Sharks!
May 22, 2012 in At the Helm
“Sharks, Sharks, Sharks, on deck, everyday!”
Check out this cool video featuring our friends from the National Geographic Channel TV Show, Shark Men…
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Five Kayaks, Three Days, One Baker River
March 8, 2012 in At the Helm
The Baker River cuts a turquoise ribbon through the southern beech forests of Chilean Patagonia and flows past jagged peaks before dumping its silty waters in the Pacific. The river marks the western border of the future Patagonia National Park, and flanks the road to Cochrane, the nearest town. Its shadow looms large over the region, both as a geographic marker and a contested political symbol.
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Paddling Blog: Christie’s Clean-Up Crew
March 1, 2012 in At the Helm
Last weekend was the 3rd annual clean-up on the Wind River near Carson, WA. This area is absolutly beautiful and one of my favorite places to paddle in the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, the take-out of the upper section tends to collect a lot of trash throughout the year so Drew Eastman organizes an annual spring cleaning event to spruce the place up. Read the rest of this entry →
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Blasting the Condit Dam!
November 7, 2011 in At the Helm
Extreme Paddler, Drew Eastman shares some exciting happenings, and some new rapids he & his pals can hit!
Condit Dam on the White Salmon River has been blocking salmon from coming upstream and kayakers from going downstream for nearly a century. On Wednesday 10/26/2011 we witnessed a hole being blasted in the dam to let the White Salmon River run free! This is the initial effort in a nearly year long process to remove the dam and restore the river back to it’s natural state. Can’t wait until the dam is out of there and we have a new section of whitewater to add to all of our local runs!
Here is a photo of the dam that I took before deconstruction began as well as a photo of me kayaking one of the waterfalls on the White Salmon known as Big Brother Falls. I’ve also included a video from American Rivers of the dam being blasted open, which was very impressive to say the least. Read the rest of this entry →
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Return of the Natives: Paddling & Hiking Channel Islands’ Lost Gem
September 28, 2011 in At the Helm
