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Comment on Video: Roadside Attraction on Icicle Creek by Irene

Irene — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:54:22 +0000

That is awesome Jillian! I can tell you’ve got the bug, I totally know how you feel. That is quite impressive to go from just starting out to feeling comfortable up to some III stuff that soon, it took me a lot longer than that to feel OK on IIIs (although having a good roll is a huge part of it, as you noticed, since it means you can put yourself into things that are a bit over your head and still recover without a major hassle.) I’d love to hear back about how things go, and no, you’re not being corny at all! I totally understand what you’re saying, it’s a sport that turns into a passion for a lot of people, myself included, and I’m so glad you had a great experience starting out with it. Post back sometime and let me know how it’s going!

Comment on Video: Roadside Attraction on Icicle Creek by Jillian

Jillian — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:13:42 +0000

Thanks for the response! I just got back from a 3 day class with Sierra South on the Kern river, and to sum it up, it was amazing!! I’ve definitely fallen in love with it. Looking back on how on day 1 I felt like I was super wobbly just on the lake, and everyone in the class was flipping on peel-outs in the smallest of currents, to being able to run some class IIs and IIIs with some level of confidence. I’m hoping to see if I can get up there again in a few weeks before the water level is too low and practice some more. And especially work on my roll. At the risk of sounding too cliche or corny, I am hoping that these past 3 days were only an intro into many many more years of kayaking to come.

Comment on Video: Whitewater Kayakers Running the Plunge on Icicle Creek by Irene

Irene — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:23:32 +0000

LOL, good point!

Comment on Video: Whitewater Kayakers Running the Plunge on Icicle Creek by Charles

Charles — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:09:00 +0000

Of course, notice I was saying this while comfortably standing on the side of the road with my boat tied to the top of the van.:^)

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Video: Roadside Attraction on Icicle Creek | Irene's Kayaking Blog — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:03:53 +0000

[...] Thanks to Charles Graves for filming this! (Due to having to skip the paddle after tweaking his back out getting stuck in a hole for 30 seconds on Tumwater that morning looking for my paddle that broke in half and resulted in my swim through Dam rapid – ouch! But that’s another blog post….) [...]

Comment on Video: Roadside Attraction on Icicle Creek by Irene

Irene — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:31:00 +0000

Hi Jillian, Thanks for your comment on the blog, that is great you’re going to try whitewater kayaking, are you taking a class somewhere? It is an awesome sport (obviously I am a tad biased )and for some reason the people who fall in love with it just seem to be mostly amazing people, way more so than any other sport that I’ve been in. Anyway I’d love to hear how your first stab at it goes, and if there’s any info I can pass on that might be helpful just drop me a line here, I’ve got a ton of ‘new kayaker’ advice that I want to put on here eventually, right now most of it is in my head – and it’s not like I’m an expert, but I’ve been fortunate to learn around a lot of great kayakers and definitely can also pass on some stuff I didn’t do right that would have helped me to know when I was starting out. Have fun out there!

Comment on Video: Roadside Attraction on Icicle Creek by Jillian

Jillian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:19:44 +0000

Hi. I just wanted to leave you a comment saying how much I’ve enjoyed your blog so far. I stumbled upon it randomly through a google search, and am now backtracking through your posts. I’ve never been whitewater kayaking before, but I’m taking my first stab at it in 2 weeks.

Comment on Water Always Wins: Why Kayakers Are Nice People by Blair

Blair — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:21:12 +0000

I AM CHARGED! I hope to paddle with you again sometime soon Irene. I know you’re predy big time now with the rivers you’re huckin, but when you go down The Sky or equiv runs up to BD level, I am 100% down! I also want to paddle Husum Falls this summer. Is that White Salmon? Can’t remember off top of my head. I’m in a Prius (haha) right now headed to Idaho. When I get back, I will be overdue for the rivers. Anyways, back to getting 45mpg on this road trip. Very blah out here. Poor Brown:Green ratio. Need more trees, bushes, and grass!

Comment on Water Always Wins: Why Kayakers Are Nice People by Irene

Irene — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:33:26 +0000

Thanks Blair, I didn’t see this comment right away but when I saw the Youtube video from ‘water always wins’ on Facebook I figured it was your channel. I love that Dan Parnell hole surf, I always meant to put it on here too. You are definitely charging, I am really interested to see what you end up on this summer!

Comment on Video: Roadside Attraction on Icicle Creek by Irene

Irene — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:29:07 +0000

Hey Blair, I think that was 875 cfs, that was going by the Professor Paddle virtual gauge which I really don’t know where that information comes from, but I’ve been using that and the main level on the Wenatchee to monitor Icicle – this was my first time down so hard to say for sure. Sure felt pushy to me!