tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31531874985150317702024-02-18T22:38:49.855-08:00Fluid: As a lifestyle.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-6358970532156303082016-11-12T08:03:00.001-08:002016-11-12T08:04:11.239-08:00The Big Quilcene River - 2016<br />
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I hadn't been into the Big Quilcene in a couple of years and with the unseasonably warm and wet Fall we have had so far; a warm, pogie-less trip down The Big Q seemed like a great idea.<br />
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I ran into Sam, Richard and Chris on Saturday up on the Stillaguamish river and after a couple of beers and retelling of tales of carnage, I had these guys hooked on an OP mission.<br />
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This pocket drop was awesome. Fun sequence above with a rewarding shelf-boof at the bottom.<br />
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The cool thing about waiting a couple years before heading back into this awesome run was how much the wood situation had changed the run. There were two rapids that did not exist when I was there last. The first was this steep, mankfest of a boulder-garden. We scouted from river left and ran center to left.<br />
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The other was this monster:<br />
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She's still waiting for some plastic... The drop is definitely runnable, but no one was up to the task on this lap. The entrance involves a lot of skill and faith, not to mention bending some rules of physics. <br />
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More info on The Big Q can be found on <a href="http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverdetails.asp?riverid=352">Professorpaddle.com</a><br />
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Here are some of the GoPro highlights from the day on the water.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/191226631">The Big Quilcene - 2016</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user4386726">daniel patrinellis</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.
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Get out there and check her out.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com11Chelan, WA 98816, USA47.834779288405493 -120.0112366676330647.833446788405496 -120.01375816763306 47.836111788405489 -120.00871516763306tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-60454010367907119612016-07-29T12:00:00.000-07:002016-07-29T12:00:59.253-07:00Great Upper Cherry Creek video by Nils Dippon<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/138319447" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-72979210470010387402016-07-08T21:09:00.000-07:002016-07-08T21:23:00.685-07:00PNW Guidebook Release + SeaGnar = SICKNESS<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/170508558" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe>
<a href="https://vimeo.com/170508558">Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater: A Fresh Guide to Northwest Rivers and Creeks</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/substantialmedia">Substantial Media House</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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I met up with a bunch of engineers a little North of Seattle and we all piled into Mike Nash's beast of a van. <br />
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The drive never seems that far when you're sitting at your desk or packing up the truck to leave, but once you get on I5 and start heading North its a whole different thing.<br />
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After a late night and a rough morning we started to assess our surroundings. We were not planning on meeting anyone until Sunday and there was enough water coming into the reservoir that the Mine was in.<br />
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While I had a few Ashlu Box laps under my belt, I had never paddled the Mine so I had to jump on that opportunity. We met a sicko paddler name Palo and Alicia drove up for the day as well. So we all piled into the van and started up the sketch-ball road that leads to the Mine put-in.<br />
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A short hike through the woods deposits you at the very top of this thing:<br />
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All in all, a great weekend spent with some awesome people. Thanks to Brad and Palo for showing us noobs down the Mine. <br />
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Here are some of the highlights from the paddling sessions that weekend including the Mine, Mini Mine and the Box:<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/137700494">Canada Day on the Ashlu River</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user4386726">daniel patrinellis</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-61348096735601675952015-12-29T16:19:00.000-08:002015-12-29T18:29:21.585-08:00SeaGnar 2015<br />
The 2015 SeaGnar has come and gone. If you were able to make it out; thank you for supporting the event and hopefully you had a good time. Thank you to our awesome sponsors who made this event possible!<br />
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We started the evening off with two videos. The first is this awesome video by last year's SeaGnar winner: Mike Hagadorn<br />
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Mike gives us some awesome ariels and the boys up in Leavenworth show off some classic moves on Tumwater Canyon. Check it out!<br />
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We followed up with this year's version of the Chelan Gorge Experience. It took a long time to flesh this thing out so thanks for waiting. It was awesome to see so many new faces on the river this year.<br />
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From here Tom O'Keefe had a chance to talk about some of the important issues we have regarding our waterways here in the PNW. Ernie's Gorge is back in the spotlight as Black Canyon Hydro has <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3248px;">filed its License Application for the Black Canyon Hydropower Project (FERC No. P-14110) on the North Fork Snoqualmie River. <a href="https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/32477/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">You can read more about this terrible idea here.</span></a></span><span style="color: red;"> </span>There is also a renewed interest in putting a hydroelectric dam on the Skykomish river. Please keep an eye out on social media and on AW to se</span>e if there is anything you can do to help stop both of these projects in their tracks.<br />
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This year Christian Knight took home the win with this awesome video about why it's important to get your kids out in nature. A great film from a great kayaker and father. Check it out:<br />
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The people voted and Christian crushed the competition and took home a new Maximus Prime life Jacket from Kokatat.<br />
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Come on down and claim your prize!<br />
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The next five videos were all entered and although awesome, didn't hold up to the charm that Christian's video contained.<br />
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Here is Megan Kelly's video: America's Sweetheart.<br />
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Now we have another Chelan video with some cool editing. Cooper Fitch's Chelanigans 2k15.<br />
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Ellie Wheat gave us this awesome video about the all girls trip down to Ecuador.<br />
