DBP MAGAZINE ONLINEThe strap. It is a simple thing. A strong canvas, leather, or woven fabric nylon webbing that offer strong results. Used in place of a rope, its fasteners or buckles hold things in place. A mere two-inch-wide strip of nylon can tow a car or truck. They come in a variety of lengths and colors. […]
Sitting astride the Wisconsin River, the city of Wausau hosts the Midwest Freestyle Championships every year at their Wausau Whitewater Park. Wausau is the state’s extreme sports capitol, with both the park and an awesome ski hill within the city limits. Although I’ve been skiing Granite Peak for years, I had never been to the […]
Looking downstream from Gore Rapid 2013 race day (image courtesy of Rapid Image Photography) The Gore Canyon Race has been around since before I even knew what whitewater was, so I won’t try to talk about the history of the event. I’ll just talk about this year, and this year is going to be awesome. […]
The Yellow Dog River, near Marquette, Michigan is in danger as a mining company tries to lease 40 acres in the river’s headwaters. The Yellow Dog is a remote stretch of whitewater, winding through Michigan to Lake Superior, going over many extremely beautiful water falls and slides. It is a favorite run of many kayakers […]
PADDLIN’ & PARTYIN’ DIRTBAG STYLE ~ FRANK FEST 2015 RECAPPED. by Chicago Toughill and Sam Hood. Photos by Heather Reizner and Chris Doing. Frank Fest is a Wisconsin dirtbag’s favorite time of year. We get together with our friends and comrades from the various raft companies on the Menominee River to celebrate the river life […]
Chicago serving up WALLACE at work It’s an amazing thing. I never would have conjured up this situation in my wildest dreams two years ago… There we were, camping and paddling the Youghiogheny River in PA, just three good buddies sharing a summer weekend far away from the responsibilities of raft guiding, out for a […]
Co-Editor F. Wes Breitenbach out for a wintery rip… […]
Adrian Ortiz charging to victory in the boater cross race. Photo by M.Toughill Illinois may not rank on any paddler’s bucket list of destinations, largely hindered by lack of gradient and deep agrarian history that harnessed all available power from the rivers through low-head dams that still impact our waterways. However, there is a thriving […]
Jason scouting part of the Octopus while an anonymous boater runs it I arrived at “The Outpost” near the put in for the lower St. Louis River on Friday evening before the 4th annual Paddlemania, arriving around 5PM to meet my friend Jon “Sizzler” Sisley for a lap at “fish flow” (read: no release). I […]
I have had my Personal Flotation Device, or PFD, since I got my first kayak. Its old and dependable and fits like a glove. My front zip Extrasport Eddy with quad-hinged front foam and retracted shoulder adjustments has made almost every kayaking trip I have taken since I bought it in 2010. It’s once bright […]