DBP MAGAZINE ONLINEYour stomach churns with a thousand butterflies; you busy yourself like a kid whistling past a grave yard, blowing boats and humping rubber. All at once, you hear the horn sounding like Gabriel’s trumpet as the ground starts to quake like an 81 Chevy on prom night. Your butterflies go nuts as you go find […]
The TOP DOG Contest hosted the month of February on the Dirt Bag Paddlers was a total success. We were amazed at how many great puppy photos were posted to our page by paddlers from all over the US and Canada. We were able to share stories of some great river dogs, especially Dojie and […]
We know it because we live it. It’s that zen feeling on the River, required by all solid boaters to survive the challenges of the upper classes of rapids. Its that state of consciousness where we are at our best: fully engaged, strong and alert, possessed of effortless control, with all cares of past and […]
So we find ourselves on the edge of a river. We think through the process. Shoving off from the solid earth to a fluid earth. One that moves within it’s own rules. We do our best to stay ahead of the water’s desire to push us and pull us into places we just want to […]
Editor’s Note: Each week we highlight a fabulous lady who is expanding our sport and pushing forward the frontiers of what is possible, our Woman of Whitewater WEDNESDAY. This week we chose Hannah Groves, not only because of her great passion for whitewater, or the work she does with the Gnar Fairies to promote paddling […]
Editors: Kayaker Peter Ely, a transplanted Californian who makes his home in the mountains of North Carolina, recently completed a mission down the Colorado River in pursuit of the ultimate Good Livin’. He shares his journal entries with us in this series, which will run every Tuesday as we travel 20 days with him. ENJOY!! […]
This month at Dirt Bag Paddlers we’ve declared mARTch! We are hosting an art contest to celebrate our love of the paddling lifestyle, which of course requires clean free flowing rivers. Along those lines DBP has partnered with International Rivers to help highlight the Day of Action on Saturday March 14. Now through Tuesday March […]
WELCOME TO OUR MONDAY MORNING FEATURE. We hope to share with you our readers the songs of the River, that they may either start your work week off right or recharge your batteries after a long weekend with the custys… We heartily accept submissions via email. ENJOY! THE RIVER by Chicago Toughill It flows through […]
DIRTBAGS by “Chicago” “Chicago” guides for Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. Harass him here BUBBLE STREET by Paul Mason Mr Mason is a whitewater canoeist and artist who is available for commissioned pieces. His work is at http://bubblestreet.ca/ CAT NIPPED by Beth MacKenney When she’s not guiding or goofing off with her family on the rivers […]
We welcome the month of March with a new cover featuring a wood carving of The New River Gorge Bridge, an iconic steel arch bridge 3,030 feet (924 m) long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, WV. It is a familiar sight to many dirtbag paddlers that greets us as we approach the takeout […]