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As the saying goes, ‘Anyone can kayak, but it takes a smart kayaker to figure out the shuttle.’ Downriver boating is a point to point activity. You start upstream and end downstream, but somehow you have to get back to … Continue reading
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You were probably expecting to hear about how my 100 day challenge finished up in 2014. To be honest, I’m still trying to put it all together in my head. A post will come of it, sometime. Wait for it. … Continue reading
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Day 107 So this is what it’s like to have a river in your backyard! A 15 minute drive to put in and I get to sleep in my own bed. Having a whitewater playground this close to home is … Continue reading
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Day 102 I felt a clunk and then my momentum abruptly came to a stop. The water around me kept moving and I suddenly became very aware of the sound I was hearing. Sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh is what it sounded like. Kind … Continue reading
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There was no entourage, no hooting from shore, no party. I was the only one to show up, actually. I had had secret dreams of having all of my paddling buddies with me for my 100th day, all of us … Continue reading
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It’s amazing what you’re willing to try once you’ve watched a bunch of other people do it first, and survive. After watching a handful of people take the 20 foot slide on river right I decided to do it too. … Continue reading
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The end of my 2014 challenge is very near. Just six more days of paddling to reach my goal of 100! And yes, I’ve come a long way, baby. My world continues to shape itself around rivers. My boyfriend comes … Continue reading
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When one finds passion, reason goes out the window and obstacles become invisible. – Lydia Snider Day 50 of paddling came and went with the summer solstice. The sun pitched its longest reach into the sky as I led my … Continue reading
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“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke Back in February I made a mid-winter pilgrimage to the Six Rivers region of … Continue reading
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For people who indulge in outdoor adventure-ish sports, it’s not that unusual to have to wait for the right conditions: snow or ice for winter sports, swell for surfing, dry weather for climbing, and you would think rain or runoff … Continue reading
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