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 DisciplinesEvery 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...
Hooked On Wild Waters – The South Llano River in Mason, Texas by Johnathan Alijets | Jun 29, 2019 | Coosa, FishingWhen the wild water calls, you answer. Drew Gregory recently asked me to be a guest on his show, Hooked on Wild Waters. It was a great honor as I’ve been following Drew’s kayaking adventures since 2012. In fact, my first legit fishing kayak was his...
Behind the Scenes Part II: Hooked on Wild Waters, Wild Panacea Waterfront by Jean Wilson | Jun 3, 2019 | Fishing, VideoWith the previous day’s fishing for bass on the beautiful St. Marks River under our belts the targets for this adventure with Hooked on Wild Waters with Drew Gregory were the redfish and trout of the Wakulla County, Florida coastline. I was honored to be Drew’s show...
Behind the Scenes Part I: Hooked on Wild Waters, St. Marks River by Jean Wilson | May 23, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Feature, VideoI had the huge honor to be invited by Drew Gregory to be his show guest and to fish and be filmed with him for episodes of his “Hooked on Wild Waters”. The filming took place in early March, 2019 in my backyard of Wakulla County, in the panhandle of north Florida. The...
Grande Ronde Family Rafting Trip: ‘Wild & Free’ Tour by nicktroutman | Jul 29, 2018 | Canada, Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Video, WhitewaterThis 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 DisciplinesIdaho, 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...
An intro to self support kayaking on the the Wild and Scenic Jarbidge Bruneau by janekoopman | Jun 7, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis spring I padded my first self support kayak trip! I am just a little embarrassed to admit that it took so long, but better late than never. I have only been inspired now to do more. Nestled in the seemingly flat BLM lands of south western Idaho are two incisions...
Cal-Salmon Race/ Sequoia National Park: Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | May 26, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Media, Nirvana, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines// May 26, 2017 Cal-Salmon Race/ Sequoia National Park: Wild & Free Tour As the saying goes, “When in Rome”. So when driving through Sequoia National Park on our way north, what should we do? The obvious answer was to stop in and check out the biggest trees and...
High Water North Fork Payette- Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | Apr 15, 2017 | Media, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, WhitewaterOur 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...
Going Rogue on the Rogue! by Jenifer Jakub | Nov 30, 2012 | United States, WhitewaterBack in October, just after the close of permit season, two friends and I headed to the southwest corner of Oregon to hit up the classic Wild & Scenic Rogue river. We were self-supporting the classic 35 mile stretch from Grave Creek to Foster Bar. It’s a...
