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Category: <span>1 Day Flatwater</span>

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July 27, 2015 By aldermr

Custom Ross Island Tour

Custom Ross Island Tour!

Alder Creek runs a full schedule of classes and tours year round but is always available for group trips, team building, …

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1 Day Flatwater General Instruction Touring Trip Guide Uncategorized
February 13, 2015 By aldermr

A Paddle; A Proposal

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 “The story leading up to our engagement actually began on our 3rd date ever, when my now-fiance, Angie, suggested that we spend our next date kayaking. I put my foot down and refused. I had …

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1 Day Flatwater Trip Guide Uncategorized
August 4, 2014 By aldermr

Waldo Lake trip report from June 2014

Below are two recounts of a canoe camping trip at Waldo Lake at the end of June.  Chris and Kristin (below) are friends of employees Andrew and Steve, and this was a personal trip, not a commercially guided one.  Boats …

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1 Day Flatwater Multiday Touring Trip Guide Uncategorized
April 29, 2014 By aldermr

Kayaking and Snorkeling Belize

Check out Rod’s photos from the trip HERE !

I recently spent 9 days on a real-life Gilligan’s Island! I discovered Half-Moon Caye , a tiny coconut palm forested island on Lighthouse Reef, a coral atoll 50 miles off the Coast …

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1 Day Flatwater Trip Guide Uncategorized
April 25, 2014 By aldermr

Steve was in New Zealand; Part 2

About a week after my first river adventure down the  Rangitikei River  in New Zealand, my family ended up on the South Island. Given that February is the peak of summer there, paddling around one of New Zealand’s most gorgeous coastal …

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1 Day Flatwater Trip Guide Uncategorized
July 1, 2013 By aldermr

Steve is from Alaska: Part 1

May 9th, 2013

Hey all,

Just thought I’d drop you guys a line and let you know what’s going on here.

It’s daylight here until after 10 pm and gets light before 6am so long days are easy to crank …

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