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POWELL to POWELL
The fifth and final installment of the Powell to Powell film series follows the group of college friends finish its Colorado River journey from the source by crossing Lake Powell in a solar-powered raft. The series points to the need for water-use awareness and progressive solutions, as the population of the Southwest will continue to grow, “the river will not.”
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Chesapeake Light, Craft Petral and Shearwater
04.25.2013
In this installment of Trade Talk, C&K caught up with John Harris from Chesapeake Light Craft at the 2013 Canoecopia expo to talk about their new products, Petral and Shearwater.
Spanking the Monkey with a Riverboard
04.24.2013
Riverbarding just kicked up to a whole new level of intense. Last weekend, pro riveroboarder Josh Galt ran a first descent of the Green Narrows—including the iconic Gorilla rapid—with nothing but a riverboard, standard protective gear and a pair of fins.
Zem Gear Terra and H2O Shoes
04.24.2013
In this installment of Trade Talk, C&K caught up with Christina Bracken from Zem Gear at the 2013 Canoecopia expo to talk about their new products, the Terra and H2O Shoes.
Ledges Legends
04.24.2013
Spring in the Northeast has arrived, and with it, the start of creek racing season. The smell of maple syrup and sight of red flannel overwhelmed the senses at the New Haven Ledges Race this past weekend. With a late spring melt, the conditions could not have been better. Boaters from all over New England headed to the New Haven River, a few miles outside of Bristol, Vt., to take part in the annual event.
Northwest Creeking Competition 2013
04.24.2013
Nothing can prepare you for it. The tingling, jittery nerves, the breathlessness, and later the dead weight of your arms, utterly spent and barely able to hold up the paddle. This is what creek racing is all about, and this is what the Northwest Creeking Competition inspires.
Top 5 Reasons to Race in Next Year’s NWCC
04.24.2013
The Northwest Creeking Competition features a series of races on Southern Washington’s East Fork of the Lewis River and Canyon Creek. The two-day event draws rafters and kayakers alike from all over the Pacific Northwest, and as it came to a close last weekend, people are already looking to next year’s event. Here are some reasons why you should get yourself ready for next year’s Northwest Creeking Competition.
Results of the 2013 Northwest Creeking Competition
04.24.2013
Results of the 2013 Northwest Creeking Competition
Kayaking the Big Melt
04.23.2013
We are alone in a landscape of mythical scale. Waterfalls tumble 700 feet down a cliff face, the height so great that the water simply vaporizes before hitting the ground.
China Walls, Eastern Oahu, Hawaii
04.23.2013
Outrigger canoers Jimmy Austin and Keizo Gates paddling at sunset near China Walls on Eastern Oahu near Honolulu, Hawaii.
Salal Creek, British Columbia
04.23.2013
This photo featured in the 2013 Beginner’s Guide. Todd Wells kayaks down Salal Creek in British Columbia.
Lac La Croix, Ontario
04.23.2013
Modern canoeists encounter pictographs left on the shores of Lac la Croix by Ojibwe artists who also traveled by canoe.
57 Years Ago
04.23.2013
Arthur Moffatt lead five young men into the Canadian Barrens, where, on a bitter September day 200 miles from the nearest settlement, his canoe capsized in a rapid he hadn’t scouted. Moffat froze to death on the riverbank, leaving a wife, two daughters and a name that, in canoe-tripping circles, became synonymous with incompetence. Skip Pessl—then 22, now 79—can’t shake the memories of that day and can’t abide the one-sided caricature of his friend and mentor. This is the story of the Moffatt Expedition, revisited.
The Tallulah Fest
04.23.2013
April 12-14, 2013—Paddlers from all along the east coast gathered in north Georgia to enjoy Tallulah Fest. Celebrating the release of the Tallulah Gorge, this young festival has grown from the hundred paddlers at its first event four years ago to several hundred boaters and enthusiasts, demonstrating the love of the river and celebration of its release during the spring.
Astral YTV PFD and Brewer Shoe
04.23.2013
In this installment of Trade Talk, C&K caught up with Bryan Owen from Astral at the 2013 Canoecopia expo to talk about their new products, the YTV PFD and Brewer Shoe.
POWELL to POWELL
04.23.2013
“Complicating the Divide” is the first installment in the five-part Powell to Powell film series debuting on CanoeKayak.com, which documents a 2012 expedition starting from the source of the Colorado River and punctuated by a series of interviews with water experts that contextualize the state of a vital river basin at risk.
PREVIEW: Powell to Powell
04.22.2013
A sneak peek of “Powell to Powell,” a five-part film series debuting on CanoeKayak.com, which documents a 2012 expedition starting from the source of the Colorado River and punctuated by a series of interviews regarding the ecological issues and threats facing the basin.
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