Momentum Beginning for the Nantahala Open
It has become a spring tradition...April comes, the dogwoods bloom, and then there is the Nantahala Open! And this year the tradition continues 🙂 Bryan Kirk and friends will lead up the TeamWaveSport group. And a new addition to the event is the new Nantahala Open...
Big Thumbs up for the Diesel 60!
Having spent very little time in the Diesel in the past few years, and never in the new Diesel 60, the Cheoah was definitely going to test whether I liked the redesign or not--and I loved it! I have always enjoyed the Diesel, but not spent a lot of time in it because...
Advice from James: Kids Know Best
James has been paddling since he was five. He is the royal prince of the Tuck Gorge, commandeering river comings-and-goings from the put in at Dillsboro Rafting Company–his family’s rafting company. While kayaking just keeps getting more fun, being upside down and...
Parting shot from Ecuador
Kayak Ambassadors…Final Shots
With the trips over for the season, we have just a few final reflections to share...an important one being how we perceive our role in river management in guest countries. We cannot "tell" folks in Costa Rica or Ecuador what they should/should not do with their...
Everything I Learned About Boofing
Everything I learned about boofing… usually came after missing yet another golden opportunity to pull of a good boof. In hindsight, timing is everything and I wandered into kayaking in the late-80’s, right in the middle of a new transition in the southeast from...
Trading kayaks for Mountain Bikes in Ecuador
When a group of friends expressed interest in a bike trip to Ecuador, we could not have been happier to help with arrangements! And when no one was looking, even snuck in a couple of the rides--but it is so out of character for us that most would not believe it!
Ecuador Whitewater: A Bird’s Eye View with the GoPro! Hero Camera
This fall we ran into the new-and-improved GoPro! HERO camera with image stabilzation....and were pretty impressed....impressed enough to bring them into the store without personal testing. But as a follow-up we had one brought to Ecuador and eventually put the new...
Who found the best treasure: Us or Them
One of the most interesting nights during our trips here in Ecuador is when Ken gets in a story-telling kind of mood and is willing to share the legend of the Inca Gold with us. With great expectation, we pull up a chair with a Pilsner beer in hand and prepare to get...
Exploring the Treasures of the Oriente of Ecuador
The region of Ecuador we spend most of our paddling time is called the Oriente. One of three regions (the costa, the sierra and the oriente), the Oriente contains nearly half of the square footage of the country, but less than 5% of the 12.5 million population of...