I got to spend a day AT the river if not ON the river. A couple of really cool events today.
First was the American River Rendezvous put on by the Headwaters Institute - and expertly organized by my friend Tessa. It’s a chance for guides to come together and learn about the river and watershed [...]
Even if I can’t manage to get a day off work to paddle I can still squeeze in a little paddling around work. I took off from the shop at 5:00pm with my buddy Alex to get in a quick run down the gorge on the South Fork American to relax a little before a [...]
I got to spend my Memorial Day on the river even though I was working. I was leading a trip down the C to G section on the South Fork American. I was leading a couple of new boaters who had never done that stretch before and it is always an interesting experience. You have [...]
Today was only my second day off from work this month, so instead of relaxing and finally gets the shelves up in my room to clear the boxes cluttering my floor, I took the opportunity to jump on the T for a one-day run of the whole 18 miles. I’ve only done the T at [...]
Just got back from the Reno River Festival. I was working in the CCK booth so I didn’t get as much chance to paddle or enjoy the festivities but it was still a great event. Over 30,000 people passed through over the weekend, and while most were not paddlers they still had questions and got [...]
It’s a good day when you get to paddle two different rivers with two different sets of friends. I started the day with a C to G run on the South Fork with a couple friends from my time with UCLA’s Outdoor Adventure program. In a way I had helped to start them paddling [...]
I drove down to Kernville for the Kern River Festival this weekend. The flow is very low (<500 cfs) but this weekend is more about seeing friends than paddling. I also sold my old BigEZ to a local. I was sad to see it go – I think the EZ series is one of [...]
We had a little instructor day for California Canoe and Kayak on the Chili Bar run on the South Fork American today. It was my first time paddle with most of my fellow instructors and while I had spoken with them before you really get to know what people are truly like on the [...]
I just wrapped up a four day Youth camp for the City of Folsom today. We were in their pool for the whole class and only had the kids for an hour and a half each day, but we really tried to introduce them to the concepts of river running. The ages ranged from [...]
I got the chance to run a portion of the C to G (Coloma to
Greenwood) section on the South Fork American today. I’m recovering from a shoulder injury (sustained during the kayak polo World Championships last summer) and I have been doing a little flatwater paddling but this was my first moving water. There [...]