We close the month with some photos from a few of the Dirt Bag Paddlers Admins. We are 125 strong from 30 countries around the globe, drawn from every discipline of paddling. February saw us either getting wet (in the warmer climes) or dreaming about it (for those of us locked in the colder regions). […]
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Tallulah Fest has a pretty cool history which dates all the way back to 1998. After the release studies and first successful whitewater release the OG’s decided to throw a party and boom Tallulah Fest was born. However, there were some problems in that Tallulah Falls is a dry town, and kayakers love to party. […]
Fonce Fest San Gil, Colombia is coming. Be a part of something bigger! Last winter I got the chance to paddle in Colombia and it really solidified my feelings about the paddling community. It doesn’t matter where I am paddling, the people I meet in the local communities are a big part of why I […]
The following article introduces newest Dirt Bag Paddlers Admin Asaf Arad and the ‘Babylon Tour.’ On March 1st 2016 begins an epic journey – one man and his riverboard on a road trip through North America on a mission to run rivers at some of the most popular whitewater destinations on the continent. The […]
Associate Editor Wes Breitenbach, Washing out of Frank Bells on the French Broad. My earliest recollections of the word beater was a hand operated kitchen tool used to mix ingredients: to infuse air to a quantity of liquid such as cream or eggs; to blend sauces or a batter. The hand cranked model replaced the […]
No Excuses… Sky Snap was started by myself and my wife, Ivy Lampe. Ivy has a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with a triple minor in Leadership, Biology, and Natural Sciences. Being a diabetic since the age of 5 has presented its own challenges, but nothing that couldn’t be overcome. In 2014, after her legs were numb for over a […]
Name and title: Bethany Overfield, former NPFF director and current and continued Jack of all NPFF Trades, research geologist in real-life. Shown here with Ben Marr at last year’s festival. Background with NPFF and the Bluegrass Wildwater Association: I started kayaking in 2008 and was completely swept away by the sport. I got involved with […]
In the first sentence of Thomas Paine’s essay, “Common Sense,” he states that “a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right….” Having spent more than half of my life in the whitewater industry and community, I consider myself to be quite fortunate. I’ve been to places, […]
It’s that time of year again! The Muddy Rivers Festival 2016 is just around the bend, March 18th through 20th, and the party going to be bigger and better than ever! With live music and DJs Friday and Saturday nights, the Spring Creek boatercross, Waterloo Falls Huckfest, freestyle events, disc golf course and more, Cookeville […]
The Tyne Tour was originally conceived to support recreational whitewater paddling, in 1980, at a time when the only way to really get into whitewater was through competitive disciplines. Nowadays, it is hosted by Hexham Canoe Club and the two day event is billed as “EUROPE’S LARGEST MASS PARTICIPATION CANOEING EVENT.” Held last November 5th […]