“I would like to dedicate this article to the lost boys of the Rouge: Duncan “Sunny” Ferguson, my friend and ex-logger on the Rouge, who set the dynamite when the logs got jammed and stayed with my father and I before his passing; Louis Marc Rainville, my friend and fellow rookie for whom […]
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WELCOME TO JANUARY!
DBP MAGAZINE ONLINE is a hit! Wrapping up our first full month in operation with over 12,000 views! Thanks so much for the support! We’ve got tons of articles and some hot interviews on the way… SO STAY TUNED! Nick Stead was the winner of this month’s COVER CONTEST: he writes “Hey dirtbags! Here’s my […]
Chapter 2: Home Sweet Hill I took a break from “The Hill” once, reentering the “real” world to let my parents know I was all right. After a few days, I returned to my home in the woods. Nothing had changed. The sun disappeared as I made my way to my tent, I could hear […]
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Holiday Creeking By: Alex DePue
Holiday Creeking By: Alex DePue With one day to bring the year to a close, I have been so busy that I’ve been hard pressed to find time to do all the writing I want to do.. But I have made two super awesome video edits that I would like to share with everyone! We […]
The Dirt Bag Paddlers, well known for our contests, wrapped up our latest effort just before Christmas: the twin XXL Contests. Named after the size shirts we gave away as grand prizes (tough size to sell to Dirtbags!!), we had a category for rafts and inflatables, “XXL RAFT WALLACE”, and a category for kayaks and […]
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DBPoetsCircle….. by Dirt Bag Paddlers
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 here ENJOY! THE RIVER OF RIVERS IN CONNECTICUT by Wallace Stevens […]
{editor’s note: this article first ran on the International Rafting Federation website, ON JANUARY 21ST, 2013, well before these guys became the official Team USA. Since then, they’ve competed in China and Brazil, and we’ve included some photos from their Facebook page. They’re some good dudes whom the Dirtbags paddled with for a […]
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/ DIRTBAGS by Mike Toughill “Chicago” guides for Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. Harass him here at [email protected] GUIDE JOKES by regular dirtbags Message us on our Facebook page to see YOUR […]
THE SEVEN SISTERS The riverbed of the Rouge steepens significantly as the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec drop into the plains of Ontario, creating the six consecutive waterfalls that are known as The Seven Sisters. Yes!! Six! There’s more controversy here as to where the seventh fall lies; some say it is the Washing […]
We asked DBP-UK Admin Wendy Welch-Smith, a kayaker who definitely lives the ethos of Dirtbaggin’ to the UTMOST, to share with us some snapshots, both written and visual, of her amazing year! Every time we’d check in with her she was off on another epic mission! Wendy’s got the moves and the looks of a […]