The days before the 2nd Seaway Valley WK Hometown Throwdown were filled with worries about weather. An increase in storms in the south was casting a shadow on our event and our friendly neighborhood weatherman was predicting lots of rain and cool temps. Not too bad if you are waiting for the creeks to run [...]
Saturday, August 31st (Yep, I am a week late writing this. My appologies, regular work kinda got in the way.) was 2008 Canada Cup and the second part of the North American and Junior CanAm Freestyle competition.
The event was put on by Wilderness tours on the Ottawa River as a follow-up to the Blackwater Challenge [...]
On August 22nd (Last Friday) with the help of my family and friends, we loaded the CReW trailer and headed to Watertown New York. Why? Why else:, 2 days of whitewater: The 2008 Blackwater Challenge and the 2008 Can Am Junior Freestyle Championships.
Day 1: Get there, register, set up camp and the Opening [...]
The first Hometown Throwdown in the Seaway Valley could not have gone off better!
On Saturday, June 21st, 10 People (many newer paddlers) signed up for the event and, after a short group meeting and explanation of the rules we headed down to the water.
The river has a several options for play (big and small) [...]
