River Lovers Gift Guide

By: Michael Hughes, December 2, 2021

The holiday season is upon us and you may be thinking about getting a gift for a fellow river lover. Hopefully you haven't waited to long to track some of...

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Pre paddle coffee

Gear Reviews: AeroPress Go Coffee Maker

By: Michael Hughes, November 17, 2021

I am certainly not a coffee expert but I do drink a lot of coffee. There are also so many different ways to prepare coffee, some good, some not so...

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Gear Reviews: Big Agnes Insulated Q-Core SLX Sleeping Pad

By: Michael Hughes, November 10, 2021

While raft trips are sort of like a car camping trip, there is a limit to how much stuff you should bring. Wether you are on a private trip with...

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Women's Guide Shorts

Gear Reviews: Women's Guide Shorts

By: K.M. Collins, November 4, 2021

KM Collins of Guerrilla Media Bend gives us her thoughts on a few shorts options for guiding and being on the river. Of course, there are many companies producing women's...

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Gear Reviews: Five Good Products Made by NRS

By: Zach, October 5, 2021

Our friends at NRS generally make the lowest priced river gear on the market. Even though most of their stuff is designed to be low cost, some items are really...

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Rafting and Fishing Pt 3

Pro Tip: Planning And Packing For A Fishing Trip Pt. 3

By: Michael Hughes, September 16, 2021

After all the above planning and preparation, you’re ready to raft and fish. However, there are a few final things to consider. Just like we leave our campsites as, or...

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Pro Tip: Planning And Packing For A Fishing Trip Pt. 2

By: Michael Hughes, September 8, 2021

We are back with Jesse from Sage Fly Fishing to talk about gear! When combining fly fishing with a multi-day float trip, I take a minimalist approach to my fishing...

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Fishing Trips

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

By: Michael Hughes, 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...

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Rafting on the Hood River

Pro Tip: Prepping For The River Season

By: Michael Hughes, 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...

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Lets Go Rafting

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Wrap Up

By: Michael Hughes, 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...

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Val Slaying the Wave Trains

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 7

By: Michael Hughes, 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...

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Wawi Running Big Holes

Paddle Sports in the COVID-19 Era Pt. 6

By: Michael Hughes, 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...

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