Wall Shots and Kayaking in Costa Rica
Wall shots: a river feature created when downstream current runs directly into the downstream wall. Doing so creates a pillow alongside the wall, and a compression eddy line where the pillow and the downstream running current meet. There is nothing intuitive about...
Rocks and Rolls on the River
You watch the rain, read about the damage, feel the pain for residents hurt in the floods; but it is coming back to familiar rivers and personally viewing changes that brings home how powerful water is. Our final trip of the season here in Costa Rica loaded up under...
The Artistic Expression of Graffiti
The artistic expression on the walls in the form of graffiti cover concrete walls Taking your eyes from the streets lined with trash - the potholes, the whores How tastefully done - faces, names, city scapes. The people see the walls and look with disgust while...
The Power of Water
Our Class IV boaters had a front row seat this week to the incredible power of water. The week started out with two gorgeous sunny days here in Costa Rica, giving us a chance to warm up and then enjoy the Lower Pacuare (a must for any level trip) before what seemed...
Class III Kayaking Fun in Costa Rica
This past week was one of our favorite itineraries: the Class III trip that begins at the beach. And with the veteran crew of ERA participants that joined us this week, it was blue skies, great water, and big smiles all week!!! Check out our photo gallery for a...
Our Team of International Guides
While the reputation of great boating is what attracts boaters to Costa Rica and Ecuador, it is the reputation of the Endless River Adventures' guides that brings people to us--and back again so many times. In the words of a repeat guest/friend, "Friendly help,...
Where are all the animals in the rainforest?
When you hear rainforest you think monkeys and birds and iguanas and snakes (yikes!) and butterflies and more birds.....and they are all there. They are just difficult to spot because of their innate ability to stay out of sight of their predators. But there are...
Stout Class IV, Costa Rica scenery and a good group of friends = a great week of paddling here in Costa Rica
What makes paddling in a rain forest environment like Costa Rica or Ecuador so interesting is the potential for rivers to change character from one day to the next depending on water levels. Just ask our first group of merry paddling pranksters from Colorado and...
Hair Cuts and Kayak Instruction
If you ever thought that there could be parallels drawn between two more different commitments: investing in a good hair cut and kayak instruction then you need to read on........
Parallels Between a Good Hair Cut and Kayak Instruction
I have come to appreciate that parallels can be drawn between an amazing hair cut and a great day of kayak instruction. Follow me here in replacing “getting my haircut” with “taking a day of instruction” and see if it sounds familiar to you…. First there is just the...