CKS Squad Review:The Liquid Logic Stomper Styles the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Playak News Flash - September 14, 2011
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CKS Squad Review:The Liquid Logic Stomper Styles the Black Canyon of the Gunnison CKS Blog - Hi my name is Josh Oberleas ; I am a kayak instructor at Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center and a member of the CKS squad . I was given the opportunity to use the newest boat from Liquidlogic, the Stomper (90 gallons)

World's Biggest Dam Removal Begins This Week Dagger Blogs - This Saturday, the world's largest dam removal project begins on Washington's Elwha River.  The removal two dams--210 foot tall Glines Canyon Dam and 108 foot tall Elwha Dam--will restore whitewater and salmon spawning habitat that's been cut off for 100 years.

Skook surfing Sweet - After good days in Squamish/Whistler we drove towards the Skookumchuck narrows on the Sunshine Coast in BC. This tidal wave needs no further introduction. I have seen pictures of this wave for over 10 years, so I was pretty stoked to finally give it a go! Evan Garcia shows that he knows more than running big waterfalls.

DEVILS EXTREME RACE – LIPNO Peter Csonka - The region around Lipno's dam is well known as a Czech holiday destination. It offers plenty of activities such as biking, swimming, hiking, canoeing and it is close to the Austrian border so you can go whitewater rafting or canoeing to the Inn River. But not so many people know that Lipno is ...

Beaver-Fest, A Labor Day Pastime Immersion Research - Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of the Fall boating season in New England. There's boating all summer, but as the leaves start to change and 'peeping' season begins in earnest, the rain starts to actually bring rivers up for more than a few hours at a time. I've been to the Labor Day Beaver/Raquette releases for a few years now, and they're always a blast.

Nick wins Ottawa River Rodeo adidas Sickline - This past weekend was the 2011 Garb Rodeo up on the Ottawa River. This is an awesome wave, pretty dynamic with two great shoulders making any move possible. The Crowds gathered for the annual Ottawa River Rodeo. It was a great day with one of the last warm sunny days of the summer, great music, and good times all around.

Doring River – 3 Days of Awesomeness Fluid Blog - In 2008 I paddled the Doring for the first time. It was an excellent trip which I did alone and could not wait to return for more as soon as possible. 2009 rolled by and so did 2010. Yep, a lot of sorry excuses and lack of people to get together but also the 2010 season never produced the goods ...

The Elk River "a leap of faids" Team LiquidLogic - Egcreekin has really taken a hit this year with all my new projects, but I'm still committed to this site and plan on maintaining it for as long as possible. After an epic summer season in both the PNW and Cali the crew took a week off to return home, recharge the batteries and then head to Western Canada. British Columbia is one of the premiere destinations for kayaking in the entire world. Massive mountain ranges feed glacier rivers all summer and well into the fall, making BC the late season epicenter.

Borthwen in Black & White Will Herman - Having sorted out the remaining images from the weekend, I rather liked these in B&W, which seemed somehow to capture the mood of the afternoon more as I remember it...

Werner TEAM paddler, Dave Boehne, taking SUP surf paddles Werner -  Infinity SUP co-owner and Werner TEAM paddler Dave Boehne is excited about the feature length SUP surfing film H2 Indo coming out featuring him and some of the world's best SUP athletes killing it in Indo.

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