Wild and Free Tour- GoPro Mountain Games

by nicktroutman | Aug 1, 2019 | Canada, Creeking, Internationalisation, Nirvana, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Every year we make our way through the Colorado mountains and end up in Vail for the GoPro Mountain Games. It is arguable the largest and most fun outdoor event of the year as it is filled with all types of sports, great spectating and vendor villages, and tons of...

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...

Simplify your choices with the 412 Free Minnow

by Matthew Ball | May 12, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, Rigging

Sometimes in the crazy world of fishing, anglers get caught up in all the latest and greatest baits, equipment, and techniques that are all the rage at the moment. I myself have countless baits in my arsenal. Although they are very effective when used at the right...

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...

Why I Kayak Fish

by Sam Hanggi | Jan 27, 2017 | Coosa, Family Zone, Fishing

Kayak fishing has always been a place I can escape too to avoid the every day stresses of life. The second I pick up that rod and launch my kayak into the water, I leave all my worries on the bank. Kayak fishing is a sport that cannot be replicated, the feeling you...