DBP MAGAZINE ONLINEWELCOME 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 here ENJOY! THE RIVER OF RIVERS IN CONNECTICUT by Wallace Stevens […]
{editor’s note: this article first ran on the International Rafting Federation website, ON JANUARY 21ST, 2013, well before these guys became the official Team USA. Since then, they’ve competed in China and Brazil, and we’ve included some photos from their Facebook page. They’re some good dudes whom the Dirtbags paddled with for a […]
BUBBLE STREET by Paul Mason Mr Mason is a whitewater canoeist and artist who is available for commissioned pieces. His work is at http://bubblestreet.ca/ DIRTBAGS by Mike Toughill “Chicago” guides for Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. Harass him here at [email protected] GUIDE JOKES by regular dirtbags Message us on our Facebook page to see YOUR […]
THE SEVEN SISTERS The riverbed of the Rouge steepens significantly as the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec drop into the plains of Ontario, creating the six consecutive waterfalls that are known as The Seven Sisters. Yes!! Six! There’s more controversy here as to where the seventh fall lies; some say it is the Washing […]
We asked DBP-UK Admin Wendy Welch-Smith, a kayaker who definitely lives the ethos of Dirtbaggin’ to the UTMOST, to share with us some snapshots, both written and visual, of her amazing year! Every time we’d check in with her she was off on another epic mission! Wendy’s got the moves and the looks of a […]
I first noticed Michael Picone in the photos I saw on Facebook: big hucks off waterfalls in far-off places. I was in the hunt for more voices for the “Global Outlook from a Local’s Perspective ” theme that was beginning to drive the movement on the Dirt Bag Paddlers facebook page… And Michael definitely fit the […]
THE MAD CZECH COMES TO AMERICA Vladamir Vanha came to the U.S. to compete in the Southeastern Nationals Slalom Races in 1975. Due to the fact that he had not pre-registered he was not allowed to compete. His radical new boat design for slalom racing would not be seen in competition. It featured […]
Here in the United States, Christmas and New Year’s Day is a time of year for spreading good cheer and wishing peace and prosperity to all. Although we always strive to be apolitical and non-religious, one can’t help but have the foundations of how they were raised come seeping through, especially in their writing. So […]
Chapter 1. My Lost Boys “It’s about the chase,” Lowside told me and I knew he was right. It’s as though we were all trying to find our place in the world, seeking our purpose in our unusual home on “The Hill”. The adrenaline of living freely had consumed us, as though nothing else […]
Here at Dirt Bag Paddlers we have always had in mind bringing to you our fans the BEST original content, be it photos, footage, stories, WHATEVER, from all around the DBWorld. We truly live the motto “Global Feel With A Local’s Perspective,” in part because we realize that regular paddlers like us will never get […]