Colorado Kayak Supply (CKS) Blog

Woody Calloway... on PaddleFest, New Boats, and the Ark Valley
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Walking around CKS PaddleFest is like a who’s who of kayaking. Here in the Colorado Kayak S...

Early Spring In California
Nate Klema, first strokes of the season: Chuck Kern's Slide, Kaweah.This March we (Nate, Ben, Matt and Cody) made a quick eight day trip to Califor...

Surf's up in Utah!
Surfing the Riverdale Wave was one of high lights of our spring trip. We paddled the wave onthe way to Idaho and on the return. The levels were f...

Freestyle Circuit Update
The freestyle tour is in full force! Were all geared up in our RV's and following the circuit. A couple of weekends ago was the Reno River Fest, wi...

Three Loops of a Throw Rope
Photo Leif Embertson I fancy my boof pretty solid. Leif says my boof is weak. Maybe it’s somewhere in between. Maybe I was comin off ...

David Schmitt Memorial Tribute
David and I had paddled together on quite a few rivers. I'll never forget his kindness and inspiration. On May 7th, 2011 our beloved friend, Dav...

Peru 2010: Rio Patchachaca
Evan Ross emerging from the shadows, Day 1. Photo: Nate Klema
After getting off the Rio Apurimac, we (Matt Wilson, Ryan Casey, Evan Ross, Ben Luck ...

Kayaking the Zion Narrows with the Arrogantly Challenged
By Kyle McCutchen Did we sandbag it? That was the question that needed an answer, and was more than a good enough excuse to return to the North...

Vallecito in The Bone Zone
Guage: 1.85-1.75Weather Forecast: CrapKayaking Motivation Meter: FullGear is packed!After some last minute spring trip planning late Thursday nigh...
