{"id":960,"date":"2007-04-13T16:19:37","date_gmt":"2007-04-13T15:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/"},"modified":"2007-04-13T16:19:37","modified_gmt":"2007-04-13T15:19:37","slug":"march-madness-photo-dump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/march-madness-photo-dump\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness photo dump."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/johnnyandibigboy.jpg\" title=\"johnnyKY&amp;I@bigboy\"><\/a>March was BUSY\u00c2\u00a0here with the boys at Pyranha US. Ive had the pleasure of traveling with the crew to shows and demos this month.\u00c2\u00a0 Read on to see pictures and details of this months madness.<!--more--><br \/>\nMy 1st event for the month was at West Virginia University for a pool session.\u00c2\u00a0 The Ammo and Recoil were big hits.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Water in Fayetteville WV was plenty in the first few weeks of March. Here are some shots\u00c2\u00a0from Real Manns creek\u00c2\u00a0and some from the New River Dries.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/jerrys-baddle-2007-026.JPG\" title=\"Kevin@Jerry\u00c2\u2019s Battle\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-972\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/tunnelolove\/\" title=\"TunneloLove\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-973\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/tunneloflove2\/\" title=\"tunneloflove2\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0479.jpg\" title=\"TunneloLove\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0479.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"TunneloLove\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-974\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/tunneloflove3\/\" title=\"tunneloflove3\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/tunneloflove2.jpg\" title=\"tunneloflove2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/tunneloflove2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tunneloflove2\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/tunneloflove3.jpg\" title=\"tunneloflove3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/tunneloflove3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tunneloflove3\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-966\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/tunneloflove\/\" title=\"TunnelofLove\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0456.jpg\" title=\"real manns2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0456.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"real manns2\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0462.jpg\" title=\"TunnelofLove\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0462.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"TunnelofLove\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0463.jpg\" title=\"tol1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0463.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tol1\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevin.jpg\" title=\"kevin\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0464.jpg\" title=\"tl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0464.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tl\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0465.jpg\" title=\"t\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0465.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-968\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/tl\/\" title=\"tl\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0466.jpg\" title=\"michaelstratton\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/imgp0466.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"michaelstratton\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/ms2.jpg\" title=\"m.stratton\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/ms2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"m.stratton\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/ms3.jpg\" title=\"stratton\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/ms3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"stratton\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/burnwernerportage.jpg\" title=\"portage?\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/burnwernerportage.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"portage?\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/dries2.jpg\" title=\"warming up\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/dries2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"warming up\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/dries.jpg\" title=\"new dries\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/dries.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"new dries\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Madison Wisconsin was the next destination. Traveling with Jim and Dinver to Rutabaga&#8217;s Annual &#8220;Canoecopia&#8221; show. Greeted there by fellow Pyranha ambassadors Kelly Blades, Ben Lawry,\u00c2\u00a0John\u00c2\u00a0Kiffmeyer\u00c2\u00a0and the Great Graham Mackereth. Saturday night we put on our own show at the High Noon Saloon in downtown Madison when we showed up dressed as Western Bandits. No one else was aware of our plans for a costume party&#8230;which sparked some confused looks on the faces of pretty much everyone.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-996\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/kelly-3\/\" title=\"kelly\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/jimanddinver\/\" title=\"jimanddinver\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-998\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/brokeback\/\" title=\"brokeback\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kellyblades.gif\" title=\"kelly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kellyblades.thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"kelly\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/dinverandjim.jpg\" title=\"jimanddinver\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/dinverandjim.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"jimanddinver\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/fag.jpg\" title=\"brokeback\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/fag.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"brokeback\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Thanks to Gary Hostetler for some of the photos!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/groupmadisonborat2.gif\" title=\"borat was in town!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/groupmadisonborat2.thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"borat was in town!