Monthly Archives: May 2009

Copper Creek Video

Copper Creek from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo. A little while ago I finally paddled Copper Creek.  This particular run had been eluding me for awhile.  Runnable mostly off of rainfall in the winter and early spring, the road leading to the put-in is often rendered impassible by snow.  Mike Gottlieb, Josh Armagost and I found a [...]
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A perfect day on Opal Creek

There is absolutely nothing better than paddling a new section of river with good friends.  Saturday we had a beautiful day and I paddled waterfalls and rapids I’d yet to see.
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Cali Trip Part. I – My first shoulder injury

As I type this, I’m sitting the Safeway parking lot in Pollock Pines, CA. I just dropped of my buddies at the top of the Golden Gate section of the SF American River. I’m not paddling because I hurt my shoulder, the first shoulder injury of my kayaking career. We charged hard yesterday, my paddling [...]
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