{EDITOR’S NOTE: After months of doing this series as a feature about PEOPLE who helped shape our community, this month we’ve elected to focus on a BOAT, the Canoe. We’ve invited a different guest to write each chapter, each person coming from a vastly different perspective on this boat and it’s history and future. We […]
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The churning waters, crushing currents, swirling whirlpools, and magnificent waterfalls are typically one’s horror, but for me, it’s my home. I find myself in these turbulent situations almost every day. However, instead of panicking in sheer terror, I am in bliss. On the other hand, I have not always felt this comfort. When I […]
Born and raised in Tauranga, NZ, Luuka Jones had her first introduction to kayaking at the age of 10 when her parents moved next door to a kayaking adventure park on the banks of the Wairoa River. Before long she was hooked on the sport, helping out at the adventure park in exchange for kayaking […]
I opened the Dirt Bag Paddlers mailbox to find this message accompanying a video link from our homie Jr Duggins: “This is a video of the video at the bar after our rafting trip of Me and some friends getting eaten by the rapid Surprise on the Lower New River in West Virginia. #dbp!” This […]
This year a few lucky teams from around the world were invited to travel to China to race in two R2 competitions. The competitions were held on the same rivers as last year, but this time they were separated into two events instead of just one. Teams – Stop 2 I was fortunate to be […]
“Boats, Bands, Beers” (the official slogan) is what one expects at the Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival, but this year’s Fest, held June 26 & 27 in Canon City, CO was so much more than that. The DBP crew arrived as guests and paid the $5 entry fee (which is so dirt cheap! Definitely our style!) […]
Boaters love running drops. And they usually couple that with loving PHOTOS of them running said drops. We are a vain bunch, whether cognizant or not. Even with the age of GoPros fully dominant, there’s just no replacing a pro shot from the banks. We love our photos almost as much as the running of […]
Everyone who’s been at it a while has their own Mother River. Not necessarily the first river or the biggest. It could be the one in your back yard, or the one that inspired the breaking of that plateau that meant there was no turning back from the sport you had chosen. Maybe it’s not […]
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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. by Clinton Begley
Top Drop of Shipherd Falls on the Lower Wind River, Washington (Photo By Clinton Begley) I’ve spent enough time near the water to witness the accumulation of hundreds of beer cans and bottles forgotten in the twilight near favorite fishing spots or swimming holes. I can’t recall how many Nalgene bottles I’ve recovered from slackwater […]
Gnar Lee. Photo by Dan Stoffle We’ve all had that one swim. The one that shakes our very foundations and forces us to question our sanity. It becomes one of the greatest obstacles to overcome as a paddler. One moment we are perfectly in tune with water, the next we are simply its plaything as we […]