The Colorado Kayak Chronicle

[...] this run to Big Kimshew or Upper Cherry.  Still it was a good mission and fun was had by all. Tom Janney running one of the top slides in style. Xavier Engle in a slightly more typical rapid. Tom [...]

[...] GAME ON BRA!!!! I had been up here paddling a few times in the past with Colorado legends like Tom Janney and Nick Wigston.  Wigston and I made several trips up this way in the past and every time my [...]

[...] Adrian.  He is always ready to charge! Adrian in the Chelan Gorge Adrian introduced me to the Tom Janney of the Pac NW, Dan Patrinellis.  Speaking of Tom, he was a breath of fresh air to my kayaking [...]

[...] I've been attending Bailey Fest since it started 3 years ago.  Every year once it's over I leave thinking that it couldn't be [...]

[...] . Quantity of rapids - Bailey Canyon on the North Fork of the South Platte is out. 3. Quality of rapids - Sorry Upper South Boulder Creek, but you are [...]

[...] run on the list (Black canyon) twice in one day and complete a 3 day mission on the north fork of the little wind. Expedition paddling is what drives me (and lots of other boater) [...]

[...]          Here's a few pictures from my recent trip down the North Fork of the Little Wind.  This run has some classic drops which are cleverly hidden within miles of [...]

[...] Late August in the Pacific Northwest really means one thing for local paddlers... It's time to make the yearly trek to the Upper [...]

[...] there!  Looking forward to sharing an eddy with you soon!  The Mank Crew over-n-out to the Pacific Northwest via Kiwi land! True to the 'hood [...]

[...] Last weekend marked the start of festival season in the Pacific Northwest. The Upper Wind Race features a mass start format and consisted of around 50 competitors [...]

[...] aficionado, names like the Clarks Fork Box of the Yellowstone, Upper Cherry Creek, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and the Perth River come to mind.  Other big water trips like the Grand [...]

[...] 5 runs to test your expedition skills on and consists  of:  Hellsgate of tonto creek (AZ), Black Canyon (CO), Rio Brazo (NM), Bull lake creek (WY), The box (WY). This year was a pretty dismal [...]

[...] I love OBJ.  Colorado is freaking AWESOME! Tom Janney took this sweet shot of me in the Black Canyon Having the support of family to help with the baby was a great reason to move to [...]

[...] first introduced to the Seattle crew by one of my boys from Colorado and fellow transplant to the Pac NW... one of the household names of kayaking, Nick Hinds.  If you don't know or haven't heard of [...]

[...] years in Colorado and a super dry year, I was more than ready to try my hand at a new game.  The Pac NW is pretty sweet! A week or two after settling into my new home I kicked off my Washington [...]

[...] few Saturdays ago, we drove past Arlington, WA at the town of Oso. Myself, Mike Nash and Nick Hinds sat and waited for the fashionably late to arrive.  We were soon met by Brock Gavery,   [...]

[...] from Colorado and fellow transplant to the Pac NW... one of the household names of kayaking, Nick Hinds.  If you don't know or haven't heard of Nick Hinds you should probably quit kayaking.  Nick is [...]

[...] is down in Chile on the Rio Futaleufu. Scott getting style points on the top tye I met Adrian Wigston at his brother Nick's wedding a few years ago.  Nick is a living legend in Colorado and [...]

[...] hike, a couple of the bros opted to run our shuttle and drink some brewskies. McKibbon and Adrian Wigston hiking in some of the group taking a snack break before starting the bushwack decent to the [...]

[...] Gorge. The first class V has 4 very tough moves. Brian Burger making the 2nd move in the first big rapid. Rob McKibbon cleaning up the 3rd move Ellie Wheat on the same - took this with my iphone The [...]

[...] and not knowing the wood situation keeps you on edge.  After a short paddle you come to the first big rapid which can be scouted from the river left.  The following shots are all from the 1st major [...]

[...] currently considers medicines in Augusta. Our other member some people may remember from a kayaking video (or 20) sometime in the recent past: The LVM smoothness, Toby MacDermott The first legitimate [...]