The Oconaluftee gauge is at 340cfs and +100cfs an hour when I checked it before my last class of the day. Excited, I messaged a few people who I knew would be interested in going. Some people for their first time. “It won’t be over 15 inches,” I thought. Throughout my class period, dreams of …
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Nov
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Apr
Mexico 2013 Part IV: Back to SLP
Below: Matt Beauchamp on the El Salto Section of the Rio Valles, photo by Adam Goshorn We had been enjoying our time in Veracruz (see Mexico 2013 Part III HERE), but water levels continued to be too high for many of runs we would have been paddling in a normal year. There were a few …
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 …
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, …
25
Jun
Small Burn vs Shiva Review
When I heard that Pyranha was putting out a new creeker, I didn’t pay much attention because I’ve been so happy with my Burn, and I wasn’t looking to change boats. Then when I saw the Shiva, I was intrigued. My first thought was that it resembled an old Pyranha favorite of mine, the Creek …
13
Nov
Pyranha Standing Tall at the 09 Green Race
Man, what a sick event! Â The green race is straight up grass roots. Â From the first racer out of the blocks to the bitter end of the after party. Â Speaking of the after party, this was one of the best parties I have been to all year, kick ass for sure! Â I, myself, didn’t …
12
Aug
Demshitz “Stay out of Jail Tour 09” recap
Demshitz Stay out of jail tour was a success! Dave Fusilli Nicole Mansfield and I survived a summer traveling from state to state in the Team Pyranha van ( aka “orange bitch” ) visiting Pyranha Dealers events, rodeos, races; we went everywhere! Here is a video from our last stop on the tour in Ouachita …
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Jul
Demshitz MADE 3- The Final Episode
DEMSHITZ MADE 3 – Dave Space- the final episode of Demshitz MADE. Will he surf Skook? Find out in this final episode of DEMSHITZ MADE 3. For those of you who don’t know Demshitz Made- check out the first two episodes of Demshitz MADE. DEMSHITZ MADE EP1 DEMSHITZ MADE EP2 DEMSHITZ MADE EP3 watch the …
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Jul
BC 09 Video
This video is a mix of Callagan, Cheakamus, Rogers Creek and the Skookumchuck Rapids. Â Some good beats, blunts, and waterfalls, hope you like it.