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And Dave Fusilli takes us on a ride down all the Hood River classics in the new 9R.<br />
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These videos were all either submitted a little too late or we just didn't have time for them at the event. Either way, please do not be discouraged and try again next year! Thank you for entering the contest and I'm looking forward to next year's contributions. <br />
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Brett Barton with Bridge Creek in the North Cascades.<br />
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Nick Baughman with his take on the Chelan adventure.<br />
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Mike Smith with his video: 2015 PNW Classics.<br />
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<span class="gD" email="haenisch024@gmail.com" name="Chris Haenisch">Chris Haenisch</span> submitted: Calawah & Sitkum Double Header. Some great pack-rafting in here.<br />
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An event like this is not possible unless a lot of people help, so a lot of thanks are in order: Thank you to Snap Dragon, Teamscum and Kokatat for providing prizes for our contestants. Thank you to Silver City and Dave Fusilli for providing the beer to keep the masses hydrated and stoked. Thank you to Tom O'Keefe for all the hard work you do to make sure that we have access to these amazing waterways. Thank you to Dan at Cascade Paddlesports for lending us his space and his patience for the event. And thank you Sara for being awesome and all the support you provide.<br />
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Last year was awesome. About 100 of our best friends all crowded into the local kayak shop, in the middle of a rainstorm, and watched kayaking videos. Then we voted for the video we liked best.<br />
Mike Hagadorn stole the show with this video: The Grand.<br />
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We had fun last year so let's do it again! Our longtime friends at Silver City Brewery have graciously donated beer to our cause and the boys at Snap Dragon have donated to the prize fund, so get stoked!<br />
We will be raising money for American Whitewater, so bring some cash and a thirst.<br />
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If you want to enter the contest, send me a video! It needs to be 6 minutes or less and I need your video the week before the event. The sooner the better.<br />
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A panel of judges will review all submissions and submit the 6 they feel are a cut above. We will watch all the videos and vote at the end. The winner will get prizes, or a prize. Probably something.<br />
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15143 Ne 90th St<br />
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This year was the largest turnout to date. It seems like I'm saying that every year, but I guess a good thing can't help but get bigger and better over time.<br />
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The locals set out some furniture for us. So sick!<br />
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The Chelan Gorge recreational release came to fruition on an overcast day, deep in Chelan County. 2015 was the first year that I've needed to wear a drysuit in the gorge, but the cold weather on Saturday just meant the stoke had to be that much higher.<br />
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Darren rallies into the first ledge in Entrance Exam.<br />
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Entrance Exam consists of four parts: The entry slide.<br />
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The combination of a higher than normal turnout and an overall lower number of Chelan veterans on the roster Saturday morning lead me to believe that the carnage reel would be well padded this year. I believe I took the over/under at 7 swims for the first day.<br />
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Next up is the Chelan Slide and Meatlocker. A scary ferry to a fun rock slide. Or a chance to op-test your sprayskirt.<br />
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Teamwork keeps you out of the Meatlocker. Ben took one for the team and set "Safety" for those who went for the ferry.<br />
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The Point of no Return. Just past The Chelan Slide is Super Boof. An awesome cross-current right stroke boof into bliss. A fast moving pool puts you right above Throne and Pinnacle. This is one the sickets boofs in the canyon and also the most mellow. It's a nice break from the deathgrip the rest of the run requires.<br />
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Since Rob McKibbon got the first D on this thing a couple years back, the number of peeps running it has steadily climbed. This release weekend was no exception. We got to see some awesome lines... and some lines that make you thank whoever thought of putting a face mask on a kayak helmet.<br />
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Safety is key, as a significant portion of the run-out of Pinnacle Falls flows directly into a massive boulder sieve pocket on river right.<br />
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We all know it's not over until the Fat Lady sings! Nick charges the last nasty spot before the takeout while Darren stands by with a helping hand.<br />
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While I find time to finish editing all this carnage footage, Check out a teaser from this year's release.<br />
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Good ol' Cherry Creek!<br />
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2015 has been a dryish year so far and as I've had to sacrifice quality for quantity for most of this season, it's led to a lack of new material. But, to be honest, I've been looking for an excuse to edit some of this Cherry Creek footage.<br />
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Way back in 2013, when the west coast had so much snow and ice we thought Spring would never end. Scott and I made the drive down to Cali. yada, yada, yada... While waiting for Upper Cherry we ran into a friend of a friend that worked in Groveland and he offered to show us down Cherry Creek of the Tuolumne. We obliged over the next three days and I fell in love with this slice of heaven.<br />
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I do not have the flows for each day, but the trusty river log says:<br />
"... CC Tuolumne, 2100-1800. The higher the better. Super sick run!"<br />
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Spring time means you get to find out how bad your wrist and neck gaskets have degraded over the winter.<br />
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Spring time also means Robe Race.<br />
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There were murmurs that the race might be shifted by a weekend, as there was no rain in the forecast the week leading up to the race. But level bumped up to just below 5.2 feet and by Friday afternoon we knew how we were going to be spending our Saturday; racing Robe Canyon and praying not to take home the Gnome!<br />
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It's an easy template for a race: paddle as hard as you can for roughly 3.5 miles and crush around 40 rapids with as little carnage as you can manage. Then, just for shits giggles, throw a hideous portage in the middle of the course to see just how flexible those ankles really are...<br />
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The flow range is 5.0-6.0 feet. Teams of two, as you set your own safety... The race starts in the eddy below T1, above T2 and ends in the pool a quarter mile(ish) downstream from Mrs. Robinson<br />
