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Reading Water: Running Big Meaty Holes

The meat line Why would a boater want to hit a hole? Besides the fundamental ego glory of taking the meat line, as we progress there are...

River Features: Holes Part 2, Anatomy & Types

· Lip/ Pour over The upstream edge or hump of the feature, created by an underwater obstacle (rock). Here is a boof of the pour...

River Features: Holes part 1

Video: a ledge hole on Canton Creek, Oregon. A tributary of the North Umpqua River, around 8k. My kayaker friend was side surfed here for...

Reading Water: Using Rocks, Flakes

Photo: A nice cheat line over the left flake at David From Behind, Upper Quartzville Creek, Oregon. Flakes are shallow rocks that have...

Reading water: Lateral Waves, Using a Lateral.

We can use a lateral by controlling both the angle and momentum of our raft to quarter the wave. Photo: A powerful lateral in The...

Reading Water: Lateral Waves, Countering a Lateral.

The force behind a lateral wave is created by the angle of the wave to the main current, the volume of current / percentage of the...

Crooked River: High Water Ego Basher

The Crooked River (Bend, Oregon) at high water is more rare than Bigfoot sightings in the rafting world. Boaters carefully watch the...

Chetco River Overnighter: How To

A paddling expedition on the stunning class 4 upper Chetco River through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness is worth every bit of effort. However,...

Pro Tips: Scouting a Complex Rapid

When to Scout: Horizon lines, blind drops, wood, continuous rapids with no safety eddy in sight, unknown rapids on exploratory runs....