creative, passionate, driven
creative, passionate, driven
I have had a mix bag of family experiences through out my life, and at best it can be described as dysfunctional. I think everyone will claim that, though, about their own families. After all, we are all human and to err is to be human. What has held steadfast however is the importance that […]
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What a madly wonderful spring! We kicked off our Tributaries Tour with a presentation of Chris’ thoughts on “Taming the Lizard Brain” at Atlanta Whitewater Club‘s monthly meeting. It was a lot of us all to think about, and we had a dynamic discussion throughout. Paddlers of all different skill ranges, disciplines, and personal backgrounds
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I’ve always taken comfort in knowing that, for the most part, the worst that can happen while I’m paddling is swimming; bottom line: when the going gets tough, I pop the spray skirt and BAM! Game over. This musing is brought to you by the harsh reality of whitewater where bailing from your boat does
In Association with Atlanta Whitewater Club: Taming the Mental Game presented by Chris Wing of H2o Dreams LLC May 6th, 2014 – 7:00P FREE TO THE PUBLIC Garden Hills Community Club House “It never gets easier, you only go faster” –Greg Lemond I read this quote when I actually started to bike to help cross-train,
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I’m going to keep this short and sweet, but I will say that since returning from Chile, I’ve been lacing up my tennies for a run more often than not, trying to maintain some healthy momentum I gained while down south. After having kayaked nearly every day for two months, I returned home with a
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Kayaking is a fickle beast. Okay, okay… allow me to rephrase. The River knows no dominion, and as hopeful explorers we will discover this for ourselves sooner or later. We’re merely along for the ride until the River decides we are in need of some serious humility. You know what shape this takes: gnarly swims,
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Why is “old school” the “new school” of thought? Aside from the fact that Pat Keller might simply be running out of ideas with his backyard run on the Green River Narrows, there is no doubt that when he took his Dagger RPM and splatted “The Notch,” that he sparked a re-revolution in paddle sports.
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We are back in the States and back on the road! We’ve been hard at work with one of our most exciting projects for the year, our Tributaries Tour. As you may know, this tour is geared towards connecting all facets of our paddling communities- from rank beginners to well established clubs- in order to
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Words provided by Michelle Layser, Chile trip guest 2014. Photos Chris Wing Yet here I was, standing unbalanced on the rocks, declaring that this rapid—this one, of all the rapids on the trip—might be the one I portage. Standing on the slippery, moss-covered rocks that protruded from the right side of the river bank, I watched
H2o Dreams is proud to announce that Tommy Yon will be joining the coaching team for the 2014 season as a freestyle coach for our youth programming. Tommy has developed a great reputation as an athlete and ambassador in the sport of freestyle kayaking and kayaking as a whole. With an ambitious programming schedule and
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