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With water levels low, the stoke was high. We had a large turnout with 14 teams and scores of safety boaters, we also had two Robe Race "firsts".<br />
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2015 gave birth to the inclusion of the first female participants as well as the first long boat entries.<br />
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Ellie Wheat and Hillary Neevel are not the first women to paddle Robe, and they certainly will not be the last. They are, however, the first to step up and chase the glory that goes hand in hand with swimming in front of your friends. There was no carnage on their part; instead they shut out a couple male teams and came out the gates hot!<br />
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Joe Keck and I decided to take our love of long boats and our fear of fatal pins and combine them into one stressful morning.<br />
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I had never taken a boat longer than a Dagger Mamba down Robe prior to the race and despite several spinouts in and below rapids; it went way better than I thought it was going to go. The Dagger Greenboat is quickly becoming the only kayak I want to paddle. I had so much fun in that boat!<br />
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David Spiegel & Will Grubb went the fastest and took the most chances this year; taking home the Robes and dominating the field with a 30 second lead over reigning champ Ben Hawthorne and Brian Fletcher. Sam Chesley and Jordy Searle came in third place.<br />
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1.) Dave & Will 29:50<br />
2.) Ben & Brian 30:20<br />
3.) Sam & Jordy 30:42<br />
4.) Sam & Benn 31:00<br />
5.)Henry & Adam 31:29<br />
6.) Darren, Scott & Christian 31:40<br />
7.) Brad & Evan 32:15<br />
8.) Trevor & Chase 33:20<br />
9.) Joe & Dan 33:39<br />
10.) Chris & Chris 33:56<br />
11.) Hillary & Ellie 37:14<br />
12.) Jon & JD 38:45<br />
13.) Chris & Leif 39:37<br />
14.) Steve & Conor 53:54<br />
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Eric Mickelson is an awesome photographer, great paddler and an all around decent dude who operates out of Bellingham. Eric took some awesome shots at T1, T2 and Last Sunshine.<br />
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Enjoy these great photos that Eric sent over:<br />
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This years event follows the loss of a Seattle transplant boater in Robe Canyon.<br />
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27 year old Xavier Engle tragically passed away on Robe Canyon this past winter. Xavier grew up in Alaska and moved to Seattle and enrolled in the UW school of medicine after attending Dartmouth College.<br />
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After the race was over, everyone paddled over to the Lounge and sat around drinking beers and dissecting race lines. Earlier in the year a couple folks took it upon themselves to haul an amazing tribute to Xavier into the canyon for kayakers and rafters to enjoy. It's definitely worth a stop to sit and reflect on why we do this incredibly rewarding and sometimes dangerous sport.<br />
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Once we paddled out of the canyon it was back up to Paca Pride at the putin. David had offered to allow us to host the event on their property and we obliged. These guys are amazing. They let us park on their property and they put up with all the shenanigans that go hand in hand with kayaking all the while running a successful business.<br />
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If you're in the area or looking for a great non-paddling weekend adventure, take the time to check out Paca Pride. And if you paddle Robe, go in and say hello; they would love to meet you.<br />
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Leif stands by to name the winners and the rest of the losers.<br />
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Joe and I assumed that we were going to take home the Gnome this year, but due to a broken paddle, we were saved. This year the Gnome will be traveling with Conor and Steve as they boat in and around the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy it boys!<br />
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Leif does the honors.<br />
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The crowd waits with baited breath.<br />
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Will and David.<br />
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I have to say that in years past, I've paddled Robe so often that I'm surprised I don't have the combo for the gate at Paca Pride. This year however; the combination of out of country travel for work, school and a shoulder surgery had me dreading that phone call. I practiced my excuses for not racing in the shower, on the drive to work, in class. Every day my ability to say that I wasn't going to race was getting better and better. By the time I could say it with a straight face, without sweating, I got the call from Joe Keck.<br />
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"Hey bud, how's the shoulder feeling? Lets just get wild and let it all hang out. Lets race long boats. C'mon man, what's the absolute worse that could happen?"<br />
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That's a quick summation of the conversation that went down on, I think, the Wednesday before the race. Joe was motivated to rally the longboats down the Canyon and do it while completely out of breath. I was terrified and thought it was a horrible way to spend a perfectly good day.<br />
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But it was awesome. My biggest fear was screwing up the line at Sunshine and going into that left wall, smashing my shoulder and potentially my face on the lovely undercut that waits to reward those with a poorly timed boof stroke. As level was on the lower side I was very concerned that some of the more vertical drops would present more of a pin potential.<br />
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But it actually went pretty well. I still buried my nose in the pile at Sunshine, but it didn't kick me as hard as I thought it would. Hole in the Wall got a bit sportier than I usually prefer and I am still kicking myself for not wearing the GoBro to catch the amazing gaze of terror that Joe and I shared when our eyes locked, mid carnage. But if it's not on camera; it didn't happen.<br />
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Good times.<br />
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Thank you to everyone that raced. Thank you to all the safety boaters. Thank you Leif Embertson for taking charge and herding these cats. Thank you David Capocci and Paca Pride for hosting us and just being awesome in a general way. The Washington kayak community appreciates your generosity and help in gaining access to this incredible streambed.<br />
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Until next year. Go fast and take chances!<br />
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I set safety at Boulder Garden and got to see some clean lines, not so clean lines, and some terrible lines. But even the worst line is better than being at work.<br />
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Lila and Emily practicing rope-work.<br />
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Nate Merrill.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0Canyon Creek, Washington, USA45.5983865 -122.1858852000000345.592831499999996 -122.19597020000003 45.6039415 -122.17580020000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-11475918016692857962015-03-25T07:03:00.000-07:002015-03-25T07:03:06.787-07:00Kayaking Tumwater Canyon in a Long BoatI've been getting more and more into the Dagger Green Boat.
