Below: Source of the SlateRiver, photo by Adam Goshorn Below: Adam Goshorn OBJ Rock Sledding, photo by Matt Jones Flashback to June 2013… I was in my last week of work before a much needed and much anticipated two-week paddling trip to California. Despite the fact that California was experiencing another low water year, my …
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06
Nov
Hammering down the Green Race
Dropping into the crowd off Pencil Sharpener. Yes I took the P&H Hammer down the Green. Why did I do this? Well, mainly because it is the only longboat that I had to use. That and after paddling the Hammer a few times I was pretty confident I could make it down the Green just …
09
Sep
Skookumchuck Narrows
Skookumchuck wave is located really close to Egmont at the Skookumchuck Narrows National Park. To get to Skook you take the ferry from Horse Shoe Bay to Gibsons and drive along the coast until you reach Egmont. It’s a really scenic and beautiful drive. Skook is considered one of the best and smoothest waves …
25
Jul
Life on the West Side
Ever since I first started to kayak I had dreamed of going out west. This year with the snow pack low in California, it only made since to go to the Pacific Northwest. It all started at 4:30 am when Kevin Nunns and I started the drive across the country from Asheville, NC to the …
16
Jul
Skookumchuck Narrows surf session
This was certainly not my first Skook experience, but for sure the best yet! We had a sweet crew up there, threw some sweet tricks , and got really tan. Here is a photo of the boyz towards the end of the day. The Sir Carbon Jed was INCREDIBLE! I have been thinking about surfing …
25
Jun
The Payette River Games in Idaho!
 The first edition of the Payette River Games took place this last weekend on the banks of the North Fork of the Payette river in Cascade, Idaho. Cascade is a pretty little town in western Idaho, home of the Kelly’s White Water Park, a beautiful riverside park along the shores of the NF of the Payette …
15
May
New Junior Team Member Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde is only 12 years old, but I have paddled and hung out with this kid and he has more on and off the river skills than most adults you know! Here is a little write up on what Henry is all about! Welcome aboard demshitz! Click here to learn more about 12 year …
18
Apr
Mexico 2012 Part II: The Big Banana
Below: Namesake, photo by Adam Goshorn After spending out first full day in Mexico paddling the Roadside section of the Rio Alseseca (see pictures and video HERE) we returned to Aventurec and ended up spending the evening drinking a few beers with German paddler Julian Schafer and Canadian paddlers Mikkel St. Jean-Ducan and Lianne Germaine, …
01
Apr
NANO!
Check out this video Chris Stafford and I put together, with help filming from Graham Seiler and Isaac Levinson. https://vimeo.com/62710338 The Nano is such a fun boat. With no other boats like it on the market, this boat is destined to excel. It does it all from River running, playing, creeking, and it’s even perfect …