Drew Eastman’s been staying busy these days, here’s a bit from him about what he’s been up to!

The northwest had an extremely dry fall this year. In fact Oregon had the least amount of precipitation in a three month period ever recorded in the state’s history! All of this meant that the rivers were drying up and the whitewater kayakers were looking for other forms of entertainment. I decided to check out the growing sport of Stand Up Paddling. After taking a SUP board out on the calm waters of the Columbia River I decided I was ready for a little more action. I headed to the White Salmon river in Washington to try my hand at whitewater Stand Up Paddling. Here’s a quick headcam video of my experience including a fun surf at a small wave as well as a bit of a mishap at the end.