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Photo by Sara Yoshimura</span><br />
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After a trip on the South Fork Salmon in Idaho last summer, I fell in love with this 11'9" stick of a boat.<br />
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March has been the month of Tumwater for me due to a busy work schedule and a distinct lack of Olympic Peninsula rainfall. <br />
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She's just like a saucy model; skinny, tall and she can get obnoxious in large crowds. But I love her anyway. Level was on the way up, as there was a small rain on snow event on the pass. And by small I mean rain on a small amount of snow. I think that the last lap of the day was around 5300 cfs.<br />
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Enjoy this quick edit. I just wanted to share the long boat love!
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once again Silver City Brewing and New Belgium Brewery both kicked down to keep the masses hydrated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tom O'Keefe auctioned off a brand new Wave Sport Recon to help raise funds for American Whitewater. The silent auction brought in $650 towards this awesome cause.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year we had 15 entries. Videos from all over the Seattle drainages and a couple from our Southern brothers and sisters in the Hood. 15 videos meant almost two hours of carnage, shit-talking, beatering, dubstep and awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Steve, Kesley, Christina, Emily and Dan from Cascade Paddlesports went way out of their way to create a pretty awesome setup for us. Thanks again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Voting was tough, but in the end it came down to 3 videos:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think I can speak for everyone that
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Cascade PaddleSports layout was perfect and their staff bent over
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Dan and Steve! The projector
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to our sponsors: Kokatat,
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<span style="font-size: large;">Updated 12.10.14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">All 15 video contest entries in order of appearance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Paul Carrico gives us a video showcasing the mayhem and awesome that is the Upper Wind Festival from 2014.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/89976862">Upper Wind Whitewater Festival 2014 - Pacific Northwest Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting Competition</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/pnwkayakers">PNW Kayakers</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Colby Bishop takes us on a tour of his first season here in the PNW.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/111910875">Northwest Part 1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user13518485">Colby Bishop</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brett Barton takes us south of the border and into the land of tacos, cheap beer and warm whitewater.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/85594332">Mexico part 2</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7603553">Creek Sides</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reigning Champ; Megan Kelly puts together an awesome edit of a self support mission down Hells Canyon.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/111956918">Hells Canyon 2014 By MPK</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7509574">Megan Kelly</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wes Heustess show us some good lines and some not so good lines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My entry for the evening; Bromancing the Salmon is the story of 11 men from Seattle on the South Fork of the Salmon.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/112518464">Bromancing the Salmon</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4386726">daniel patrinellis</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon Ehlinger teams up with Jeremy Bisson to take us down Tumwater Canyon this past spring. The water is high, cold and super sick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Priscilla Macy comes out swinging with the ultra sick and super classy: 2 Girls, 1 Boat.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/111602733">2Girls1Boat Filmfest Entry</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9773337">PMacy</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Open a beer and get to know the Characters that lurk in Washington's dark regions. Nick Hinds takes us down all the classics, with all the right people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emile Elliot comes out the gate swinging with an awesome video. There is carnage, canoes, playboating and some great editing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scott Waidelich brings reports on local conditions here in the PNW. Top Tye, Robe and Ernie's Gorge shows why Seattle is the place to live!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Andy Lockey is just plain sick. Check out what you can accomplish with a video camera, awesome friends and tons of Der Towne.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/111959938">Full Face Chronicles - September</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/fullfaceandy">Full Face Andy</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mike Hagadorn took everyone to task this year and brought home first place with his amazing video of a trip down the Grand Canyon.
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/69215458">The Grand</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/cloudlevelmedia">Cloud Level Media</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ellie Wheat, another Champion from 2013's video contest, shows us why she and the crew all spend most of their hard earned money and all of their free time freezing their hands off kayaking here in the PNW.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam Grafton is a local charger who not only ran the Stikine this year. He ran it 3 times... and ran a little rapid called Site Zed to boot. Watch as the prodigy shows us down some of the biggest whitewater in the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks again to everyone that came to our event. Thank you to all the awesome people who spent hours behind a computer screen, putting together something that we could all sit back and enjoy.
