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Michael Hughes

Michael grew up in the small Minnesota town of Stewartville. He spent his days outside in the woods and riding a bike. The only thing that has changed is his location. Oregon is now home and he is still outside, riding a bike, and paddling where ever the water is.

Pro Tip: Planning And Packing For A Fishing Trip Pt. 1

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

You and you friends are planning a rafting trip. You’ve decided that you’d like to fish on your trip – awesome! What now? Are the fishing regulations? I wonder what...

Pro Tip: Prepping For The River Season

Thursday, April 15, 2021

With the days nice and long, the temperatures warming up, and the snow starting to melt it is almost river season. Unless you spend the winter months on the river...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Wrap Up

Friday, April 2, 2021

When COVID started shutting everything down just over a year ago it seemed like there would be two possible outcomes. Things would be back to normal in a couple of...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 7

Friday, March 26, 2021

This week I chatted with my friend Val over at LEAP to see what sort of challenges she faced in the 2020 season. Tell me a little about yourself and...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 6

Thursday, March 18, 2021

We continue our journey through the paddle sports world this week with my friend David "Wawi" Alejandro Riquelme Vega from Futaleufu Chile. An international guide extraordinaire that has had his...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 5

Friday, March 12, 2021

This week our journey through the paddle sports world in the COVID era has brought to raft training and education. I chatted with international training guru Mark Hirst about what...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 4

Friday, March 5, 2021

This week I spoke with the Executive Director of American Whitewater, Mark Singleton. As we have learned over the past few weeks, getting outside was popular in 2020. Let's see...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 3

Friday, February 26, 2021

The U.S. saw record numbers of unemployed people last spring, into the summer, and through now. While everyone was wondering what was going to happen many people in the recreation...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 2

Thursday, February 18, 2021

This week I chatted with my friend Seth over at Next Adventure to see what has been going on with COVID there. Stay up to date with them via Instagram...

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 1

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

I have been curious how COVID-19 has impacted the paddle sports world. While it has closed some doors, some areas seems to be thriving. My buddy Jake over at Immersion...