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back to Asheville for\u00c2\u00a0two weeks before the next show in New Jersey at the Jersey Paddler show.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00c2\u00a0got to run the Green about 15 times in that 2 week break and\u00c2\u00a0was\u00c2\u00a0blessed\u00c2\u00a0with my first 200%.\u00c2\u00a0Also, a high water\u00c2\u00a0run on the\u00c2\u00a0Ravens Fork(19 inches),\u00c2\u00a0highlighted the month.\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-975\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/kevin\/\" title=\"kevin\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/taytay.jpg\" title=\"taytay\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/taytay.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"taytay\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevin.jpg\" title=\"kevin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevin.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"kevin\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/nickgorilla.jpg\" title=\"nick&amp;taytay\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/nickgorilla.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"nick&amp;taytay\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevhf1.jpg\" title=\"kevin@hammerfactor\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevhf1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"kevin@hammerfactor\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevhf2.jpg\" title=\"pluggin\u00c2\u2019er\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/kevhf2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"pluggin\u00c2\u2019er\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/taytayhf1.jpg\" title=\"Taylor boofing @hammerfactor\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/taytayhf1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor boofing @hammerfactor\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/taytayhf2.jpg\" title=\"hammer factor\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/taytayhf2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"hammer factor\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/jerrys-baddle-2007-026.JPG\" title=\"Kevin@Jerry\u00c2\u2019s Battle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/jerrys-baddle-2007-026.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"Kevin@Jerry\u00c2\u2019s Battle\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Jerry&#8217;s Battle<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-983\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/johnnykyibigboy\/\" title=\"johnnyKY&amp;I@bigboy\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/johnnyandibigboy.jpg\" title=\"johnnyKY&amp;I@bigboy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/johnnyandibigboy.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"johnnyKY&amp;I@bigboy\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/bigboy.jpg\" title=\"BIGBOY@19inches!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/bigboy.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"BIGBOY@19inches!\" \/><\/a>BIG BOY!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/miketysonshargescavemanmangler.jpg\" title=\"stoutness\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/miketysonshargescavemanmangler.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"stoutness\" \/><\/a>This picture\u00c2\u00a0gives you an idea of the\u00c2\u00a0gradient on the Ravens Fork. Big boy to the left(not pictured) followed by super atomic elbow collider, mike tysons\u00c2\u00a0punch out, hargesses rapid, caveman, and the mangler!\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/gunningit.jpg\" title=\"drivetoputin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/gunningit.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"drivetoputin\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-984\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/drivetoputin\/\" title=\"drivetoputin\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/driving-in-to-ravenfork.jpg\" title=\"wheelsspinning\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/driving-in-to-ravenfork.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"wheelsspinning\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Getting some mud on the\u00c2\u00a0tires on the way to the put-in.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-982\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/jseiler\/march-madness-photo-dump\/ravenforkcrew\/\" title=\"RavenForkcrew\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/ravenforkgroup.jpg\" title=\"RavenForkcrew\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/ravenforkgroup.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"RavenForkcrew\" \/><\/a>Group shot @ Big Boy Falls Raven Fork.<br \/>\nphotos:Pat Keller\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since then Ive\u00c2\u00a0been hanging out in Asheville\u00c2\u00a0saving up\u00c2\u00a0for another month of traveling and kayaking. Dave Fusilli rolls into town in the next week and the two of us will be driving\u00c2\u00a0around the team van\u00c2\u00a0for the summer.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Our first stop is\u00c2\u00a0at Ace\u00c2\u00a0Adventure\u00c2\u00a0in Fayetteville WV\u00c2\u00a0on the 27th of April\u00c2\u00a0followed by\u00c2\u00a0a trip to White Water Warehouse in Dayton Ohio on\u00c2\u00a0 May 2nd, then Cheat Fest in West Virginia on the 4th-6th of May. Reno Nevada is our\u00c2\u00a0first\u00c2\u00a0stop out west\u00c2\u00a0for the Reno River Festival on the Truckee river in downtown Reno.\u00c2\u00a0After that we\u00c2\u00a0drive to Colorado for the\u00c2\u00a0Paddling Life Invitational in Steamboat Springs,\u00c2\u00a0then\u00c2\u00a0Teva Mountain Games and a few\u00c2\u00a0other events\u00c2\u00a0in the month of June. Check back for updates\u00c2\u00a0of our tour in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n<p>My suburaban&#8217;s new look.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/van-005web.jpg\" title=\"new look\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/van-005web.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"new look\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March was BUSY\u00c2\u00a0here with the boys at Pyranha US. Ive had the pleasure of traveling with the crew to shows and demos this month.\u00c2\u00a0 Read on to see pictures and details of this months madness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creeking-articles","category-paddler-lifestyle-articles","category-playboating-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9tk9G-fu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}