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-62677078658638197242014-09-27T11:46:00.002-07:002014-09-29T10:00:09.369-07:00Chelan - 2014Oh September... I love you for your sunsets, your comfortable temperatures and your sweet-sweet Chelan creek.<br />
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September means a few things for us here in the PNW. It means pumpkin-spice lattes and Uggs will be returning to our lives. It means sweating is almost done for the year. Disgusting. It means that we get to get back in our drysuits soon!<br />
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September also means Chelan.<br />
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This year the action was off the water for me.<br />
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Seven weeks post shoulder surgery had me sitting on the sidelines and watching the action from the canyon rim. But I had good company and cold beer, so life was good.</div>
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A semi-truck rolled over on the two lane road that is the most direct route to Leavenworth. We had cold beer and a happy dog so the wait was bearable. After a bit the lawn chairs came out and the camera got set up for some long exposure shots.<br />
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Following the kayakers from river right; the topography of the landscape surprises me. I'm so used to seeing this canyon from river level. It's gorgeous! </div>
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The flat water stretch that boaters have to get through before Entrance Exam looks so out of place in Washington. </div>
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The water that courses down towards the Columbia is almost a neon blue color. It's the visual equivalent to that first sip of cold beer after a long day in the sun.</div>
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One of the hardest things I had to deal with while shooting was the intense winds that are racing up the gorge, towards Chelan lake.</div>
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Jeremy Bisson lays down some treats with a super clean Entrance Exam line.<br />
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Chelan Slide is a beast of a drop. Sam explains the pros and cons...<br />
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Most op for the safe left line.<br />
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The entrance to the main drop has a terribly sticky hole.<br />
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Sometimes people step up to the plate. Alex Podolak with a super sick line.<br />
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My first two trips down the Chelan Gorge, Pinnacle was a mandatory portage. People stopped to look at it but that was it. </div>
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Watching was a nail biting experience; waiting for your boys to get to the bottom after they commit.<br />
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Sam stands guard over the nasty sieve that makes Fat Lady such a white knuckler. Everyone had great lines through this big girl, and made the last drop look like a breeze.</div>
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All in all. another amazing Chelan experience in the books. The folks over at Chelan PUD are some of the coolest, most stoked non-boaters I've met. </div>
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Their warm welcome, hospitality and understanding of kayaker customs is out of this world.<br />
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So while I was living in Everett for the winter I thought I would get on Deer Creek at least a handful times. We had some odd weather parterns for the 2013 winter and the Stilliguamish didn't get very high very often. The only time that Deer Creek came in was on a Saturday morning when I was getting off of a 12 hour shift. <br />
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Adrian had called me the night before and told me he was gonna rally. I texted him at about 5am and said that I had left the front door to my appartment open. I fell asleep thinking I was in the clear and that people were gonna bail. I was wrong. <br />
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I woke up to a Llama in my livingroom at 8am and it was time to start the coffee maker and get all my gear together. <br />
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So we were off. I have to say that I was definitly not having the best of days on the water. I was a little gripped and this didn't translate well in the canyon. I was missing strokes and missing lines. I walked Hudson and the double drop rapid. I also took the scariest sneak-line I've ever taken when I opted out of the Next large rapid after Hudson. All in all it was still a great day on the water. Even the shittiest day on the water is better than your best day on dry land. Huge shout out to the motivated crew that had to hoof it into Deer Creek.<br />
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Here is a quick edit I threw together of our run down Deer Creek in March of 2013. I was delerious and out of my mind so for some reason I only have levels from the night before we boated. I feel that Robe was in the vicinity of 7.8 feet? My river log has Deer Creek on 3/2@ 0239 level 1402 cfs.<br />
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So, don't bother. It's definitly not worth the drive...<br />
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Music: Wu Tang - Slow BluesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-58785928568226702402014-06-30T06:29:00.000-07:002014-06-30T06:29:22.603-07:00Jah Bisson runs POW at 9,000 cfs<br />
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After a couple great laps from the Dam to the Red Bridge on Tumwater Canyon, Jeremy decided to fire up POW. <br />
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Music: Willy Moon - Railroad Track Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-25101651028399896272014-06-17T01:40:00.003-07:002014-06-30T06:58:40.133-07:00Upper Lempa - El Salvador<div class="MsoNormal">
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After my recent run on the Upper Rio Lempa, Central America
paddling expert Greg Schwendinger of MayanWhitewater.com (MW) informed me mine
was the first run down this river since his last descent in 2003.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That led me to ask how such a quality canyon could go unseen
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Several things combine to make this one difficult to tackle.
Unfortunately for my visit, all the cards were stacked up in my contra. I think
I redefined “off-the couch.” While I’m active, surf daily, and take my boat out
into the ocean every so often, I hadn’t paddled on a river since July 2013 when
I left my beloved state of Washington for surfing and a business venture in El
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It wasn’t long before I pined for the river.
Having Washington paddlers like John Ehlinger and Brad Xanthopoulos visit me in
the tropics reminded me that I can’t hide out down here forever. Not only did
Brad show up in El Salvador with a suitcase full of microbrew, but he also helped
me weld my cracked Nomad with the quality welding strips Jeremy Bisson donated
before I crossed into Mexico last year. With a welded boat, an impending rainy
season, and beta from the MW site, my eyes focused on two particular runs:<o:p></o:p></div>
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My main interest in the Jiboa run (other than its quality
confirmed by Greg Schwendinger and Rocky Contos’ descent in 2010) is its
proximity to my house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the
level on the Jiboa seemed less cooperative while the Lempa sat just above what Greg described as a good flow. Lempa Time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mayan Whitewater's river description of Upper Rio Lempa:<o:p></o:p><br />
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A lot has changed in El Salvador since 2003. Along with
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the Upper Lempa takeout a breeze.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After reviewing MW’s listing , I decided that a more
practical shuttle route was available. Considering that I had never run ANY of
the well described sections of Lempa, I decided to tackle the entire 26km
stretch starting from the Citalá bridge at the border with Honduras all the way
down to the “new” takeout at the bridge in the town of Santa Rosa Guachipilín.
