creative, passionate, driven
creative, passionate, driven
I’ve always taken comfort in knowing that, for the most part, the worst that can happen while I’m paddling is swimming; bottom line: when the going gets tough, I pop the spray skirt and BAM! Game over. This musing is brought to you by the harsh reality of whitewater where bailing from your boat does […]
In Association with Atlanta Whitewater Club: Taming the Mental Game presented by Chris Wing of H2o Dreams LLC May 6th, 2014 – 7:00P FREE TO THE PUBLIC Garden Hills Community Club House “It never gets easier, you only go faster” –Greg Lemond I read this quote when I actually started to bike to help cross-train,
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I’m going to keep this short and sweet, but I will say that since returning from Chile, I’ve been lacing up my tennies for a run more often than not, trying to maintain some healthy momentum I gained while down south. After having kayaked nearly every day for two months, I returned home with a
21 Things I’ve Learned about Kayaking from Running Read More »
Kayaking is a fickle beast. Okay, okay… allow me to rephrase. The River knows no dominion, and as hopeful explorers we will discover this for ourselves sooner or later. We’re merely along for the ride until the River decides we are in need of some serious humility. You know what shape this takes: gnarly swims,
Getting Out of a Rut: A Kayaker’s Guide to Getting Back on the Horse Read More »
Why is “old school” the “new school” of thought? Aside from the fact that Pat Keller might simply be running out of ideas with his backyard run on the Green River Narrows, there is no doubt that when he took his Dagger RPM and splatted “The Notch,” that he sparked a re-revolution in paddle sports.
Why is “Old School” the “New School” of Thought? A Case for Old School Renaissance Read More »
We are back in the States and back on the road! We’ve been hard at work with one of our most exciting projects for the year, our Tributaries Tour. As you may know, this tour is geared towards connecting all facets of our paddling communities- from rank beginners to well established clubs- in order to
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Words provided by Michelle Layser, Chile trip guest 2014. Photos Chris Wing Yet here I was, standing unbalanced on the rocks, declaring that this rapid—this one, of all the rapids on the trip—might be the one I portage. Standing on the slippery, moss-covered rocks that protruded from the right side of the river bank, I watched
H2o Dreams is proud to announce that Tommy Yon will be joining the coaching team for the 2014 season as a freestyle coach for our youth programming. Tommy has developed a great reputation as an athlete and ambassador in the sport of freestyle kayaking and kayaking as a whole. With an ambitious programming schedule and
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Words and pictures provided by Brian Green, Chile trip participant from 2014. We do not conquer the river This is a phrase I hear often, and it’s one that have to agree with the most. Too often, we feel comfortable on the rivers we paddle most and it can, in a way, give us that
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Yesterday we concluded our first ever season of adventure travel trips when we said our goodbyes to our intermediate group of paddlers. It is a bittersweet, and even a somewhat awkward feeling sending people off to go home to their day to day life. Bittersweet because you are tired, broken down, sun and sand cracked
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