Cold and Frustrated: Stories from Stakeout: Season 2: Episode 2

by sethashworth | May 23, 2019 | Video, Whitewater

Seth and Andi encounter 100yr flooding on the Ottawa river and do their best to pitch in to help save peoples homes, as well as some flood stage kayaking of...

“Reel” Deal Q & A

by Bill Schultz | Mar 15, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Rigging

For the type of fishing I do, spinning reels are my reel of choice.  Over the past 15 years I’ve had the pleasure of fishing and then writing reviews on dozens of reels by all the major companies, and, I’m picky about the reels I use to chase smallmouth...

Grande Ronde Family Rafting Trip: ‘Wild & Free’ Tour

by nicktroutman | Jul 29, 2018 | Canada, Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Video, Whitewater

This summer we were invited on a family rafting trip with Macy and Amanda Burnham, and their kids and a couple friends. We were excited to join along, though honestly, we had no clue what we were getting into, and boy were we in for a treat. We had 5 families, 7 kids...

Montreal Eau Vive- Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Aug 24, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

// August 24, 2017 Montreal Eau Vive- Wild & Free Tour The Montreal Eau Vive is always one of my favorite events of the year being its unique nature of using Jet Ski shuttles and Jet Boat Boater-X, as well as the fact that it is a combination event including both...

Milner Mile: ‘Wild & Free’ Tour

by nicktroutman | Jun 22, 2017 | Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Idaho, both the potato state, as well as the whitewater state. This spring, like most of the west coast, Idaho got slammed with snow that turned into high water rivers. Our ‘Wild & Free’ tour has brought me to one of Idaho’s more elusive big...

High Water North Fork Payette- Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Apr 15, 2017 | Media, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater

Our first stop on our Wild & Free tour was Boise, ID. We had originally planned to just spend the night and keep moving west until we realized how epic the whitewater was. The next day I found myself driving up to the North Fork Payette with Alec Voorhees​, and...

Double Days are back!

by Devon Barker | Dec 18, 2012 | Whitewater

The Little Salmon is still running and the powder skiing is great in Idaho! I love double days where I can ski and then go boating on the same day in Idaho! The local ski area, Brundage Mt., is the headwaters for the Little Salmon River. It is a short drive from the...