Two weeks ago I went to Slovenia in order to teach people to become a VDKS (Association of German canoe schooling) kayak instructor. As the timetable for this type of course is usually quite full, Marcus, Lothar and I decided to do a good morning run on the big gorge of the Soca, getting up …
Monthly Archive: May 2007
14
May
a California low water year ain’t so bad.
We’ve hit California to see what all we can get in this record low snowpack year – and the answer is you can still get a lot of paddling in out here! You can view our full update at www.RiverGypsies.com. Here are some teaser photos for you: Andria Recoiling on the Kaweah. Leland running Zero …
14
May
Post-Worlds Pre-season Ottawa
The crowds from Worlds are gone, the summer crowdes are here yet, and the Ottawa is at a great level
11
May
Pandoras Box
Dubbed “Pandoras” box in the guide book because of its secrecy, known as “Bakers Box” to locals. Bakers/Pandoras Box is one of the most beautiful places to kayak in Colorado.
10
May
Oregon Cup
This drop is the first on Canyon Creek in the Oregon Cup. I took 4th in the Extreme Race. Josh Bectel took Second in Extreme and 1st in the boatercross to give him the overall win. I had to miss out on the boatercross so I had no overall ranking. Fun event hopefully more people …
10
May
Landslide changes money drop + Ammo Video
A landslide has drastically changed the waterfall known as Money Drop. The drop is on Rock Creek in Stevenson WA, it was first run by Trip Jennings and LJ Groth. The landslide is nearly taking houses off of the cliff but the new Mini Money Drop looked to perfect to let go unrun. A few …
09
May
Fusilli’s Photo dump
clearing the card.
09
May
Racing the Speeder
After months of waiting I finally got a chance to race the Speeder. The event was the second annual Schroon River Scramble. It’s a small local event that is held in Warrensburg, NY. The course is a 3/4 mile sprint through some really fun class III. In 2006 I got second place.Â
08
May
Northeast Roadtrip
8 days 8 guys 1 van 6 states 13 rivers.
04
May
The Ammo is Magic
About three months back I was talking with Jim Hagar and he was talking up the Ammo like crazy. At the time I thought that the boat was kinda odd and I was unsure where I would really want to use it. Well as the Spring run-off starts to kick off in BC, the Ammo …