Where to start…I learned a lot throughout 2018. Here’s a few that I continue to learn. • Started trying to figure out roundhouses, blunts, mcnasty, phonics and more. • Figuring out how to ride a unicycle is a fun but sometimes frustrating challenge. Its a great warm up and cool down for paddling too. Riding the one…

How to Paddle 100+ Days in a Year (When you work a 9-5 job, live 100 miles from the closest whitewater park with the best playspots, and you reside in Iowa) While Iowa is not known for its whitewater, it’s certainly possible to go whitewater paddling right here in the midwest. Three whitewater parks (more on the…

I’ve paddled the new Rockstar 4.0 small about a dozen times so far. At my home whitewater park ranging from 1700-12000cfs and down the main channel of the Ottawa at about 2ft when I was up there earlier this fall. My initial thoughts, this boat fits me great and is a lot of fun on…

Every fall, my good friend, Carl, and I share a birthday only one day apart. His is October 11th and mine is October 12th. So over the past few years, we have declared our shared bday’s as Birthday Boating Weekend! This fall, our birthdays fell on Thursday and Friday. A great excuse to take off work…

The Charles City Challenge was another hit this year! The initial event date saw high water and officials postponed the event until the river subsided.  Two weeks later, the river was down to a near perfect level for freestyle playboating, the sun was out, and paddlers were ready to have a fun filled day of…

Check out the video link of our trip to Lake Michigan With low water at my home play park I devised a plan to take a surf lesson on Lake Michigan for the upcoming weekend. For good surf on the Great Lakes I understand it takes wind out of the correct direction to make waves. Usually…

2017 was another great year! • I paddled my home spot, Charles City Whitewater, as much as I could (40 times to be exact). Photo: Charles City Whitewater. PC: Marty Colbert • I started trying to figure out Blunts and McNastys, along ways to go here yet, but I’m trying. Photo: Working on the Blunt. PC Marty Colbert • PFD’s:…

Destination Peshtigo video link: Beautiful scenery, easy river access, and fun filled tea-stained class II-III whitewater (class III-IV at higher levels) for approximately 5 miles makes the Roaring Rapids section of the Peshtigo River a gem tucked into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. On this trip, the river was running high, approximately 32”, the highest I’ve paddled…

This year has been a season of wringing every last drop of fun out of my local whitewater paddling spots with a few trips squeezed in as well. I’ve met yet again the nicest, most fun people from all over who love kayaking and adventures just as much as I do. Thanks to all who enjoyed…