A Solo Trip Down The Middle Kings River ~ Liquid Logic Stomper Review

Playak News Flash - May 8, 2012
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News Watch Headlines A Solo Trip Down The Middle Kings River Dan Simenc - California's Sierra Nevada Mountains are geologically blessed with some of the best Class V kayaking on the planet. The combination of sunny weather, beautiful canyons, long wilderness stretches, smooth granite and excellent whitewater beckons me back from Idaho to my home state ... Liquid Logic Stomper Review unsponsored - I have owned the Stomper 90 for a fair few months and now is the time for an initial review. Having been in small play boats for so long meant that getting into the stomper felt like I had bought the Ark Royal and not a kayak. That said, on the water it does not have the bad characteristics ... Pre – Season Level 6 - Facebook has made April a tough month to be living in Alberta.  I am constantly bombarded with awesome photos from Eastern Canada and the Northwest US to get me stoked for the upcoming season, but when I check levels of nearby rivers the pickings are slim.  My one solace is knowing once the water starts flowing we'll be creeking until October.  Yorkville Whitewater Park and Paddle ... Jackson Kayak - Aurora Illinois has a new Top Store for kayaks! I had the pleasure of meeting a ton of new, super fired up people this week in Illinois, just outside of Chicago.  Geneva Kayak's owner Ryan Rushton picked me up in Chicago on Wednesday night and I learned all about the new Yorkville Whitewater Park, his facility there for whitewater and sea kayaking instruction and his partnership with Paddle and Trail retail shop. Gillian Gibree, Travis Grant win Waikiki Paddle Festival SUP Magazine - This year's Quiksilver Waikiki Paddle Festival at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Honolulu was a mix of old and new. On the men's side in the new "Survivor" format where competitors are eliminated each lap, the perennial top racers in the sport ... Thank You! – Muchas Gracias! Freya Hoffmeister - I like to thank the following people and institutions for their help, support and friendliness on my first leg of my circumnavigation of South America, in kind of the order they "appeared". Please, please forgive me when I forgot to mention just YOU and please send me a quick note to add you to this [...] Schweitzer Clinic Sets Unofficial World Record SUP Connect - What an incredible day!  With the help of elite stand up paddle athlete Zane Schweitzer and his family, the "Standup for the Cure" event in Newport Beach, California was a world record breaking event! What does Kayak Fishing mean to me? Bending Branches - Just what it entails is hard to describe to one not versed in the art, but the passion to get to a point in time that one calls oneself a 'Kayak Fishermen' (Forget PC trends here) is a journey in itself. From paddling freshwater lakes inland or pedalling brackish estuaries the results are... German Championships und team trials for Europeens in Plattling Palm Blogs - Having my frst freestyle session of the year two weeks ago I didn´t feel well prepared for this weekends team trials and German Championships in Plattling. I started quite nervous in Saturdays prelims but finally got some good rides and even managed to do my frist McNasty in a competition. Aquamira Unveils New Water Bottle Featuring Improved Water Filter SNews - Aquamira, the personal water treatment brand by McNett, introduces an improved water bottle with replaceable water filter.

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