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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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Experiencing Metlako Falls – My First 90 ft. Waterfall

By dave | Published: December 1, 2009
Coming home Friday night, I get online and Facebook tells me what to do. I’d thought about running Metlako Falls for a while.  But only just thought about it.  I’d never even hiked the mile and half up to take a look at it, though I’d driven past the Eagle Creek trailhead dozens of times.  A [...]
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That time Mike almost flush drowned

By dave | Published: November 17, 2009
In early June, several good friends and I took a boating trip to Idaho.  It was the peak of snowmelt and the rivers were raging.  After an amazing two days on the SF Salmon, we finished the shuttle and camped near the incomparable mountain town of Yellowpine.  The next day we paddled a high flowing [...]
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Beaver Creek Falls, OR

By dave | Published: November 15, 2009
Paddler: Erik Boomer. Nov 2007. Photo copyright Dave Hoffman.
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From Pool Roll to Combat Roll

By dave | Published: October 22, 2009
One the most common difficulties my students have is increasing their success rate rolling in whitewater.  Nothing is more rewarding for a beginner than getting their first combat roll.  And nothing is more frustrating than continuing to swim.  Solidifying your combat roll of gives paddlers an unbelievable level of confidence.   Here’s how to [...]
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