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Nearly forty three years ago five young dirtbags risked all to score a first descent of the Ambejackmockamus Falls section of the West Branch of the  Pebnobscot River in central Maine. Pushing bucket boats down the Class IV rapids was no minor feat, and we give these oldschool dirtbags a hearty salute as we look […]

In my early years at the Chattooga I used to like to walk up to the apple orchard behind our outpost. At one time that area of South Carolina was the apple producer to the nation. To this day it’s still known as the Golden Corner for that reason. That was the 20’s and 30’s, […]

If that title doesn’t speak to you, dirtbag… Then you might as well fold up your tent and move to the suburbs.  This seventies classic, back in print, is a dirtbag bible of sorts. It’s all there: gardening, gathering, housing, heating, heck even making alcohol! While the original version was written by a then 18 […]

Another fantastic boater and friend was taken too soon by The River this weekend.  Logan Jauernigg was lost to us paddling the Green Truss section of the White Salmon River in Washington, one of the most famous stretches of Class V whitewater in the Pacific North West. He was only 20 years old, but packed […]

Pin on the Stony River {EDITOR’S NOTE: Enjoy this harrowing adventure from our friend Nora, a Midwestern paddler who gets out in all types of boats and in all types of conditions, which invariably leads to dealing with a MAJOR WALLACE. Nora, who also is a certified instructor in both paddling and rescue, and her […]

Part 2 I try to get an early start because I am always late and forgetting things so the earlier I get going the less chance there is for distractions. Well, this morning we are to meet in Ocoee, TN at 10 am. Less than 2 hours away and I still can’t seem to get […]

(Shawn Alexander running Zoom Flume on Tallulah Gorge, photo credit: Chris Gorman)  Vince Zappia, the master woodworker behind ZapPaddles, lives in Suwanee Georgia where he started building paddles six years ago. DBP caught up with him after a run on the Chattahoochee River (“I’m definitely not a WFO boater”) to learn more about him and […]

Bobby Miller launching a SIK boof off the bottom falls at Pocket Full of Shells. (Photo: Kyle Mandler) Nestled in a steep ravine deep in the Cheat River Canyon, lies a tiny creek that cascades down from the canyon rim to river level in the most intense fashion imaginable. With its 600 feet of drop […]

April 25, 2015 • Hiwassee River •  Reliance, TN April 26, 2015 • Lower Conasauga River • Northern GA So over the past nine months of getting my “boater chick” on it’s been fairly entertaining to sit back as a newbie and listen to all of the “knowledge” veteran boaters could dole out…especially from the […]

May 15-17, 2015 is the weekend that everyone near and far are looking forward to this year.  The Stonycreek Rendezvous is just around the corner and is bigger and better than ever.  I have rounded up some new vendors, new bands and some great gear to auction off!  If you have never attended the Stonycreek […]