Playak News Flash 2009-01-24

Playak News Flash - January 24, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Stone And Water: Exploring Idaho: Favorite Photos Of 2008 2008 was a great season here in Idaho. We were fortunate enough to have a nice snow pack that melted slowly. That let us hit some creeks later in the season than usual. We were even fortunate enough to explore some new creeks as late into the season as August. Nothing like doing some exploratory kayaking in August without a dry top.

Jackson Kayak: Check Out Chris Wing's Grand Canyon Trip Report I thought I would share a few images from one of the most magical places I have been in recent history.

Team Riot Kayaks: Lets Play!! Okcc Play Clinic #1 13 of us met in Portland to head to Lake Creek and one more from Eugene Oregon met us down there at the put in.

DeRiemer Adventure Kayaking: Ecuador- Jan. 10-18 Class Iv- We watch a lot of folks experience "firsts" when they come to Ecuador to paddle; first time traveling to a foreign country, first time kayaking in a foreign country, first time kayaking big water, first time kayaking technical water, first time to realize that not all roosters "go off" at sunrise, first time to experience that the red squeeze jar at your dinner table may contain mayonnaise, not ketchup.

Fat Cats: The River Plym The Plym is one of the best grade 5 rivers in England, it rises and falls quickly after heavy rain.

Dash Point Pirate: Warren Williamson's Name Invoked To Sell Kayak Very fast kayak, made by master carpenter. Aleutian Island-style baidarka. Western red cedar, and yellow Alaskan cedar. Skin-on-frame. Tracks well. Thirty and a half pounds. Fifteen feet two inches long. Twenty-two inch beam (width).

Fluid Blog: Sudan Mission Part 2 Its Silverback, one of my all time favorite rapids, for those of you who don't know it, there is a lot of water splashing, especially through the middle and that is exactly were I plan an taking Gangster .

Lifejacket Adventures: Kayaking In Perth, Australia This week we have been doing a little catching up with various people involved in different types of paddling in Perth.

Fluid Blog: Lili Nepal Recon. Part 3. If You're Willing To Look... Nepal has been a premier white water destination for years and years - ever since Mike Jones and his motley crew hit up the Dudh Kosi in 1976 it has been firmly on the map.

PDX River Explorers: Nw Huck'n I have been looking for the right falls to take the next step and really go big! Lucky for me I live in the Northwest, a land of waterfalls.

Immersion Research: Introducing The Oregon Rafting Team The Oregon Rafting Team (ORT) is a team of whitewater paddlers who compete on a variety of rivers throughout the West Coast in multiple 2,4 and 6 man paddle raft teams.

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