Payette HIGH WATER

Payette HIGH WATER

This June The Paddling Community of the Payette got a surpise of HIGH WATER. This June was History The North Fork of the Payette got to around 9,00...
Teva Mountain Games

Teva Mountain Games

Greetings from the Freestyle Circuit! The last competition was in Vail, CO for the Teva Mountain Games. Teva is one of my favorite events because t...
I’ve been all around the world…in my Chaco’s

I’ve been all around the world…in my Chaco’s

Chaco Sandals Review We've been selling Chaco's for quite a while, and decided to do a review on them because it seems like everyone on the CKS sta...
Glenwood Surfings

Glenwood Surfings

Steady high temperatures in Colorado means summer is finally here. The snow is melting and the rivers are pumping. The last couple of days myself a...
Budo Fest 2010 event report

Budo Fest 2010 event report

The second annual "Budo Fest 2010" was an awesome event. I will go out on a limb and say that the Embudo race is the hardest class 5 race in the co...
A Tale of Three Ropes

A Tale of Three Ropes

So, it's that time again to talk about ropes in the river. Seems like this discussion comes up every year, but it's a good one to have. Here we go:...
Cali Roadtrip: Part 1

Cali Roadtrip: Part 1

Almost directly from the Embudo race I began driving in search of the granite wonderland known as California. The back-breaking fifteen hour drive ...
Upper Box kayak run Mothers Day 2010

Upper Box kayak run Mothers Day 2010

This past Mothers Day I had the pleasure of kayaking the Upper Box in NM with some great folks. Ryan and Cari Mackey from Telluride area were first...

Season warmup trip to the San Juans

Andy, Sean, and I had rendezvoused at Andy’s house in Denver, and were packed up and ready to roll out of town and beat the traffic. Then we got...
WV Springtime Reminiscing

WV Springtime Reminiscing

Good old Fayette County has been blessed with some good steady precipitation lately resulting in plenty of water for boating. After two days video...