Monthly Archives: September 2009

Little White Salmon Headcam

By dave | Published: September 8, 2009
El Dub Headcam from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo. The Little White Salmon River is heaven on earth for whitewater kayakers.  It has it all – technical boulder garderns, fun ledge drops, an epic waterfall, the clearest and bluest water I’ve seen and complex never-ending rapids, all set in a beautiful remote gorge that tumbles down to [...]
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Flatwater Training for Whitewater Kayaking

By dave | Published: September 7, 2009
One of the things that I’ve found most helpful to gear up for the whtiewater season is weekly flatwater paddling.  By training regularly on flatwater, both stroke technique and endurance, you can dramatically improve your paddling ability on whitewater. 
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OKCC Pool Sessions @ North Clackamas Aquatic Center

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Tuesday 7:30 – 9:00 (Oct. 20, 2009 – Dec. 15, 2009 & Jan. 5 – Feb. 23, 2010.) Cost: $8 for OKCC members, $12 for non-members, $6 16 and under, free when you renew your OKCC membership Address: 7300 SE Harmony Rd, Milwaukie, OR‎ ‎ Website: http://www.clackamas.us/ncprd/aquatic/ Phone Number: 503.794.8080 View Larger Map
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Columbia Pool

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 – 9:30 Cost: $8 Address: 7701 N Chautauqua Boulevard, Portland, OR 97217 Website: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=38284& View Larger Map
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Sunset Pool

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Tuesday & Thursday 8:45 – 10:15 pm Cost: $3 (in-district residents), $9 (out-of-district residents) Address: 13707 NW Science Park Dr, Portland, OR 97229 Website: http://www.thprd.org/aquatics/sunset/home.cfm Phone Number: 503.629.6315 View Larger Map
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Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Sunday 10am – 12pm Cost: $3 (in-district residents), $9 (out-of-district residents) Address: 15707 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, OR 97006 Website: http://www.thprd.org/aquatics/hmtaquatic/home.cfm Phone Number: 503.629.6310 View Larger Map
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Marshall Pool

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Saturday 2:45-4:15 pm Cost: $5.75 Address: 1009 E McLoughlin, Vancouver, WA Website: http://www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/parks-recreation/sports/aquatics/pools.htm Phone Number: 360.696.8239 View Larger Map
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