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Kayaking on the Youghiogheny River

This past Friday, after a spectacular day Shredding down the Upper Yough, I had the opportunity to do an impromptu kayak run on the Top Yough. This section of the Youghiogheny is upstream of the Upper Yough and characterized by superb whitewater, mostly 4 ft...

24 May, 2010

Wilderness Voyageurs Outfitters has been selling kayaks for a long time (several decades, in fact!). Their goal has always been to get you in a kayak and on the river, where you can enjoy all that whitewater kayaking has to offer. So what does that mean for you?...

16 May, 2010

Good question. We all know that the new Pyranha Molan deserves the hype. If you're a rockstar playboater, this is the boat for you. But what if you are a so-so playboater (like me)? Well, actually, it's still the boat for you. Let's see why: Easier to cartwheel...

12 May, 2010

This post is a continuation of this post about taking Crossover Kayaks on the Cheat Canyon. So, the Remix XP. Right. Well, the thing is, this boat is a tub. I should mention I loaded my meager 160 lbs into the XP 10, whereas I probably...

02 May, 2010

Perhaps you are aware of a new paradigm in kayak design: the Crossover Kayak. Bridging the gap between rec boat and whitewater boat, these kayaks allow you to own one boat to do it all. Recently I had the opportunity to try a couple of...

01 May, 2010

Meadow Run is a fantastic creek. It offers really good whitewater kayaking, fly fishing, and hiking. Here is a picture I took with my phone, looking upstream at 7-foot Falls at low water. The sun was at the perfect angle to really get the creek...

29 March, 2010

To catch a break from the snow, two WV staff members went to Hawaii to check out some sun, sand, and surf. Yes, we were there during the tsunami scare, and no, it wasn't a big deal. Good thing too, because many of the buildings...

03 March, 2010