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Paddling the Zen in Western China

The Dulong River is a very special pIace. Located on the far edge of Yunnan Province, China, it was until recently only accessible for 6 months out of the year, due to the high mountains that isolate it from the rest of the world. The road into the Dulong is...

Playboating the Salween River- China

Playboating on the Salween River The Salween is one of the largest rivers in China, and one of the last free-flowing ones. I spent the spring living in the Salween Valley in Yunnan Province, China, working with Travis Winn and his company Last Descents River...

SE Asian Adventure

The moment I started paddling back in an Indian river after a two year hiatus, I felt an immense rush of excitement and satisfaction. It had taken three and half exhausting days going directly from my front door to get to that river in Meghalaya, India, but it was the...

My First Trip to China- Kayaking the Nu River- Chenggang, China- Yunnan Province…

I have paddled in many places around the world, but China was still virgin territory for me.   It is far away, and without a guide of some sort, getting around in Rural China is not easy as the language barrier is incredible.    Reading signs is impossible, and...

Wedding Bells out West

First post, unfortunately, has little to do with kayaking. Out in Washington for Tracy Clapp’s wedding to Aubrey Rosenthal and surfing Seattle and touring with Agua Verde on the side Continue reading here: Wedding Bells out West