Spring in Northern New England brings together a lot of great things.  The obvious benefit of spring for paddlers is the warmer weather melting snow (this winter we had a lot of it!) and transforming the rivers from picturesque ice sculptures back into the whitewater playgrounds we cherish.  It just so happens that this same …

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Each Spring the entire paddlesports industry (or at least it feels like it anyway) descends on the small town of Old Forge, New York for a weekend full of all things paddling.  The event is Mountain Man Outdoor Supply Company’s Adirondack Paddlefest.  Myself and fellow Team Pyranha paddler Tony Gianfagna held down the fort for …

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The paddling season is officially under way in the Northeast!!  In one week we went from full-on winter conditions to beautiful, sunny, Spring.  On Sunday, most of the rivers still had ice and the skiing conditions were all-time.  By the time the following Friday rolled around the rivers had broken free, and they were raging.  …

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Back in February a friend of mine named Fredy from Switzerland informed me of a multi-day paddling trip to southern Siberia being organized by Tomass Marnics and asked me if I wanted to go.  I thought about it for roughly five minutes, called fellow Pyranha paddler Tony Gianfagna and immediately started searching for plane tickets to …

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Photos: Brian Murphy For the second time in as many years a new kind of freestyle event hit the Hole Brothers venue in Watertown, New York.  The “BRO”-Down, envisioned by local raft guide, paddler, and entrepreneur Dave Gardner is a super fun grass-roots event that is low-stress way for anyone to participate in freestyle competition.

The Deerfield River Festival is always a highlight of my summer paddling season.  One of my first whitewater paddling experiences occurred on the Deerfield River back in 1995, and it is always a special place for me to return to.  The annual gathering of paddlers in Charlemont, Mass. each summer is a significant fundraiser for …

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It would be too easy to simply say the last few weeks of paddling in the Northeastern U.S. (as well as the entire East Coast) has been awesome!!  To say that it has been special, or unique would be a good start, but still far from doing justice to the absolutely incredible summertime paddling conditions …

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Last week a brand new magazine was launched in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.  The magazine gives a fresh view of all of the exciting things there are to do in The United States’ largest land preserve.  This is where I call home and I am very proud to be part of this fantastic project. …

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This Year I finally had the great pleasure of participating in the annual New Haven River Race near Bristol, Vermont.  While I’ve been make the commute across Lake Champlain from New York to paddle the New Haven “Ledges” section for several years, this was the first chance I’ve had to make it to the race …

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