whitewater
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
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
The crew took off this morning for one more round of whitewater — taking on the rapids of Cachoeira de Teotônio (Teotônio Waterfall).
The falls are on the Rio Madeira — the longest and the second largest tributary of the Amazon. The river gets its name “River of Wood” from… Read the rest
Scout, visualize, get in my kayak, proceed towards the lip, drop over the horizon line, close my eyes once I spot my landing and prepare for impact in my ‘crash position’ – this is the process I go through each time I run a significant sized waterfall.
We return to… Read the rest
Last Halloween, we had a special event on the White Salmon River, the Halloween Howl. This event consisted of chasing ‘floating’ pumpkins down a class IV rapid. Whoever ended up with the most pumpkins, won raffle prizes at the end of the day. We had over 50 participants in about… 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
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
The latest stop on the Elements Tour was at the Skookumchuck Tidal Narrows during the biggest tidal difference of the year – 18 feet! The ocean was cranking through a small inlet along the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. The classic Skook wave starts flowing when the lunar energy drives… Read the rest
