Here’s the next batch of videos from Memorial Day weekend – these are the ones from Rodeo Hole, I’ll post the Sunday Turkey Shoot ones later. (The first one is the same one that’s in the last post on higher Youtube video quality that I just did.) This one has Brett, Kevin H., and people I [...]
Continue reading about More Wenatchee Videos – Surfing Rodeo Hole on May 24, 2009
I’ve been uploading some of the Rodeo Hole videos to Youtube and was pretty frustrated because the original quality is really good and the Youtube version ends up really grainy. In searching around online I found a cool trick that should work for most Youtube video formats (I think I read it won’t work for [...]
Continue reading about How to Embed Higher Quality Youtube Videos (and a Rodeo Hole Example)
OK, the first bunch of surfing video series is ready after Memorial Day weekend in Leavenworth – which was awesome, by the way. There’s nothing nicer than kayaking down the Wenatchee River and getting out to bask in 80 degree weather at Riverside Park in Cashmere with a crew of river-happy rafters, kayakers and pooches. [...]
Continue reading about Wenatchee River Videos – Surfing Turkey Shoot on May 23, 2009
Last weekend I took one of the most fun kayaking trips ever, on the Wenatchee River by Leavenworth. It was running around 4900 cfs, so not enormous, but the waves are definitely a lot bigger than what I’ve seen on Class IIIs on this side. Anyway, something happened on the one rapid, Snowblind, that [...]
Continue reading about River Reading, and Why We Wear Helmets (Yes, Those Are Related!)
The other day I forgot I had my demo Jackson 2Fun from Aquasports in the back of my car and I just loaded Libby in there without looking inside. I was halfway to the store before I looked around and saw this: Which you have to admit is pretty darned cute. Anyway, it occurred to [...]
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Dave Bowman sent me a link to a video of this guy called Robbie Virostek doing a back deck roll and then a one-handed roll in a way that made them look totally effortless. (As in, seriously amazing.) Here’s the clip:
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I’m happy to say there’s a guest poster on Irene’s Kayaking Blog – Greg Nicoll posted some helmet-cams he took of our group trip on the Wenatchee, including his 10 foot waterfall drop. (From what I hear, that kind of thing is especially interesting if you are under the misconception up until the last second that [...]
By Greg Nicoll: Here’s what Railroad Drop looks like…right side up….tee hee hee.
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By Greg Nicoll: Here’s a link to a video of me hucking my carcass off of a 10-foot waterfall on the Wenatchee River:
By Greg Nicoll: Here’s some video from Greg’s helmet camera of people ripping it up on Turkey Shoot.