Dynamic Duo With My 9 Year Old Son ~ Rogue River Roadtrip to the Coast

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 47, 2020.

News Watch Dynamic Duo With My 9 Year Old Son Jackson Kayak - Hey everyone, I hope everyone had a great summer. In spite of COVID-19, we had a pretty good year of whitewater kayaking. Here's a video of an August afternoon with my son on the Main Payette River in the JK Dynamic Duo. Rogue River Roadtrip to the Coast Northwest Rafting Company - After you go on a Rogue River rafting trip, you might want to take an extra day or two to explore this beautiful part of Oregon. In my previous blog, I suggested an itinerary that included a trip to Crater Lake and visits to waterfalls. This time I'm suggesting spending a couple of days along the Oregon Coast. Lady of the Fork Recap Jackson Kayak - When hosting a new event, you never really know what to expect. Unless you have hosted a large event before, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes. Pumping the Kayak Fishing Tires Jackson Kayak - Correct, kayaks don't have tires, nor do we as anglers, but every once and awhile we like to pump our tires! I'm a Jackson Kayak Regional Team Member in Western Canada and am extremely passionate about all things kayak fishing. Bike2Boat – Not Actually That Bad Palm Blogs - I remember as a kid reading an article in a Kayak Session magazine about kayakers on a cool trip using bicycles to reach the next river. Almost a decade later, I was invited to reprise the Bike2Boat project with Olaf Obsommer, Jens Klatt and Adrian Mattern. Nothing was normal about this summer, and this trip was extraordinary. Anfibio Rebel 2K Packraft Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - I had a chance to take a late prototype of Anfibio's Rebel 2K out for a short paddle the other day. A couple of hours trapped between weeds and weirs on an obscure urban waterway meant I wasn't able to properly try out the test boat's many features. A Promise for the Protection of Montana's Wild Rivers American Rivers - If you're like me, you probably have at least a dozen different river stories in the back of your mind. What the Biden Victory Means for Our Rivers and Clean Water American Rivers - American Rivers is ready to work with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and their administration to repair the substantial damage to rivers and clean water. One Class: How SIC Plans to Expand the Racing Scene TotalSUP - In May 2019, the first One Class SUP race premiered at the Salt Life Cup in Columbus, GA. The goal of this new race format is to make SUP racing accessible to everyone, affordable and fun. An Assabet Encounter Trash Paddler - It was at that point near the end my paddle where I'd reluctantly turned about and begun the trip upriver to the takeout. That's when I pulled out of the current and into an eddy for a last sip of water and a moment of reflection.  Experience Wins Through in Extreme Slalom Finals ICF - Reigning world champion Veronika Vojtova of the Czech Republic and 2018 world cup winner Pavel Eigel of Russia triumphed in Saturday's extreme canoe slalom world cup finals in Pau, France. An Assabet Straggler Trash Paddler - This strap-sided old timer (above) caught my eye while ascending the lower Assabet River the other day. While it's not at all unusual to come across an empty bottle floating in the river, stumbling upon one perhaps a hundred years old is. Blayze: Online Coaching Offers Private Instruction With Connor Baxter & Zane Schweitzer Standup Journal - Welcome to the new Blayze online coaching program. Here, paddlers learn through individual video analysis how to correct their paddle strokes and achieve greater efficiency and speed from world championship SUP athletes including Zane Schweitzer and Connor Baxter. Kudos! Inaugural Green Infrastructure Funding Academy Cohort Celebrates Graduation American Rivers - American Rivers, Corona Environmental Consulting, and WaterNow Alliance are delighted to congratulate the first Green Infrastructure Funding Academy cohort on their completion of this in-depth funding and financing training series. She Is the Ocean: A Film About Nine Courageous Women Who LIVE by the Sea Standup Journal - Watch this breathtaking trailer to get a taste of the incredible stories of nine waterwomen who live their lives connected to a larger self, the ocean. She is the Ocean opens to a official virtual film festival on October 16th.

Factor Athletes with top online media coverage in November 1. Zane Schweitzer 2. Shane Benedict 3. Dane Jackson Videos Beneath the Surface Episode 32: Photoshoot Madness (CoreyCooper) What settings are best for Humminbird MEGA 360 JE VanNatta Beneath the Surface Episode 31: Places to Paddle (CoreyCooper) Best setting for range with Humminbird MEGA 360 featuring JE VanNatta Targeting fish with distance and direction using Humminbird MEGA 360 featuring JE VanNatta Upcoming The Great Karnali Quest: Sacred Downriver Raft Race Nepal, Karnali River, Nov 25 - Nov 30

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