The existing shuttle suggested several hours of driving on rugged roads. I
decided I would rather spend extra time on the river versus in the car. Using Google
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I might be the only whitewater paddler in El Salvador, so unfortunately
this descent included just one kayak. I took the day off on Friday to ensure I
had everything ready for the trip. I adjusted outfitting, corralled my dry bags
& carabiners, and put together a list for the hardware and grocery
stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I arrived at my girlfriend’s
place on Friday evening and we took it easy so I could rest up for the big
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Saturday morning was ominous in San Salvador. Steady, heavy
rain blitzed the city from all angles. The weather report I had seen for the region
of El Salvador where I would paddle looked favorable, so I remained optimistic.
After the 1.5-hour drive to the takeout, the report was confirmed. Blue skies
and a nice, low first-time level. The gauge read just under 1.1 meters on May
31, but the river at the takeout looked low, and scrapy. After confirming our
take-out meeting spot was legit, we then left in the same vehicle for the put-in.
20 minutes past the famous alpine town “La Palma” sits the Citalá bridge. I was
disappointed to find that what absolutely HAD to be Rio Lempa bore no sign on
the bridge to confirm. I didn’t want to risk putting onto some nearby tributary
(levels were low and scrapy at the put-in too) so I asked a few locals if
indeed I was gazing into Rio Lempa’s waters. “Cabal, ese es Rio Lempa”. 3
people told me I was in the right place. The last person told me that I could
cross into Honduras without waiting in line. Boom. that was the confirmation I
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Eugenia left me at the put-in at 2:30 pm and I started my
descent. According to MW, I had 1.5 hours of class III paddling before getting
to the “Ruta del Jaguar” class IV section. Not taking any chances, early on I scouted
2-3 times. The first rapid, a distinct boulder garden, required scouting to
pick a clean route through its channels. That one was manky and shallow. I then
continued down for approximately 1 hour until getting to second scout. I
couldn’t tell from upstream, but there was a very cool passage through the
river right side, cuddled against the canyon wall. After paddling (err
scraping) down the center to left line, I noted from downstream that river
right was good to go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>Soon after second scout came third scout, which appeared to
be the rapid MW discussed as having the “blind left curve”. On hard river left
sat a nasty undercut shoulder dislocating fanglike beast. That side was quickly
identified as undesirable. I had to spend several minutes here getting a clear view
of river right and what lay after the “blind left curve”. The line was center
to hard river right, and then around the blind curve. Opting instead for the 90
degree left turn, I later saw that I missed a nice boof, up against the large
boulder 10 feet downstream of the turn. This rapid was fun, class IV, and not too
pushy.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third Scout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Beta on Third Scout</td></tr>
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One drop down from third scout came “Left Boof”. This rapid channeled
river left onto a sweet launching pad into a clean pool within constricted rock
formations. The center line on this rapid looked manky.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left Boof</td></tr>
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From there I continued downstream in uninterrupted fashion
for approximately 2 hours. There were maybe 2 scouts between “Left Boof” and
where I camped for the night, still above the harder canyon section. Both
scouts I encountered after “Left Boof” turned out to be clean, simple, good-to-go
Class III+ or IV- rapids, but with limited visibility from upstream.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lempa Rock Formations</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn8FQRkzj3iq2tYl4ACTn-IftmWWfCMiFReRvQMXLD3uGzxLu-ZK70pOKl4aptYRSWBqPUL_IQL26f6m91VGH3c05-6ZRLPOHRrQtFQh-yFywrmpW2-mo7W9gdXlVDyZ4cjjx04XPtB8/s1600/GOPR0672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn8FQRkzj3iq2tYl4ACTn-IftmWWfCMiFReRvQMXLD3uGzxLu-ZK70pOKl4aptYRSWBqPUL_IQL26f6m91VGH3c05-6ZRLPOHRrQtFQh-yFywrmpW2-mo7W9gdXlVDyZ4cjjx04XPtB8/s1600/GOPR0672.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Downstream on river left after scouting. There was limited visibility upstream on this one. Boat scoutable.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuyV5PqYMZrNSgdqs_FBV1tuDEHJ1cK6P1DWnqClRgIH4Oxq8EGX52SBeGqcuug97YF4d5d9Yd8zfJWUmzqFUahLAe-PlozJvjzyrZICN_iLSjGKv8jdvwQj7KKMJxrKee71dH9aOGIg/s1600/GOPR0680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuyV5PqYMZrNSgdqs_FBV1tuDEHJ1cK6P1DWnqClRgIH4Oxq8EGX52SBeGqcuug97YF4d5d9Yd8zfJWUmzqFUahLAe-PlozJvjzyrZICN_iLSjGKv8jdvwQj7KKMJxrKee71dH9aOGIg/s1600/GOPR0680.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one was simple but should be scouted. There are undercut rocks on river right. Stay center.</td></tr>
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I passed a few decent looking spots to camp, but nothing
really jumped out at me. I wanted to get as far down the canyon as possible to
ensure I had enough light the following day.
