Archive for December, 2009
Linda & David gear up for a cold and beautiful day on the Bruno Mountain section of the North Santiam River. The weather and the scenery made this one of the most memorable days I spend on the river this year. We were paddling this day as part of the… Read the rest
One of my friends once referred to me as “cold fragile”, which is a nicer way of saying, “pathetic pansy who can’t handle winter”. So while most of my fellow Wend bloggers are probably out cycling, hiking, and skin diving in frozen lakes through a hole that they cut in… Read the rest
Hola… Read the rest from Spain! I’m off to Catalonia on a BlogTrip courtesy of the Catalunya Tourism Board.
Over the week, I’ll be reporting my adventures on WEND blog and my personal blog. Follow my explorations closely as I meander through one of the most diverse provinces in the country.
Expect thrills
Tomata Falls is a 70 foot waterfall on the Alseseca River. It is one of my most favorite waterfalls . . . EVER! I first ran it back in 2005, so I was eager to return and share this experience with Nate.
On this particular day, Todd Wells, Nate and… Read the rest
Dozens of Kamchatka Project fans submitted over 100 fantastic photos to Round 1 of our first photo contest. Today we’re happy to announce the three most popular photos and commence the second and final round of voting.
Team Member Chelsey reporting-
It is crazy to think that a week ago today we were making our way through the Empty Corridor, a desert the size of Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland combined. We were only half way through our 70-mile desert trek and still had 3 more days of… Read the rest
I have good timing. The world’s longest-running and most prestigious big-wave invitational, The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, known informally as the Eddie, is only held when the big swell at Waimea Bay reaches 20 feet Hawaiian – meaning at least 30 foot faces. I just happened to be… Read the rest
One of the most memorable days of our Mexico Huckfest was the day we ran the Truchas section of the Alseseca. Truchas in Spanish means ‘Trout’. Located at the take-out to this stretch is a trout farm, a perfect finish to a long days paddle . . . Trout!
This… Read the rest
Damn. I scored this time around. Not only did I stumble upon fantastic host housing just across the way from the race venue, I also scored lodging with the king of race footage himself, Justin Yax.
Thrills, spills, cowbells and big-time bike racing.
The energy in Bend right now is… Read the rest
