Thursday, August 29, 2013

Last Weekend - Ashlu Box and Mini Mine

My first laps on both!

We had about 0.6 in the Box on the first lap and 0.7 on the second lap














Saturday, August 24, 2013

Video - Ernie's Gorge







Help save Ernie's Gorge from a hydro diversion project.



Join AW and let them fight the good fight for us. Check out the North Fork of the Snoqualmie river page on the AW website for more info on how and why you should be concerned about this peoject.



Stay Stoked. Stay Safe.



Thursday, August 8, 2013

Last Weekend - Tumwater Canyon


Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Oh Snap! Tumwater is good to go!

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

I was fortunate to catch a bunch of the Leavenworth locals while they were out having a good time and screaming down Tumwater Canyon at mach speed. 

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Tumwater was around 2500 on Saturday and by Monday it was down just under 2300cfs.

It pains me to say, but with how quickly it was dropping; Tumwater will be out fo the season pretty soon.


Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,
Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Where are they? Sorry guys, we're slow like that.

Doctor Pat aka Popeye.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Here we have some chargers showing us the lines through Last Exit. This rapid is tough at any level, but 2000+cfs and it feels like you're riding a railroad boxcar down a ski-slope. Intense!

Kiwi's always boat a little strange; Mike Nash decides to playboat his creekboat.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

John Fuqua in Exit.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Adrian Wigston in Last Exit:


Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,


Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Jah Himself takes the meat line:

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Ellie Wheat jumped out to grab these shots of Scott Waidelich and I.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

This guy was crushing marriage vows less than 24 hours prior to the shot. 

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Alternate lines happen:

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Afternoons in Tumwater are the best. Every drop is backlit and your view as you drop over pour over after pour over is perfect.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,


On our last lap of the weekend; the team was down to two. Jeremy Bisson and I went skin to the wind and rallied down The Wall while Adrian and Scott shot the next series of photos.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Until next time.

Willie Kern, Rob McKibbon, Joe Howard, Adrian Wigston, Jeremy Bisson, Daniel Patrinellis, Mike Nash, American Whitewater, Tumwater Canyon, IR, Kokatat, Kokatat Ronin, Kokatat GMER, Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba 8.6, Tumwater Canyon, Last Exit, POW, Chaos, The Wall, The Dam Rapid,

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Video - 4Th of July Gnarfest

Over the 4th of July weekend, Joe Howard and I did a little bit of roadtripping. We drove down to the South side of Mt. Rainier for the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz. It was a bit low, but super fun. Then we grabbed a quick lap on the Ohanapecosh. From there it was a 3.5 hours of driving but North to Icicle Creek for probably the last laps of the season. Then we topped the weekend off with a handful of Tumwater laps. A great weekend was had.