Without doubt, I started my descent on Saturday too late. We lost time
on Saturday with our insurance stop at the takeout to make sure we had an
agreed upon meeting point, finding the put-in, and we just left home too late.
Typical.</div>
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I had enough light after making camp to forge a rain shelter,
organize gear, and get a spread ready. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
used my paddle to shovel nearby sand and create a flatter sleeping area under
the tarp. Dinner consisted of pre-cooked chicken sausage, an apple, cheese,
water, an orange, and a PBH (Peanut Butter & Honey).</div>
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Sure enough, after a day of bluebird skies and 4 hours in a
kayak where a splash of water was no detriment, it began to rain. It was light
but somewhat steady. Enough that being outside the rain shelter was
uncomfortable. With dry clothes on, I wasn’t cold. I had a thin rain shell
jacket to keep me dry but avoid getting hot. My rain shelter was pretty close
to the ground and uncomfortable for anything but lying down. Using my boat as a
backrest, I ate dinner in the rain-free zone and it became completely dark just
before 7:00 pm. I hadn’t worked hard enough to fall asleep that early. Fortunately
the rain stopped. Safety meeting. I puttered around the campsite for a few
hours, checking out the awesome rocks near the shoreline and was alerted by the
presence of two large spiders whose eyes blazed with the peripheral glow of my
headlamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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It started raining again around mid-night, after I had
fallen asleep. My rain shelter was in the flattest area of the campsite, but it
certainly wasn’t the widest. A large rock wall angled around 30 degrees created
one extreme of my sleeping area while the roots from a large nearby tree marked
the other. Rain splashed off the side of the rock like faint mist that was just
damp enough to irritate me. I changed positions to place my head at the
opposite end of the shelter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That side
was getting splashed a little now too due to the wind, but I was wearing my
hooded rain shell and that side appeared better than the opposite end. As the
wind fluxed, I restlessly attempted to sleep comfortably, all the while kicking
up grits of sand onto my therma-rest. I forgot to bring a ground cover. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Typical. I remember saying to my self
repeatedly that “it could be so much worse”, which was true. I was dry with the
exception of a minor dampness either near the top of my head or my feet. If I
wouldn’t move around, I could keep sand off my sleeping pad. But it was hard to
sleep. I thought about the potential of the river level spiking,. The rain was
still relatively light. I made a few trips outside of the rain shelter to
adjust its angle and allow less rain to enter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I dosed off for a few hours before waking again. The rain was
harder now, and the wind was vigorous. Although I was dry and warm enough,
sleeping became a significant challenge. Then I heard a low rumble that became
louder, followed by the obvious sound of increased water flow at the nearby
stream feeding into Lempa. Headlamp on. Shoes on. WTF. I responded quickly and
eyed a location to move boating gear. Water from that stream came within 15
feet of where I was sleeping before the sound grew weaker and the water level
ebbed. The scare lasted close to 10 minutes. Miniature flash-flood. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough Night</td></tr>
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At cockcrow the river level was notably pumping. The
place where I had pulled my boat out of the river the night before was now
completely underwater, along with the 3-foot rock that was sitting atop that
bank. I remember not panicking, but immediately shifted from thoughts of an
awesome Sunday to a “game-on” mentality. First task was getting sleep. The rain
had completely stopped, I was still dry, and after a rough night I was able to
fall asleep and remain that way for nearly 3 hours.</div>
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My original plan was to wake up early on Sunday, and start
my descent as soon as possible. It was 9 by the time I had my gear together,
food ingested, and was ready to start. Before gearing up, my teeth chattered, but
I wasn’t cold.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Increased Flow on Day-Two. Citalá Gauge - 1.4m.</td></tr>
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The first hour of paddling was awesome. The river remained
wide and the flow was powerful. In my head I repeated the advice from Mayan Whitewater:
“<b>Crux Move</b>: patient scouting”.</div>
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Remember when I mentioned redefining “off the couch”? Let’s
go ahead and review this list. I hadn’t been on a river for 10 months, I was
descending a new river solo, in a class V canyon, the flow was significantly
higher than recommendable, l was low on drinking water, tired as fuck, in a loaded
down boat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I scouted. And I scouted patiently. No chances. I found MW’s
overall description to be accurate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The upper Lempa is classic Central American
class V creeking in a steep secluded canyon. The scenery reminds me of
California. The pool-drop rapids are varied and high-quality, with some drops
getting quite big. When boat-scouting, I recommend doing so extra-defensively
since I found several rapids drawing me in a little too close for comfort. The
river provides some challenges to everyone, yet when it
gets too challenging there is always a portage option over the
boulders…. the drops seemed to get bigger and trickier towards the end of the
canyon.”</i><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I had to portage 3 times, and 2 of the three were extremely
difficult and tiring because of the weight of my boat. On the first portage, I
scouted from the wrong side of the river. I had already hiked all the way downstream
and back before realizing that I would not run the rapid. and needed to first
get to the other side. <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The rapid I just described is the one pictured in the MW listing.
