To a kayaker, there's just something therapeutic about watching a dam blow up.  We dream about it, we joke about it, but we don't really ever expect it to happen.  Fortunately, it did happen this year in the Pacific Northwest and we'll soon see miles of new whitewater and restored salmon runs because of it.  The story stuck a chord this weekend at the National Paddling Film Festival, where Craziest Idea won 'Best Professional Documentary' and 'Best of Show.'  

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I've been meaning to write this for a while but sometimes you just don't get around to things for a bit. It's actually sort of fitting as I'll be turning 30 soon (this puts me well out of the being a kid range at least in the strictly age category) which means I'll have been kayaking for 23 years and paddling in general for 28. Several of my friends have young children of there own have asked me how my parents got me interested and got me to stick with kayaking. I think that on some fronts I… Continue

With World Rivers Day coming up on September 28, it got me thinking about the water running through rivers in my neck of the woods. As paddlers, we're attuned to how much water is in our favorite river at every time of year — we have to be to find the best whitewater.



But how much water is running across the United States? Or around the globe? I found these cool maps on the… Continue

Rapid media released the Reel Paddling Film Festival Award Winners today, check them out! Congratulations to everyone who participated and the winners. With the largest premiere audience in festival history and a great set of films, it looks like the festival will continue to grow in prominence year after year.



REEL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL—WINNERS!!!



PALMER RAPIDS, ON, FEBRUARY 12, 2010 – The 5th annual Reel Paddling Film… Continue