October 2010 Blog Posts (9)

One little thing at a time

Over the last couple of weeks I've been listening to the news a lot. Man, there's a lot happening out there in the world and I realized how easy it is to just get overwhelmed and tune out. Its easy to think oh well those are huge problems and I can't really have any impact on them. This is especially true for the environment: from the BP spill this summer to the global warming talk. I've given this some thought and while these are huge issues that we'll all face moving forward I think that its… Continue

Added by Andrew Holcombe on October 18, 2010 at 1:13pm — 1 Comment

Water: Not Just for Paddling

We pray for rain to fill creeks, make pilgrimages to the Gauley every fall for dam releases, and anxiously watch dreamflows each spring trying to predict Cali snowmelt cycles. For most paddles, our worries about water amount to "where will it be so I can go paddling?" Anyone who's paddled on a heavily polluted stream after a hard rain however, has glimpsed into a life lived by billions here on Earth. More than a billion people don't have access…

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Added by Andy Maser on October 15, 2010 at 5:20pm — No Comments

California Dreamin'.... The Top Ten Reasons Why California is One of the Best Places in the World to Go Kayaking

Its been almost two months since my California summer ended and I returned home to the Southeast. With little rain here and little rain in sight, I often find myself daydreaming about California and just how awesome it is. That got me thinking, what exactly is it about California that makes it so great?

Here are the top ten reasons why I think California is one of the best places in the world to go… Continue

Added by Laura Farrell on October 14, 2010 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Register for the 2010 Green Race or See Who's Competing This Year

The links have been posted for the 2010 Green River Race! Be sure to register if you're ready for the battle, or check out who's currently registered and what boat they will be paddling.

Registration link here - http://www.boatingbeta.com/race/green_registration…

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Added by Craig Ray on October 12, 2010 at 10:24am — No Comments

Green Truss section of the White Salmon River, WA

My brother Todd Wells and I out on the Green Truss setion of the White Salmon River. After another rainy day in the northwest, water levels came up and we broke out the new Go Pro camera. We got some good footage although the memory ran out half way down the run....

Enjoy,
Brendan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zco6FL1sWK4

Added by Brendan Wells on October 12, 2010 at 12:09am — No Comments

Dreams of Flight

Coming around the corner at top speed, I launched off the lip with a great boof angle and right as i hit the landing, the music of my alarm started up.

I sat up in bed and glanced at the cast on my right hand. 'yep, still there.' As I got up and started stumbling towards the shower, I thought about how I got to this place of patience testing, all the way back from my shoulder injury last year to the here and now. beyond that, the list flipped through my mind...

fall '05 -… Continue

Added by Pat Keller on October 11, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

We Get Emails - Dagger Axiom Review

We love it when customers take the time to randomly send us their feedback on our boats! Check out this one we received yesterday from Brian on the Dagger Axiom. While we get a lot of reviews for new paddlers loving the boat, we also find that old hands at the sport are loving it as well.

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Just test paddled an Axiom 8.5 I'm a 52 year old intermediate paddler and all I can say is- wow! I will be picking one up. For us mere mortals, there was nothing this boat did not do… Continue

Added by Craig Ray on October 7, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

The Key to Class V Life After a Shoulder Injury—Stay Strong

Deep in the curtain. Spirit Falls, Little White Salmon, Wa. Photo by Stiv Wilson.

It was another one of those perfect May days on the Little White Salmon. There was only a small crew of us—maybe 3—and we’d paddled together so many times that we could communicate without ever…

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Added by Andy Maser on October 4, 2010 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Green Boat Makes Up for My Lack of Training at Ohiopyle

Despite a lack of training for the Ohiopyle Falls Race, I had a decent performance. I would attribute that to speed, maneuverability, and general ease of use of the Green Boat. I hopped in my friend's Green Boat for the longboat race, and I immediately felt comfortable. The stability was great, and it took very little time for me to dial the boat in.

As for the race, I may have underestimated the speed of the Green Boat. Certain lines looked good to go in my head, but when…

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Added by John Nestler on October 3, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment