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New Significant Hazard on Hagen Gorge

By dave | Published: March 11, 2011
The man-made log dam on Hagen Gorge has changed. It seems the bottom of the dam blew out. There is no longer a pool from which you can start the portage. The river now drains into a very large mess of strainers and there aren’t any sizable eddies directly upstream. Proceed carefully and hop out [...]
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Falling in Love Again – Canyon Creek

By dave | Published: January 20, 2011
2011, already the greatest year ever. A note on the gauge: Based on our rough initial assessment, it seems like the gauge is reading a little low. Add perhaps 150 cfs to the internet gauge and 1.5 inches to visual gauge on the unit.
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KROC Kayak Roll Sessions, Salem, OR

By dave | Published: November 2, 2010
Pool Sessions: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month, 8:30-9:30 pm Cost: $5 Address: 1865 Bill Frey Dr. NE, Salem, OR 97301 Website: http://www.salemkroc.org/ Phone Number: 503.566.5762
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Northwest Creeking Competition 2010 – Results

By dave | Published: April 12, 2010
K-1 Men Pro Tao Berman           10:00.45 Darren Albright    10:12:45 Ross Henry            10:17.52 Todd Anderson    10:23.24 Paul Kuthe            10:25.84 Luke Spencer       10:42.38 Dave Hoffman     10:43.84 Jesse Becker         10:51.31 Nate Herbeck      10:53.27 Marco Colella      10:57.20
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So Dave, how was China?

By dave | Published: April 4, 2010
At the top of Peacock Mountain Pass from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo. China was….very Chinese. The cities were hectic. The countryside was wonderful and the people among the most inviting I’ve every met. It was cold and windy, and, at times, surprisingly hot.  Not speaking anything other than a few basic words of Chinese, I spent [...]
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Euphoria Falls & Explaining what the heck it is that I do

By dave | Published: January 19, 2010
Writing this blog, I struggle with how to tell stories about kayaking. A little bit of me wants to appeal to my hardcore kayaker friends, to show them what I’ve done, to get them stoked and maybe a little jealous. A larger part of me wants share things that all kayakers can understand and appreciate. [...]
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Upper Yellowjacket Creek

By dave | Published: January 13, 2010
Finding a rarely run section of river, about which I had heard nothing, just doesn’t happen that often. It started off quite simply. During July of 2008, a huge snowmelt year, Mike G and I headed up to paddle McCoy & Yellowjacket Creek. Driving up and down NFDR 28, in search of the access, we [...]
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Costa Rica – warm everything & heaps of good times

By dave | Published: January 11, 2010
Wow. Costa Rica is awesome. Every day there is a day well spent. Living is slow and easy in Costa Rica. Warm rain and warmer water. Sunshine and jungle shade. Fresh fruit(guanabana anyone?), casado con pescado and gallo pinto. Ocean waves and tropical birds. Of all the places I’ve traveled in Latin America, the traveling and [...]
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Favorite Photos of the Year

By dave | Published: December 21, 2009
Linda & David gear up for a cold and beautiful day on the Bruno Mountain section of the North Santiam River. The weather and the scenery made this one of the most memorable days I spend on the river this year. We were paddling this day as part of the Advanced Whitewater Seminar that I [...]
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The Eddie – Big Wave Surf Comp at Waimea Bay, HI

By dave | Published: December 14, 2009
I have good timing. The world’s longest-running and most prestigious big-wave invitational, The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, known informally as the Eddie, is only held when the big swell at Waimea Bay reaches 20 feet Hawaiian – meaning at least 40 foot faces. I just happened to be in Hawaii last week when [...]
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