DBP MAGAZINE ONLINEEditor-in-Chief "Chicago" Mike Toughill is co-founder of Dirt Bag Paddlers and former Peshtigo River Manager at Kosir's Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. He's been Wallacing since 2003.
The Yuba River of northern California… we believe the name origin to be that of the Yu-Bah tribe of the Maidu Indians who once made these banks their home. Their Maidu kitchens (grinding stones) and carved artifacts tell of a rich and beautiful life on a river that was once filled “to the trees” with […]
As a person approaches the end of a year, we all tend to look back at the moments that we have enjoyed and endured. Some things are joyful, some are downright painful, and some seem at the time so tragic that they’ll never be overcome. But overcome we do, and move forward. However, not without […]
Sometimes giving back means receiving blessings too. That is what happened a few weeks back when DBP Admin Paul Teasdale and his friends tackled one of the most famous rivers in the world, the Zambezi of Africa, on stand up paddle boards. Gracing the cover of this month’s issue, they formed a team: Standup4Rhinos. The […]
Cover:Chicago Mike guiding a trip at Kosir’s Before I was Editor-in-Chief of DBP MAGAZINE ONLINE, before I founded one of the most popular Facebook pages on whitewater, before the events and contests and giveaways, I was a river manager at Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. The position there is a bit different than at some […]
It’s my favorite time of year in the Pacific Northwest. The leaves of autumn have fallen, and the mosses and ferns that lay dormant on tree-trunks throughout summer spring to life as a new season of epiphytic foliage joins the conifers for winter. They pitch the Coast Range and lowlands of the Western Cascades of […]
Article by Kelsey Gaffigan, photos from Kosir’s Rapid Rafts. According to the Outdoor Industry Association’s 2016 report, “Caucasians had the highest participation rates and African Americans had the lowest” in outdoor recreation (Outdoor Industry Association 2016). Additionally, in a 1986 study the National Park Service reported that 58% of whites had visited a park whereas […]
cover photo: Curtis Warner pilots his hand-made drift boat West Virginia’s Upper Gauley. Photo by Ted . EDITOR’S DESK: This article by DBP Admin and Staff Writer Joe Mayer first appeared on canoekayak.com the online arm of the veritable Canoe & Kayak Magazine, long considered a literary bastion of the paddling community and a publication […]
The Ocoee River is a pure southern gem that challenges rafters and kayakers of all skill levels. It is a solid boulder garden that claims title to over twenty named rapids. Names like Grumpys, Broken Nose, Table Saw, Double Trouble , and Hell Hole are good indicators that there could be some challenges ahead, […]
Some days we are the Bow, some days we are the Arrow. United States military veterans are now arriving at the Oceti Sakowin Camp outside Standing Rock to act as a human shield to protect the Native Americans and protesters who have gathered to impede further progress of the DAPL oil pipeline under construction across […]
What a year 2016 has been. It’s winding down fast, but we still have one month to celebrate, reflect on what we’ve accomplished, and look forward to the new year. December is a month for giving, and do we have gifts in store for you! as well as an opportunity for you to give back… […]