China was… very Chinese. The cities were hectic. The countryside was wonderful and the people were among the most inviting I’ve ever met. It was cold and windy and, at times, surprisingly hot. Not speaking anything other than a few basic words of Chinese, I spent a lot of time… Read the rest
- Dave Hoffman, Hagen Gorge, WA. Photo by Andy Lictenheld.
I struggle with how to tell stories about kayaking. A little bit of me wants to appeal to my hardcore kayaker friends, to show them what I’ve done, to get them stoked and maybe a little jealous. A larger part of
- Christie Glissmeyer on Yellowjacket Creek.
Finding a rarely run section of river, about which I had heard nothing, just doesn’t happen that often. It started off quite simply. During July of 2008, a huge snowmelt year, Mike G and I headed up to paddle McCoy & Yellowjacket Creek. Driving up
Wow. Costa Rica is awesome. Every day I spend there is a day well spent. Living is slow and easy in Costa Rica. Warm rain and warmer water. Sunshine and jungle shade. Fresh fruit (guanabana anyone?), casado con pescado and gallo pinto. Ocean waves and tropical birds.
Of all the… Read the rest
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
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
Coming home Friday night, I get online and Facebook tells me what to do.
I’d thought about running Metlako Falls for a while. But only just thought about it. I’d never even hiked the mile and half up to take a look at it, though I’d driven past the Eagle… Read the rest
Above is a video I made for the Columbia Sportswear Pioneer contest. Basically a highlight of headcam shots from 2009, plus a few of my bumbling antics. Putting this together made me wish I had a few more shots of me tripping, injuring myself and otherwise displaying my inability to… Read the rest
In early June, several good friends and I took a boating trip to Idaho. It was the peak of snowmelt and the rivers were raging. After an amazing two days on the SF Salmon, we finished the shuttle and camped near the incomparable mountain town of Yellowpine. The next day… Read the rest
This weekend the largest swell we’ve seen so far this winter hit the Oregon Coast. Sidelined by an injury, I trekked to Cape Meares with my roommate Mike to check out the scene.
The waves were mushy, disorganized, and huge. They just kept coming. Just standing on the beach was… Read the rest
