Big Water at Boo Boo Rapid

Sunday, April 18, marked the first release of the season in the Black Canyon of The Bear River (class IV/V) near Grace, Idaho. Over 85 kayaks showed up to paddle the gorge, but only one raft. And rest-assured it was a Big Water Raft. Here's the footage of our little 9.5 footer bouncing its way through "Boo Boo" (Class V). Props go out to Jason "Deuce" Laughlin for keepin er upright. He did manage to find some abusive basalt boulders to bounce off, but that's nothin our boats can't handle.

River quotes and messing about in boats

These past few days I've been working on our website quite a bit (you may have noticed the drastic changes). As I went along I thought it would be cool to add some classic river quotes. Back in the day when I was like 17 and working as a canoe guide for the Boy Scouts, I collected a whole bunch of em. I built a little night stand in my woodshop class and wrote the quotes all over it. I lost the nightstand somewhere in Jackson Hole, but I remembered some of the quotes. My favorite by far is this one by Water Rat from Wind in the Willows: "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Does it get any more profound than this? Messing about in boats? Could it be that this truly is the meaning of life?

Another quote I am rather fond of is from the classic book "A River Runs Through It." You may be familiar with it. Last summer I was at a open-mic poetry reading in Jackson, WY, when my good buddy T-Bone Babcock got up and recited from memory the beautiful closing soliloquy of Norman McClain. These final words have always stirred my soul:

Even more video!

Thank you to some of the boys at Canyon Sports who put this video together from our party at the Jordan River two weeks ago!

Party was a blast!

Our Jordan River Party last Saturday was awesome! Thank you everyone who came out and joined us! We had a great turnout. For those of you who missed it, don't worry. We're already planning another one! Hans and Ricks had the best ride by far. They potentially set a new record for how long a raft has stayed in this super fast hole. Enjoy!

Go Big

We like to go Big here. So in keeping with that spirit, if you haven't yet seen the trailer for the new movie Dream Result, it is a must watch! Especially the play boating on here. These guys are getting some serious air on these waves (Bus Eater in particular) Enjoy!