My bro Gerd on the last drop of the castro laborer at pretty high flows!

photo: aniol serrasolses

After a call from our friend in Portugal telling us that the rivers of their area where at good…

This past weekend Dagger hosted a paddle event at the River Store in Lotus, CA on the "C to G" section of the South Fork of the America. The nice water level, beautiful springtime weather and awesome participants made it an all around wonderful event.

We had all different types of boats out there, ranging from Nomads for people who were interested in getting into creeking, Agents for those wanting to play their way…

Last weekend I finally made it down to the Kern River Festival, an awesome event that takes place in southern California in the Kern River valley. I had been wanting to make it to this festival for years and was stoked when I realized it would finally fit into my schedule.…

Ok, so the wife and I are now on a kick about going out and doing stuff. When I was younger, maybe 13 - 15 back in the early 80's I went to a camp and learned how to canoe and kayak. You might think "what's to learn"? Balance, strokes and a bit of water safety for a start...

Now I have this kayak, we live along the shores of Lake Erie in Canada where we are fortunate enough to have inlets, streams and neat little water trails to cruise around in...not to mention the Lake itself. We…

              It has been great to go back home! I got to see so many friends that I haven't seen in so much time... rest a bit after so many waterfalls and not having a bed for so many months...After spent sometime with my…

looking to apply your passion for kayaking in a meaningful and life-changing way? First Descents is looking for passionate people to give a week (or more) of their time to volunteer at a First Descents program this year. 

The openings include

Camp Mom

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To learn more about the opportunities and/or to fill out an application, please click …

I have had a thing for Canyonlands ever since I was a kid. I grew up in Salt Lake City and would take frequent trips to explore the deserts of Southern Utah with my family. I have great memories…