Selway Self Support
When a friend draws a Selway permit you go. It’s that simple. A week navigating the Selway River through the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho is a rare and incredible experience. Rare because it’s arguably the hardest river permit to score in the United States, with only...
OBJ Race 2022
The Poudre Boys race Oh Be Joyful Creek during the Annual OBJ Steep Creek Race. Every June since 1995, some of the state's best kayakers all congregate high up in the pristine Slate River Valley to compete in the steepest kayak race that has ever existed. The Oh Be...
Big South Fork of the Poudre River
“The gate is open.” This phrase heralds perhaps the most anticipated news of the Colorado kayak season; access to Long Draw Road has been restored and Big South season has arrived. Following a thorough scorching by the Cameron Peak Fire in 2020, and subsequent...
North Fork Championship 2022
I returned to the North Fork Championship for my 2nd time at the biggest event in Kayaking, this time as a local resident. The third weekend in June came quickly this year. Every day it got busier and busier with everyone showing up for the North Fork Championships....
REVIEW: Jackson Rockstar V
The new and improved Jackson Rockstar is by far the best playboat I've ever paddled. With the square bow of the 2016, and the stern volume of the 4.0, it creates an incredible mix of easy paddling and big air. There’s nothing more to be said other than it is the best...
Black Canyon of The Bear
Trip Report: Multiple members of Team RMA recently made the trip to Grace, ID to enjoy the fruits of @American Whitewater’s nearly two decades of work to restore high flows through the Black Canyon of Bear River. It goes without saying that springtime in the...
Green Narrows Race 2021
One of my biggest goals in kayaking has finally been achieved, racing the Green River Narrows. Every year, on the first Saturday of November, the “greatest show in kayaking” goes down. The 2021 event attracted 170 racers who put their skills to the test against one of...
Gore Canyon Race 2021
Deep in the heart of Gore Canyon the mighty Upper Colorado River rears its head. Every year kayakers and rafters alike gather to find their own place among the rushing whitewater. The Gore Canyon Race is a harrowing 3.5 mile sprint through raging whitewater separated...
REVIEW: Jackson Antix 2.0
Have you been getting after your local stouts? Paddling your creek boat day after day, hiking that fifty pound pig back to the top of the run just to plop back down and do it again? Getting bored hitting the same three boofs over and over in a boat designed to be...
REVIEW: Pyranha Scorch
Spring time is here in Colorado, and with it comes the two things we’ve been waiting for all winter; the water, and the new Pyranha Scorch! The very fine people at Rocky Mountain Adventures just got their Scorch Large demo in and they were nice enough to let me take...
REVIEW: Kokatat Hustler PFD
Most PFDs for kayaking are too bulky or are in the way most of the time. Well not anymore! I first tried out the Hustle, by Kokatat, at M-Wave last October and absolutely loved it. It was the perfect vest for playboating or lower consequence days because of its low...