http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org Kayaking and River Stewardship in the Pacific Northwest Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:26:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m sitting on the ferry from Whidbey island to the Olympic peninsula, and as I type this I realize that I am actually looking forward to this little updater.  A lot has kept me from posting regularly and after nearly ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2010/04/11/reflection-and-expectations-from-09-10/ I think it happens to all of us. Every year you declare that you will run this creek or that river or this falls, then -before you know it- life kicks in: You have to work, flows don't quite cooperate, everybody wants to stay local and run the ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2009/05/15/the-joys-of-re-discovering-forgotten-runs/ Bellingham Whitewater is proud to bring you the Bellingham premiere of 'Hotel Charley 4: At Your Own Risk' on Friday, May 1st at Melody Hall in Bellingham. Ben Stookesberry and Jesse Coombs, finalists for National Geographic Adventure's 2007 Adventurer of the Year award, will be on hand to present ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2009/04/20/hotel-charley-4-at-your-own-risk-premiere/ Erik Schertzl in a dark place. Below him lies either glory or a trashing in "Superboof." I feel its time to pay a bit of a homage to a often overlooked, underrated, and yes, feared, river here in ole' Whatcom County, the Middle Fork of the Nooksack (or MF ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2009/03/01/middle-fork-of-the-nooksack-canyon-section/ Our trip to Ecuador didn't exactly start out the way we had planned. Actually, it started out in Miami. With weather problems in Chicago clogging up the runways across the country, Amy and I landed at Miami International almost exactly two hours after our flight to Quito had left. ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2009/01/16/rpp-does-ecuador/ So, basically the whole story about Dipper Creek has been told on TRL, but I still have some photos and probably even a couple more comments to add, so... Starting out the morning recruiting our ground support.  View from Jonavens home. This creek provided us with ample technical difficulties, due to the ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2008/12/10/dipper-creek-photo-dump/ I just want to express how much I enjoy paddling Tatlow creek. I've had numerous runs on Tatlow in the last 3 years, and every year just before it comes in I get a little nervous about all the falls, the commitment, and the work involved, but, by the ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2008/08/25/sw-british-comlumbias-finest-tatlow-creek/ Hopeful scouting. July 4th, 2008. Since the bulk of our kayaking season is spent boating in the rain and/or snow here on the west side of the Cascades, many of us look forward to small outings in the hot, arid canyons of the east Cascades. Sunshine, sweet camping and the ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2008/08/07/exploring-the-eastern-slopes-of-the-cascades/ I have been sitting on these photos since our May trip out to Vancouver Island. Its been such a phenomenal year here in the heart of Cascadia, that I've been to distracted by kayaking too sit in front of the computer and write about it. So, I will ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2008/07/18/vancouver-island-paddleboating-photo-dump/ The day is June 7th and the temperature in Sultan is 48 degrees -the temperature today won't break 50- and theres a cold fog and light drizzle as we get fueled up and discuss our plan for the day. Andrew makes a comment about today being a "June-uary day," ... http://www.bellinghamwhitewater.org/2008/06/08/a-jun-uary-day-on-silver-creek-wa/