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The River Angels submitted a film to the 10th annual pdxkayaker film premiere on November 13th. This film featured: “Meet the River Angels” followed by a short documentary of the 2010 River Angels Expedition to the Utla River– a river running through the deepest canyon in Norway.
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Journey to the Utla
The Utla river lies in the Utla Valley (or Utladalen), located in the West end of Jotunheimen National Park. Jotunheimen is Norwegian for “home of the giants,” and got its name, due to the fact that the country’s tallest mountains can be found there.
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Irritability, restlessness, obsession . . . these, and more, are feelings we get when it has been months since we’ve plunged over a pretty significant horizon line. It’s the same feeling as a caffeine addict who hasn’t had their caffeine. Or the ravenous feeling of hunger after hours and hours… Read the rest
I recently became part of River Angels (RA), a team that includes some of the most talented & empowering women in the kayaking realm. Not only are the women inspirational, but the reason the River Angels exist in the first place, is inspirational.
Our mission states:
“The River Angels are … Read the rest
- 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
This 100% Go Pro Head cam footage will take you over a couple waterfalls in Mexico. To see more of our journey, look for the Sheer Madness Productions new release, “31 days of living”, due out this spring.
Enjoy . . .
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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
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



