Earlier this fall, my family and I got to kayak the Ocoee in Tennessee for a little over a week. It was about 10 days, I think. I love the Ocoee. It is such a fun river, definitely my favorite of all the rivers I’ve run. I ran it every single day that it was … Read more
We had the best time at the Ocoee River the past two weeks. We met a ton of people, made some new friends and I even ran into a woman who told me that she is reading my book for the 2nd time!! Seriously, I was as shocked as anyone!! I’ve never met anyone who … Read more
The other day Cardy, Rowdy and myself, Kady, ran the Ocoee River in a duckie! This was Rowdy’s first time even on this river! I sat in the back, so I was in charge of controlling it, Rowdy in the middle and Cardy paddling in the very front. Rowdy didn’t have a paddle, but Cardy … Read more
Raising kids who aren’t afraid of the water, but instead are drawn to it, was pretty much a natural thing for us. It wasn’t a goal or even a thought, it was just something that was going to happen regardless because we LOVE the water. Dan & I cannot resist it … we love water! … Read more
Summer’s here, the sun is shining and the rivers are rising. It is prime river sports time here in Colorado and that includes the venerable sport of whitewater kayaking! Colorado is reknowned for it’s epic kayaking all summer long. Read on for the 411 on the best kayaking cities and towns in the state! With … Read more
I always look forward to going back to Buena Vista for CKS Paddlefest and am so happy with this years competition! The Buena Vista Whitewater Park is one of my favorite playboating holes! It was really small this year compared to last year because of the cold weather, it was still snowing in BV, so … Read more
This past weekend at the Golden Games in Golden, CO was an adrenaline charged weekend. I was entering all the whitewater kayaking events but was unsure about the Screaming ¼ Mile Creek Race on Clear Creek. I had never run this rapid on the river before. My brother, Grady, Max Haworth and I went to … Read more