Kanfest by davecrerar | Sep 21, 2018 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, WhitewaterKanfest took place this past weekend on the Kananaskis River. A concrete part of the Alberta kayaking summer festival line up makes this event a must. With over six events as part of the registration we were kept busy all day Saturday and Sunday. Despite rain the...
Glissade Chute and the White Salmon by teamjk | Sep 17, 2018 | Creeking, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesLooking over at the glissade chute next to me with sweaty sunscreen dripping in my eyes made me want to take a step off the struggle bus and jump on the joy train, but I kept on trucking. Two of my friends, Max Posner and Nick Gilbert, and I went on an epic...
Rockstar 4.0 Small was worth the wait! by Vincent Family | Sep 11, 2018 | Family Zone, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWith all of the hype this summer about the Rockstar 4.0 (Medium) and how HUGE it goes, I was really really excited to get my hands on a Rockstar 4.0 (Small) today! Sidenote: big thanks to Stephen W and Kristine J for making that happen. I had tried a medium a few...
NEW HOOKED ON WILD WATERS EPISODE: Multi-Species on the Middle Hooch by Drew Gregory | Sep 10, 2018 | Coosa, Coosa HD, Drew Gregory, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, Liska, United StatesOn this episode of Hooked on Wild Waters, I find myself on one of the most species rich river systems in the US – The Chattahoochee River! Aside from catching so many species, I learn more about the spillway type dams that are on this river, and so many...
The “Other” White Salmon by kylethomas | Sep 6, 2018 | Creeking, River Running, rivers, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Pacific Northwest, the PNW, #pnwonderland. What river comes to mind for you? For me, being formerly a southeast paddler, I only heard about one river in the PNW, the L Dub, the Little White Salmon River near White Salmon, Washington. It’s as if no other river...
Kayaking the Kananaskis River in Alberta Canada by kelloggfamily | Aug 28, 2018 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, WhitewaterYou know us, we paddle just about anything, from Class II to Class V. Just being in the river is fun and mind altering. On our Alaska Road Trip, we planned to spend 4-5 days in Kananaskis, BC for the Canadian Whitewater Kayaking Nationals and Team Trials. The kids...
Buffalo National River – A family adventure. by Drew Ross | Aug 23, 2018 | Family Zone, Fishing, SkipperJune has been a blast. It’s been a month of hanging out with family building memories on one of my favorite rivers, The Buffalo National River in Arkansas. The Ozarks are an awesome place to visit. We’ve made it a family tradition to...
Shred For The South Salmon by Micah Kneidl | Aug 15, 2018 | Creeking, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe highlight of my paddling season was over Memorial Day weekend when I joined a group and spent a few days traveling through the South Fork of the Salmon River canyon at high water. The trip started off with a night in Yellowpine, an awesome mountain...
The Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp – 15 years and still going by Jessie Stone | Aug 14, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterThis past week was our 15th annual inner city kids kayaking camp! When I say the number 15, it’s hard to believe that the camp has been going on that long as every year we do the camp, it feels like a new, very fun, and exciting experience. This is true for me at...
“Golden Hour” on the Ottawa River by Cameron O'Connor | Aug 10, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines“Golden Hour” on the Ottawa River is truly a magical time of the day. When the sun starts to peek through the clouds, over the trees, it aluminates the water creating a golden glow that attracts photographers and kayakers from around the world. My first-time...
Green Bridge Landing on the Doe River by wildwildwes | Aug 8, 2018 | WhitewaterWhitewater has a way of creating and shaping communities in a special way that no other sport can do. The joy that we experience as paddlers on whitewater gives us a sense like no other and hard to put into words. This sense of wonder often motivates us to do more and...
