By andrew1

Whitewater Kayaking Is Supposed to be Fun

I love working at a paddlesports shop because I get to “nerd out” all day with other paddlers. I speak with people from all different parts of the sport – sea kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, canoeing, surf kayaking, rafting, and my favorite: whitewater kayaking. One of the most common things I hear from people …

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Lumpy Waters Symposium
By dslover

Lumpy Waters 2018

Lumpy Waters 2018 – It was a great weekend of boating. Over 150 paddlers converged on Pacific City, Oregon to enjoy incredible weather, fun surf and surfing, rock garden paddling, skills building clinics and even an afternoon with the whales! Lumpy 10 was really a 10 this year!   Program manager Andrew Romanelli from Alder …

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John Day River canoe
By Matt Maddalena

John Day River – Clarno to Cottonwood

John Day River – Clarno to Cottonwood By: Matt Maddalena and Dave Slover Oregon has many beautiful long stretches of camping rivers with whitewater. For this “Team Alder Creek” staff trip we chose to float the John Day – Clarno to Cottonwood, a 70 mile section of river located in north central Oregon. The tentative …

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