Finding a singular trip report that provides directive and up to date information about the Upper Sultan is as about as elusive as the run itself. Oregon Kayaking has a write-up from their trip in 2005 and American Whitewater provides a brief summary of the run and the river including information regarding the logistics of […]
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The Dirt Bag Paddlers Wisconsin Chapter is hosting a raft and kayak surf and race competition, and a huge barn party with DJ Pocket Fuzz, raft rastlin’, and free camping, on the Piers Gorge section of the Menominee River near Niagra, WI the last weekend of July. In honor of one of our close buddies […]
We caught up with Shawn Alexander, fabricator and proprietor of Fall Line Canoes of Richmond, VA, and a skilled open boater in his own right, recently and asked him a few questions about flotation bags, boating, and LIFE… DBP: Shawn, you’re legendary in the East Coast open boat scene. Please take a moment and tell […]
I knew just who to hit up for a selection of photographs to choose from in the changing of cover photos when June began to wind down. We were planning on running a theme for the month of July – the Canoe. We lined up a few interviews, some personal stories, some gear, and a […]
FIBArk, the official name of First In Boating on the Arkansas River, is the oldest whitewater festival in America. It’s been up and going strong for 67 years. DBP officially participated for the first time this year, arriving at the perfect time – HIGH water!! The Arkansas was running higher than it has since 1995. […]
The Mission We set off from Salem heading north, the opposite direction to Yosemite. This was because Priscilla had a presentation to deliver in Cascade Locks which would complicate logistics further, but proved to be worth the effort. I traded vehicles with my mother for the week to maximize gas mileage (IK’s don’t need […]
Over 500,000 tons of billboards are printed on and disposed of every year, adding a tremendous amount of waste to already overflowing disposal sites, and using massive amounts of energy. Misprinted billboards are also discarded, seemingly unsuitable for display or any other use… until now. On May 5th, Gili launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes […]
How did you spend your weekend? We hit up some fellow DBs from all over the globe, asking for some pics and words to share. You never know what you’ll get when you ask dirtbags for something…. But feel free to comment below with YOUR OWN story, dirtbag! Cheers!! AARON KENDALL: Both photos taken by […]
Merced: Part 1 – Prologue This trip really started a couple months ago with a botched attempt at Upper Cherry. I was highly skeptical that the classic run was going to be in the desired flow range but was on a train destined for a collision course with California. I decided that instead of jumping […]
FIBArk is here, and so is DIRT BAG PADDLERS! America’s Oldest Whitewater Festival is about to get to know WALLACE! Located in Salida, Colorado along one of the classic rivers in commercial paddling, the Arkansas River, FIBArk (First In Boating) has been serving the real river family since 1949. From the official FIBArk website: “The […]