Here is a look at the same spot on June 1, 2014:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crux Canyon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another significant rapid. View from the Scout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch Hole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crux Move in "a long road to a big hole" right below this hole all the current feeds into the big one, alongside the large rock 40 feet downstream on river right. No margin for error in this hole above it. There was a line to the left of this covered rock to the left of my bow in the picture. But it was hard to make. I tried and missed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More cool rock formations from Day 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one looks burly in the picture but it was the best rapid on the run. It has a straightforward toungue right down the middle, its clean and it went smoothly. You just have to get past this entry wave first..</td></tr>
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Just as described in MW, the rapids were more challenging
closer to the end of the run. Since I didn’t know where the end of the run was,
I maintained absolute focus for each horizon line, each ledge, and each river bend.
I took water at regular intervals, and had an orange at lunch. I came to a
rapid that I later described in photos as “A long road to a big hole”. This one
was a clean big-water style rapid that would be an absolute blast if not for a
massive hole on far river right below the crux of the drop. Unfortunately all
the water feeds into that hole and feeds into it quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to run the rapid, and in real-life
it was as just as hard to get left of the hole as it looked while scouting. In
the video clip, you can see me skirting just left at ~ 01:15.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There were several significant rapids below there and the
final rapid of the canyon, which was the steepest of the entire run. After portaging
it, I was able to get a clearer picture of the canyon walls at the bottom of
the drop and now consider it to be runnable even at the high flow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last Rapid in the Canyon Section</td></tr>
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Immediately after that last drop, the scenery changed and I
appeared to have reached the end of Lempa’s most challenging section,
unscathed. My hopes were confirmed when I saw typical El Salvadoran street dogs
running along the banks of the river barking at me. I passed a couple fishermen
bearing looks of disbelief and saw people herding cows on the hillside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The fun continued in Class III+ to IV- fashion all the way
to the takeout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I passed several quality
surf waves and one with large eddy service. Pleasantly surprised, it only took
me around 30 minutes to get from the end of the canyon section to the bridge
where Eugenia was waiting for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along
the way there was a hammock bridge with a small store on river right. You
wouldn’t know it was a store, but if you have my luck, you’ll see people down by
the water and they can point you in the right direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only had a 10 dollar bill with me, and
without change the owner donated two small plastic bags of Agua Cristal to my
cause (In El Salvador we drink out of sacks). I guzzled them down and thanked the
owner for her kindness. She asked me why the school buses with rafts never came
anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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At this point morale was at an all-time high for the
trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had survived the canyon, I was
hydrated, and according to the locals I had not far to go for the bridge at
Santa Rosa Guachipilín. They told me that from their small village of Caserío
Lempa it was a 30-minute drive to the take-out bridge. A few fun surf waves
down, I caught sight of a cell-phone tower and sent a text to Eugenia that I
made it out safely. I celebrated with a safety meeting. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The take-out bridge at Santa Rosa Guachipilín was 2-3 river
bends down from the view of that cell-phone tower, and it marked the end of my
trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a show of excellent character, the car had 3 cold
beers waiting for me, and I got to sip them on the way home while Eugenia
drove. I was only 15 minutes late for our scheduled meeting time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366162555201576251noreply@blogger.com1Rio Lempa Canyon14.258056695458421 -89.26630039999997714.134946695458421 -89.427661899999976 14.381166695458422 -89.104938899999979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-9753049224164858432014-06-13T06:44:00.001-07:002014-06-13T06:55:33.896-07:00Jah Amigos - Aerial footage of Tumwater Canyon at 10,000 cfsA couple weeks back I was able to introduce Jeremy Bisson and Jonathan Ehlinger to the guys over at AerialMediaWorks in Chelan WA. <br />
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Tumwater Canyon was in the 10,000 cfs range and that means a lot of the river becomes a little too stressful for the average weekend warrior. <br />
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However; when Tumwater is that high, it means that the middle section of the river just gets better and better. The Dam Rapid and the three following rapids (the Three Amigos) get better and better the higher it gets.<br />
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Whats as my buddies get super sick on the Amigos Section of Tumwater Canyon.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/95699861">Jah Amigos . Tumwater canyon - 10,500cfs</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user24512438">AerialMediaWorks</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-50195411132366330382014-05-22T06:18:00.000-07:002014-05-22T06:18:33.613-07:00Stikine training in Tumwater CanyonSam Grafton put together an edit showcasing his ongoing Site Zed training. <br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/95902018">Early Season Tumwater Edit</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8298482">Sam Grafton</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237068279572627459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153187498515031770.post-88188390350916038642014-05-20T06:49:00.000-07:002014-05-20T06:50:55.797-07:00Sam Grafton runs POW at 6500 cfs<br />
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This Spring has been off to a slow start in the PNW. Tumwater hasn't hit Nuclear levels yet but it has been hanging arounf the 5-7,000 cfs range for a couple of weeks.<br />
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I was in the area, shaking off the cobwebs and got a call from Sam. He wanted to do a quick Tumwater lap before heading back over the pass. I agreed to the Dam rapid and the Amigos, but decided that Chaos and POW were a bit above my current paygrade.<br />
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Sam boated down to POW while I ran shuttle and grabbed my camera. Sam's mom also stopped by to say hello. <br />
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In true Sam form; after I gave him a little bit of grief about not having a beautiful line, he ran it two more times for me so I could shoot photos and some video. <br />
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