Over the past decade South American has earned its reputation for possessing world-class whitewater and been marked as the top grounds for modern whitewater exploration. On the fence if I wanted to take my known and trusty 9R or the new Machno that I had paddled very little, I decided to give the Machno the …
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13
Nov
High Water Raven Forking
The Oconaluftee gauge is at 340cfs and +100cfs an hour when I checked it before my last class of the day. Excited, I messaged a few people who I knew would be interested in going. Some people for their first time. “It won’t be over 15 inches,” I thought. Throughout my class period, dreams of …
27
Jul
Border Patrol
Boundary Creek is a little bit of a mission. You have to paddle about 6K down a lake, then do a 3K hike up Boundary Creek to then paddle down the beautiful limestone gorge. The creeks path cuts in and out of the Montana, USA and Alberta, Canada hence the name Boundary Creek.
22
Feb
Dominican Republic – Part IV: Staircase Section of the Rio Jimenoa
In December of 2015 Matthew Beauchamp, Steve Krajewski, Shannon Goshorn, and I headed to the island of Hispaniola to check out the rivers of the Dominican Republic. Although the island was experiencing a pattern of dry weather, we still found options to paddle daily and enjoyed a great time in this lesser known paddling destination. …
15
Feb
Dominican Republic – Part III: Upper Rio Jimenoa
Below: Matthew Beauchamp making the 9R fly! Photo by Steve Krajewski. In December of 2015 Matthew Beauchamp, Steve Krajewski, Shannon Goshorn, and I headed to the island of Hispaniola to check out the rivers of the Dominican Republic. Although the island was experiencing a pattern of dry weather, we still found options to paddle daily …
03
Feb
Dominican Republic – Part II: Rio Blanco
Below: The road to the put-in is so infrequently driven it is almost completely taken over by moss. Photo by Steve Krajewski. In December of 2015 Matthew Beauchamp, Steve Krajewski, Shannon Goshorn, and I headed to the island of Hispaniola to check out the rivers of the Dominican Republic. Although the island was experiencing a …
27
Jan
Dominican Republic – Part 1: Rio Yaque del Norte
Below: Matthew Beauchamp boofing off the wall. Photo by Steve Krajewski. In December of 2015 Matthew Beauchamp, Steve Krajewski, Shannon Goshorn, and I (Adam Goshorn) headed to the island of Hispaniola to check out the rivers of the Dominican Republic. Although the island was experiencing a pattern of dry weather, we still found options to …
15
Sep
Colorado 2015: Media Dump
Colorado is one of the most fun and picturesque places for paddlers to visit. Enough said… lets get to the media! Below: Adam Goshorn slip-n-sliding on OBJ, photo by Alicia Lycan Below: Eric Hoffman rocking the Shiva on OBJ, photo by Adam Goshorn Below: Adam Goshorn on the first drop on OBJ, Photo by Jason Bordwine Below: …
03
May
A Grand Canyon Christmas
For the fifth time in six years, in December 2014 I found myself climbing into a Pyranha boat and sliding into the waters of the Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona. Previously I’ve paddled the Grand Canyon with raft-support in an Everest, Burn II, and Shiva; and one self-support trip in the Fusion. This time …
01
Apr
FREE Demshitz Video Boating Waterfall Clinic
Paddler: Dave Fusilli Photo: Aniol Serrasolses Come one come all. We will have boats to demo and skills to pass along! See you on the water! Demshitz Day with Alder Creek! What: FREE Video and Waterfall Clinic with the Pros! When: April 5th 11AM-3PM Easter Sunday Where: Sunset Falls Park on the East Fork Lewis …