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2013 Northeast Spring Video

I put together a short video from paddling in the Northeast this spring. Rivers are New Haven, Middlebury, Clarendon Gorge, Mettawee, Moose, Otter Creek.

Sheldon Springs on the Missisquoi

I managed to get out on the Sheldon Springs section of the Missisquoi yesterday. American Whitewater is working on negotiating (well, arranging — they were negotiated something like twenty years ago) releases on this northern VT section, and so I… Continue Reading →

VT Spring 2013, In Which There is Decent Snowpack, Yet Still No Water

It was an interesting but disappointing spring here in New England. Some late season snowfall brought us up to average or better snowpacks in the mountains, but spring never really arrived and so the entire snowpack dwindled away over the… Continue Reading →

Grand Canyon 2013

So what do you do when your friend gets a Grand permit 10 days before the launch date? Well, naturally, you call all your friends and you start driving. What if she only has an eleven day window to do… Continue Reading →

In Which Nick Eats Nothing But French Fries and ‘Tequila’ While Kayaking Beautiful Class IV Every Day for Pennies

If you ever want to save money by going on a paddling vacation, Ecuador is the place to go. Fly to Quito, take a $3.25 bus to Baeza, get off the bus, walk 50 feet up a hill and check… Continue Reading →

Chile Video

Chile Part 3: New Years, Hot Springs, and the Pucon Siphon

Back in the Pucon siphon, my back started to improve and I began kayaking again on some of the easier runs. In the meantime, Daphnee, Ari, Greg, et al ran the Carhuello and returned with reports of one of the… Continue Reading →

Chile Part 2: Bariloche, Break-ins, and the Futa

After a brief stint at the Pucon hospital — which looks like it’s from World War I — I confirmed that I probably didn’t have a broken back. Unfortunately, it was feeling worse than it had been, so I resolved… Continue Reading →

Chile Part 1: Low Water

After a sweet late-October run of the Dryway and a high water lap on the East Branch of the Pemi, I packed my kayak in a bag, batted my eyelashes at the American Airlines check-in counter lady, and checked a… Continue Reading →

First Couple Days in Chile

I’ll be honest, when I was growing up in New York City, I didn’t envision spending my 24th birthday living in a van in Chile…but here I am. Not much of an update, just some photos from the last week… Continue Reading →

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