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Dan Patrinellis put together this really nice video of the last Chelan Gorge release this summer – sadly, it looks like that was the last release for years to come.  Word on the eddyline is that the water was warm and, as you can see, it was a gorgeous weekend. Rob McKibbin did a first [...]

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Irene on November 29th, 2009

When it comes to how to go from kayaking Class IV to Class V whitewater, needless to say, I’m NOT the person to ask.  However, I’m borrowing from this thread on Professor Paddle, where my friend JP posted some great comments in response to our friend Connor’s question about how best to do it.  (Connor and his [...]

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Irene on November 23rd, 2009

So is it foolish to kayak on Friday the 13th?  I’m not superstitious, but as I was heading out to boat that morning I remember thinking how ironic it would be if there ended up being river carnage that day.  As it turns out, I was front and center in the carnage department, but at [...]

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