Over the last 5 years, I’ve attended Mike Mather’s swiftwater rescue workshop in various formats. The first 2 years I took the full-on 2 day course offered by the Northeast PA Kayak School. The next 3 years, I accompanied the Jim Thorpe River Adventure...
You’ve heard the story again and again – “my boyfriend taught me how to kayak and he just flipped me over and told me to get out! I got stuck and just freaked out! I thought I’d never ever try kayaking again.” Every one of us has some level of apprehension to the most...
Did you ever marvel at someone just nailing an eddy turn? You can do that, too! There are ways to practice such things, but one of the prerequisites is getting comfortable on edge. So here we’ll talk briefly about paddling in circles to improve our skills! Remember...
You Wanna Dance? Build Your Repertoire of Paddling Skills with Whitewater Kayaking Running rivers in a kayak is like dancing with Mother Nature. Whether it’s a slow dance, the Tango, or the Cha-Cha – you pick the tempo. AND… your local river is the Dance Floor....
