welshkate

I’ve paddled with EJ for a few years now and I appreciate his calming nature on the water. Not only is he an extremely talented playboater, but he is equally at home on creeks and ocean waves. He’s not bad behind the lens of a camera either. He’s always one of the first to encourage, teach and lead (if you ask him to). Two of his creeking accomplishments immediately stand out. The Kenobi Gorge decent and the Salmon River Canyon decent. What I love more than anything about EJ (apart from the blue hair) is his ability to understand and appreciate kayaking from a women’s perspective. Right from how to outfit a boat through explaining technical moves, EJ has a unique ability to teach in a way that lacks ego and is mindful of the physiological differences between men and women. I think that EJ has been deserving of sponsorship for a long time and i’m glad that Team Riot recoginses how conducive to the paddling community it is to have people like EJ on the river. Here are a few pictures of EJ. One is EJ’s tootsies and the other is @ spencers hole on the N. Santiam.