The Wind River Festival can be described as CHAOS. Chaos in the form of a mass start as paddlers leave the Starting Line together, and rally downstream all at once. Such was the case the last few years, and one could only continue the tradition in 2013. The Upper Wind River is considered Class IV/IV+,…
Little Klickitat Trip Report
The Little Klickitat River flows out of the desert about 30 miles east of White Salmon in the Columbia River Gorge. It is one of those special runs that only comes in maybe one day a year during extreme high water, and when it’s in, it’s on! Zach Collier and I, from Team Sundance, met…
North Fork of the Washougal
Yesterday J.R. and I were excited to see a new section of river so we headed out to Washington’s Washougal River. Flows were a little low, but we really wanted to do some creeking and decided to check out the North Fork of the Washougal. We were immediately impressed with this beautiful canyon and the…
Review of Keen’s new Gorge Boot
About six months ago, I started to notice local kayakers sporting a new kayaking boot made by Keen. When I asked what it was, I was told it was the new “Gorge Boot” designed by a kayaker in the Columbia Gorge. They all seemed to love it and said that it worked great on wet…
Zach reviews the Double D Drysuit
I tried out Immersion Research’s Double D Drysuit this winter after 10 years of paddling with a Kokotat Meridian drysuit. I loved my Kokatat suit, so it was a big change to try something new, but I am so glad I did! The first thing I noticed was the zipper. When you put this suit…
Playing around Just 4Fun – a Review of the Jackson 4Fun kayak
Let me start off by saying that I love this boat. The Jackson 4Fun is one of those boats that fits me like a glove and feels like an extension of my body. I’ve been paddling it all winter on different sections of the Hood River and White Salmon River at a variety of flows….
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Life’s Good on the Hood
When I think of running the Hood River, I think of its cold waters, beautiful scenery and the challenging yet friendly collection of runs (ranging from easy class III to class IV/V playgrounds). The headwaters drain from the snowy and scenic north and east slopes of majestic Mount Hood. Because water levels depend on both…