by Will Richardson | Apr 22, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterNotice that they are all in kayaking Mode now! (J) Hey Eric, Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoy our new Hero kayaks . The kids and I broke in their new Sidekicks and my new Super Hero this past weekend on the Little River in Townsend , TN and we can’t...
Markus Fant gets the Super Hero out on the White Salmon for his first test drive! by Will Richardson | Apr 16, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterEJ, I’m a new boater. My first hard-shell kayak experience was in January 2008. For the record, I’m 43 years old, 6’1”, and 195 lbs. Since January, I’ve demoed 14 different boats, trying to find one I really liked and wanted to purchase....
Brian Jennings running Laurel Creek in his new Hero! by Will Richardson | Apr 15, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterIt is great to see Brian enjoying his new Hero! EJ
Upper Klamath offers editing break by Will Richardson | Apr 15, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, While working with Ben, Mac, Darin and the boys on Hotel Charley 3: The Lost World we had the opportunity to paddle the Upper Klamath. At the same time I was shopping for a new van to use for our 26 city film tour this Spring. Click this...
