Firsts and Lasts by Hilde Schweitzer | Jun 13, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Antix, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesYou cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it, you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths.” -John Wesley Powell- To say I have spent a good portion of my...
California Dreaming – This is the year to boat Cali! by Hilde Schweitzer | Mar 26, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWith snowpack at close to 200%, and water content at an all time historic high, California is definitely the place to boat this summer. The problem won’t be IF there will be water like it has been the past 5 years, it will be what run has a low enough level...
First Impressions on the 2015 FUN! by Hilde Schweitzer | Sep 16, 2014 | WhitewaterFirst Impressions “you will never get a second chance to make a first impression” will rogers I know you should never put too much credence in first impressions, especially of a boat but from experience I can pretty much tell within a few minutes whether a boat and I...