WINNING TOP WALLACE! The votes are in, and we’ve got our champ! JACK ORR slayed it with 85 likes… WAY TO GO SOUTHEAST! Nevin Sjostrom took second, and a DBP winter beanie (his choice to battle The PNW winterwith a bald head!) with 49 likes… And Caleb Chicoine of Colorado was awarded third place; we […]
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WELCOME TO OUR MONDAY MORNING FEATURE. We hope to share with you our readers the songs of the River, that they may either start your work week off right or recharge your batteries after a long weekend with the custys… We heartily accept submissions! OL’ 84 by M.Toughill Rolling down Ol’ 84, I haven’t been this […]
I grew up in Aylmer, QC, the home of the mighty Ruins wave on the Ottawa River. Back in the day, we used to swim the Deschenes rapids along the Quebec shore carelessly, way before Rush Sturges or any kayakers surfed The Ruins Wave (A.K.A Heavy D), and way before I discovered a passion for […]
N8 by Nathan Cline Mr Cline draws and paddles out of the mountains of western North Carolina. He is available for commissioned drawings. A link to his work on his Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002803011698 DIRTBAGS by “Chicago” “Chicago” guides for Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. Harass him here BUBBLE STREET by Paul Mason Mr Mason is […]
The 1980s were the heyday of many things that have now come to pass in the DBWorld: mullets, cassette tapes, cutoffs, bucket boats, fiberglass kayaking, hairboating… and in the quieter places of the soul, the coffee table book. These massive books, now replaced by kindles and an overload of photos on our friends’ Facebook feeds, […]
“I would like to dedicate this article to the lost boys of the Rouge: Duncan “Sunny” Ferguson, my friend and ex-logger on the Rouge, who set the dynamite when the logs got jammed and stayed with my father and I before his passing; Louis Marc Rainville, my friend and fellow rookie for whom […]
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WELCOME TO JANUARY!
DBP MAGAZINE ONLINE is a hit! Wrapping up our first full month in operation with over 12,000 views! Thanks so much for the support! We’ve got tons of articles and some hot interviews on the way… SO STAY TUNED! Nick Stead was the winner of this month’s COVER CONTEST: he writes “Hey dirtbags! Here’s my […]
Chapter 2: Home Sweet Hill I took a break from “The Hill” once, reentering the “real” world to let my parents know I was all right. After a few days, I returned to my home in the woods. Nothing had changed. The sun disappeared as I made my way to my tent, I could hear […]
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Holiday Creeking By: Alex DePue
Holiday Creeking By: Alex DePue With one day to bring the year to a close, I have been so busy that I’ve been hard pressed to find time to do all the writing I want to do.. But I have made two super awesome video edits that I would like to share with everyone! We […]
The Dirt Bag Paddlers, well known for our contests, wrapped up our latest effort just before Christmas: the twin XXL Contests. Named after the size shirts we gave away as grand prizes (tough size to sell to Dirtbags!!), we had a category for rafts and inflatables, “XXL RAFT WALLACE”, and a category for kayaks and […]