Category: Whitewater Kayaking
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SF American River Compilation
This dam-controlled stretch offers three exhilarating runs: the exciting Chili Bar, the scenic Coloma to Lotus, and the breathtaking Gorge.…
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Kayaking C to G
Today Margot faced a fear and got to be brave. We spent some time working through her fear of doing…
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Salt River
Earlier in May I spent a week paddling the Salt River, in Arizona. Was a fun time, with good company,…
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Horse Shoe Bend
This run doesn’t often have water adequate for kayaking, so when it does it’s a rare treat, and when it…
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Middle Fork Salmon River
Experience the thrill of the Middle Fork Salmon River, a true gem among western multi-day rivers! Our unforgettable journey began…
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Mill Creek (Northern California)
A few weeks ago, Geno had the idea to run Mill Creek, near Fresno. When I was trying to find…
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Lower North Fork Kaweah
The North Fork of the Kaweah is an absolute gem of California paddling. This was my first trip down, and…
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Mill Creek (Tributary to the Kings River)
Mill Creek is an infrequently run creek that feeds into the King’s River. We didn’t have much information about the…
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Ecuador
Some of this has been copy/pasted from emails I sent, so if tenses shift midway, please excuse. I decided to…
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Middle Fork Of the American River
Friday night we had Kim’s mom, aunt and Grandma over for dinner, which meant another insanely late night drive…leaving our…
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Green River – Desolation and Grey Canyon Section
The Green River, through Desolation and Grey Canyons, is a gorgeous trip, with amazing scenery, camping, and fun rapids. I…
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Middle Fork Feather
The Middle Fork of the Feather is described in the classic CA paddling guidebook as “This is it! The Middle…
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East Fork of the Carson
The East Fork of the Carson flows with the melting snow, and heads east down the Sierra Mtns, into Nevada. …
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Brush Creek – Spring 2009
Brush Creek, a tributary of the Kern River in CA, is one of the most incredible stretches of whitewater around.…
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Pauley Creek Video
Pauley Creek is a spectacular kayak run in Northern California. Tons of fun drops, a couple technical rapids. We got…
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North Fork American Kayaking – January/Febuary 2009
It’s been a slow year for whitewater paddling in CA so far. just not a lot happening. Although it’s gotten…
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Clear Creek
It’s been a grim winter so far for paddling, but one of the few spots that has water is Clear…
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NF of the Feather River Release
Thanks to American Whitewater, we had releases on the NF feather this weekend. I only made it up for sunday,…
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Napa Valley Bike Tour and Paddling on the South Fork American
Kim and I had another fun weekend. Saturday we joined our friends Erol and Paula for breakfast, then did a…
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Staycation
With the crazy rise in gas prices, and the fear of recession, papers and magazines keep talking about people taking…
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Guatemala and Belize – Kim and Geoff explore together
After a few days in Guatemala, Kim and Geoff head to Belize for some beachside relaxing and snorkeling.
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Guatemala And Belize
I took a trip, I was supposed to be working for a raft company as a safety kayaker, but it…
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Belize
The other day we were at the Mayan ruins in Tikal in Guatemala, swatting away Mosquitos. At the last minute,…
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Kim – Now I´m in Guatemala too!
Hi everyone! I had a good flight to Guatemala and landed yesterday morning. Geoff picked me from the airport and…
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Guatemala, Getting better…….
I suppose, after my last post, it would be hard for Guatemala to get worse. If it did, I probably…
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Guatemala has been crazy super ROUGH. I think it has a grudge against me.
Guatemala has been crazy super ROUGH. I think it has a grudge against me. First, let me apologize, I have…
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Week one in Guatemala……….
Well, it’s Weds now. I’ve been in Guatemala for 8 days, sweating for the vast majority of that time. I’m…
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Most days I love kayaking. Saturday I broke 2 ribs although I wasn’t in my kayak at the time.
Sometimes staying home is a good idea. A rough day of paddling on the amazing south silver creek.
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More Spring Paddling – Riverton to Peavine, High Water Chamberlains, Reno Playpark, Low Water South Yuba. – (No Pictures)
I’ve spoiled myself over the last few days. I didn’t take pictures, but I had a great few days. Weds:…
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Cache Creek with Paula and Erol
Kim and I headed over to Cache Creek today. We met our friends Paula and Erol. They were renting a…
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Shirttail Run on the North Fork American
Kim and I took our tandem whitewater kayak out for a fun run down the class II+ section of the…
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Pauley Creek
Had a fun run down Pauley Creek today. The water was low, all the big drops went are were fun,…
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Double Header on the South Yuba River and the North Fork American River
Yesterday I went paddling. Paddled my new Pyranha Everest kayak, which was awesome. Met my friend Sabrina at 1, and…
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Chamberlain Falls – NF American Compilation
One of my favorite runs in California, with amazing scenary, fun rapids, and generally cold, clear waters. When I lived…
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Kern River Weekend
Headed out to Kernville this weekend. Not many pictures, but I ran Brush creek a couple times, and ran the…
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Sespe Creek – Class V – 3 Days – 31 Miles Wilderness run.
Sespe creek is an amazing wilderness run in Southern California. We spent three days and two nights kayaking an incredible…
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Peru – Geoff’s Story
In 2007, we had a fantastic trip to Peru. This is Geoff’s story about the trip. Make sure you see…
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Peru – Photos – The Big Album
We took a lot of photos in Peru, here is the “Best Of” Album. Look also for the Food albums,…
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Misc. Spring paddling
It’s been a crazy spring, lots going on with family, school, and starting a company. I’ve barely had time to…
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South Silver Creek – 2006
Pictures from my 1st run down the incredible South Silver Creek. Thanks to Kim for the photos. 700 feet per…
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South Fork of Silver Creek Below Ice House Dam
SF of Silver Creek is most well known for it’s more difficult upper reaches, but below Icehouse resevoir, there is…
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Grand Canyon
Kayaking the Grand Canyon has long been a dream of mine, but private permits are tough to get and commercial…
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Riverton to Peavine, South Fork American
We’d planned on running South Silver Creek, not the famous section, but a lesser known section below Icehouse Resevoir. Unfortunately…
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Rogue River Wilderness
My friend Kristi scored a permit for the stunning Rogue River in Oregon, and we couldn’t wait to embark on…
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Dry Meadow Creek
7 or 8 years ago I remember flipping through a paddling magazine, and being captivated by an image (similar to…
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Brush Creek
I met Eric in the Store where I work, and we got to talking about Kayak surfing. He was new…