creative, passionate, driven
creative, passionate, driven
Words and pictures provided by Brian Green, Chile trip participant from 2014. We do not conquer the river This is a phrase I hear often, and it’s one that have to agree with the most. Too often, we feel comfortable on the rivers we paddle most and it can, in a way, give us that […]
We Do Not Conquer the River Read More »
Yesterday we concluded our first ever season of adventure travel trips when we said our goodbyes to our intermediate group of paddlers. It is a bittersweet, and even a somewhat awkward feeling sending people off to go home to their day to day life. Bittersweet because you are tired, broken down, sun and sand cracked
A Note of Reflection: Our First Year in Chile Read More »
The following interview was originally published on KayakingJournal via Simon Wyndham. The original post can be found here, and H2o Dreams would like to thank Simon & KayakingJournal for a phenomenal, introspective interview! The advent of YouTube and Vimeo has in recent years made access to many videos of an instructional nature very easy. Being
Paddler Focus: Chris Wing Read More »
Do you ever have a locker room speech with yourself above a rapid? In an eddy, before you take off downstream? This is mine: [st_video video=”http://youtu.be/20kbH_LRgZc” ratio=”16:9″ width=”” height=””] Not exactly a locker room speech, but there’s something about Kevin McCallister smacking his hands to his cheeks and the audible intake of air that
Locker Room Speeches Read More »
So now that we have announced the H2o Dreams 2014 programs, we have some questions to answer. Lydia did a nice job summarizing our new program offerings and I believe it is a schedule chock filled with excellent learning opportunities. With the demand and popularity of our creek and rescue programs from last year, we
Tributaries Tour – What is it? Read More »
Boy, oh, boy, what a busy fall we’ve been having! We’ve been slammed with clinics, lessons, moving… and, oh yeah: smoothing out details for our first ever international adventure travel trip to Chile. We are so, so excited! We’ve also been working on our 2014 details, sprucing up the website, and planning our next big
A few weeks back, we shared the experience of one of our recent Creeking Clinic students, Nell. We’re excited to have additional feedback from one of our other students, Joni, who faced some big fears in a big way during our weekend on the water. As always, we love getting feedback from the people we
Feel the Fear & Go Creeking Anyway Read More »
A recent advertisement by Toys “R” Us has stirred a great deal of controversy as of late and there really is no question as to why. Toys “R” Us pits nature vs. toys (consumption), with a group of school children who are fooled into thinking that they are going on a nature field trip, but
Who is the Real Target? Recent Toys “R” Us Ad Stirs the Pot Read More »
A few weeks back, we had the incredible opportunity to run our first ever multi-day creek clinic. This one day class has been incredibly successful in years past but this year, we wanted to boost the experience. Offering this as a two day class instead of a single day of instruction allowed students not only
Why Take a Class with H2o Dreams? A Reflection Read More »
There’s been a lot of talk lately about progression and extremes and pushing ourselves. It’s given me, a relatively new boater, a lot to think about. I don’t know what it’s like to truly fear for my life or someone else’s on the water but I do know that as I push my boating, the
Overcoming Plateaus: 7 Considerations in Pushing Past Paddling Hang Ups Read More »
