Living the River Lifestyle
I’ve been looking at one particular waterfall for about a year now. Part of it looks fantastic and part of it looks significantly less fantastic. Getting there involves a remote hike and rappel into a steep, narrow gorge. Loose rock abounds. Last week, on my way out of the gorge,… Read the rest
Last weekend a group of paddlers from Portland and Salem headed down to the McKenzie to indulge in a little bit of fall paddling. Chris, a student of mine, has been telling me about how awesome the McKenzie for as long as I’ve known him. He organizes a huge group… Read the rest
Best Days Kayaking 2009 from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo.
Check out some of the best days I had paddling in 2009. And really, I was quite lucky this year, getting a lot of days on a lot of quality whitewater.
With this sick weather forecast for Portland, I am going… Read the rest
In early summer I took a trip to California for some Sierra whitewater awesomeness. This is my last trip report — just a little delayed.… Read the rest
High water on the South Fork of the Merced ended our last opportunity for a multiday trip in the Sierras. With the Merced spiking up
The Little White Salmon River is heaven on earth for whitewater kayakers. It has it all – technical boulder garderns, fun ledge drops, an epic waterfall, the clearest and bluest water I’ve seen and complex never-ending rapids, all set in a beautiful remote gorge that tumbles down to the Columbia… Read the rest
Under the best of circumstances, swimming through whitewater can be disorientating. Even though I’ve done so many times, every time I end up out of my kayak and in the water, it’s a little overwhelming. Currents pull and twirl my body, water rushes over my face, I float and spin… Read the rest
I love kayaking and being on rivers for 3 distinct reasons.
- I love the challenge of improving my technical paddling ability, paddling harder whitewater with ease.
- I love the people that I meet on the river, the smiles I share with my friends and the great times we all cherish
It’s been a great week on the Potomac River. I’ve surfed some fun waves with my best friend and our mentor, Bruce Uthus. I paddled with John Haddock, a good friend who I hadn’t seen since Costa Rica in 2007. Despite difficult logistics, I was lucky enough to take Mike… Read the rest
The sirens at gate 20 in JFK’s Terminal 5 are making babies cry. I couldn’t sleep on the plane. But I have a smile. In a few short hours I’ll be home.
I was born and raised in suburban Virgina, just outside Washington, DC. While I was in Peru, my… Read the rest
Here’s a video my roommate Mike put together from Tuesday’s run of Lower Lewis Falls. Enjoy and have a great weekend! -Dave… Read the rest
