mountains
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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Mt. Hood is special to me, not only because it provides flowing rivers to paddle during the spring melt, but also because it provides entertainment in the winter as I carve my way down the slopes. I have recently grown to know and love Mt. Hood for yet another reason…… Read the rest
Laughter, tears, joy, fears . . . emotions that are felt during a First Descent. First Descents are defined in kayaking terms as “the first person to paddle a certain river or rapid” or it can be a Personal First Descent (PFD) defined as “the first time YOU experience that… Read the rest
Barely a word was spoken as we made our way up to the mountain. Anger was not the culprit for this lack of enjoying conversation. Powder was. Both Brad and myself wore goofy expressions on our faces, entranced by visions of ourselves flying through “hero” snow. We stopped, picked up… Read the rest
I leapt from bed to turn off my alarm clock, which kept screaming at me like an annoying car alarm. To make it to the Olympics I was going to need to be out early as I was again meeting up with Brad and Joe to tackle a peak with … Read the rest
Mt. Rainier National Park offers some of the most diverse alpine terrain in the Pacific Northwest. Millions of visitors flock to the dormant juggernaut during peak seasons, and even in winter there is a steady flow of admirers. Surrounding areas receive some traffic too, such as the impressive Tatoosh range… Read the rest
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
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
Having just had an amazing day of early season powder, Kyle, Dan and myself were itching to get back up to look for more. This time, we wanted a different destination to vary things up a bit. Curious of what Rainier might have to offer, and noticing the telemetry reading… Read the rest
