Winter-Wonderlust at Copper Mountain Resort!

Snowboarding season has officially begun. Our local resort, Sunlight Mountain, has not opened yet, but several resorts at higher elevations have already opened. My brother, Brody, his friend, Eric, and I couldn’t wait any longer. I like to call our eagerness to get on the slopes “Winter-Wonderlust”. This past weekend we decided to go to … Read more

Hiking The Appalachian Trail!

Out of my entire family, which is 13 other people, Maddy is the only one who I can find to go hiking with me. They all tell me it’s boring and it’s just walking.  My mom even said she’d rather walk around town and window shop! Who doesn’t like hiking? But, it’s ok because Maddy … Read more

Ocoee River Adventure in a Duckie Gets Crazy!!

The other day Cardy, Rowdy and myself, Kady, ran the Ocoee River in a duckie! This was Rowdy’s first time even on this river! I sat in the back, so I was in charge of controlling it, Rowdy in the middle and Cardy paddling in the very front. Rowdy didn’t have a paddle, but Cardy … Read more

Epic Day Of Freestyle Kayaking On The Arkansas River

I always look forward to going back to Buena Vista for CKS Paddlefest and am so happy with this years competition! The Buena Vista Whitewater Park is one of my favorite playboating holes! It was really small this year compared to last year because of the cold weather, it was still snowing in BV, so … Read more

Whitewater Kayaking: My First Swim of the Year

This past weekend at the Golden Games in Golden, CO was an adrenaline charged weekend. I was entering all the whitewater kayaking events but was unsure about the Screaming ¼ Mile Creek Race on Clear Creek. I had never run this rapid on the river before. My brother, Grady, Max Haworth and I went to … Read more

7 Steps to Get Started Kayaking

I love kayaking, it’s an amazing sport! It’s one of the most fun sports ever! It’s also a great way to see the world and get outside. I would love to see it grow and to get more people paddling. So I hope these 7 steps will help you Get Started Kayaking. 1: Gear To … Read more

Whitewater Kayaking: River Fun For Everyone

When people think of whitewater kayaking they think of waterfalls and crazy death defying rivers.  But for us, kayaking is one of the most fun sports that we have ever done! Yeah, we run waterfalls and paddle crazy rivers and even compete at high levels of the sport, but in the end it’s really about … Read more