Klamath Renewed – Whitewater
The Klamath at Keno Dam is warm, algae-filled, and stinky. Three of us launched on the still waters of Lake Euwana—the reservoir behind the dam—to get a small sense of [...]
Klamath River Sources
Where does a river truly begin? Sometimes the answer is obvious, as with British Columbia's Fraser. It empties a pond atop a mountain divide, and the growing stream is immediately [...]
Futaleufu Finale
The river was too big to read and run. By the time you might see a line, or not, you were committed to the middle of the current. There [...]
Rio Bio Bio – Surviving Headwaters
The Bio Bio River was the place to be when I was starting my career in river running thirty-five years ago. A big river with big rapids in a stunning [...]
Chile’s Parks – and the Back of Beyond
Chilean National Park passes may only be purchased online; no cash, no card, no trade, no entry. At the entrance to Conguillo National Park, a reticent ranger reluctantly allowed me [...]
The South American…American West – and Kayaking in Pucon
The similarities of landscape between the American West and Argentina are astounding. East of the Andes near San Rafael, Argentina, John and I camped in desert canyon country; creosote bush, [...]
Argentina Kayaking – The Rio Grande and the Andes
Argentina's Rio Grande flows into the Rio Colorado. Familiar river names to those of us in the Western USA, but different continents. Still, the continents share similarities. The Rio [...]
New water levels and new places in Arizona kayaking
This BLOB brought to you by Funhog Press. The gauge read 1,200 cfs. The roaring brown torrent before us was easily twice that. We might have hiked back to the [...]
AZ paddling season 2017—Oh yeah, it’s a good one.
This BLOB brought to you by Funhog Press I hope I don't jinx the weather gods by making the below proclamation too early, but as I sit at home watching [...]
Conifer Cruising Klamath Country
This blog brought to you by Funhog Press Lunging up granite steps in the trail, I was glad to have nothing but a skinny day pack, but I couldn't help [...]
