{"id":20061,"date":"2018-04-06T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=20061"},"modified":"2018-04-06T14:19:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T14:19:28","slug":"dominican-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/dominican-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below: The swinging bridge at the take out for the Upper Rio Jimenoa, which is also the put in for the Staircase Section. Photo by Adam Goshorn.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-1-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a 10,000 foot peak in the middle of the island, there is plenty of gradient to be had in the Dominican Republic. It just takes rain to bring the mountain streams to life and turn it into a paddler\u2019s paradise. Since my first trip there in 2015, I\u2019ve wanted make it back and in December of 2017, Matthew Beauchamp, Spence Hall, Sarah Koering, Sam Roy and I headed down for a quick trip.<\/p>\n<p>Below: Matthew Beauchamp, photo by Adam Goshorn.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below: Matthew Beauchamp, photo by Adam Goshorn.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below: Matthew Beauchamp, photo by Adam Goshorn.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below: Matthew Beauchamp, photo by Adam Goshorn.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below: The video from our time in the Dominican Republic in December of 2017. Filmed by everyone in the group and edited by Adam Goshorn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube_sc  fluid widescreen\"><div class=\"inner block\"><noscript><style type=\"text\/css\">.youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}<\/style><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" title=\"YouTube video player\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/KBy7uZlQkQU?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/KBy7uZlQkQU?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:15px;\">The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/flashplayer\/\" title=\"Install from Adobe\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KBy7uZlQkQU\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch on YouTube\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/span><\/object><\/noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KBy7uZlQkQU?version=3&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>You can keep up with my adventures here and on my personal blog at: www.granolapaddler.blogspot.com<\/p>\n<p>Until Next Time\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Adam Goshorn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below: The swinging bridge at the take out for the Upper Rio Jimenoa, which is also the put in for the Staircase Section. Photo by Adam Goshorn. With a 10,000 foot peak in the middle of the island, there is plenty of gradient to be had in the Dominican Republic. 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