The trip to Chile and the fabled Rio Claro - 7 Teacups and 22 Waterfalls Sections.

After a ton of hard work over the last few years, our new guidebook is about to go to the printer. Be one of the first to get the book when it comes out in April, and save a few bucks in the process by Ordering now!

We still have a few spots left in week one of our Mexico Creeking Clinic this year. If you're starting to get cold and are looking for a warm paddling vacation destination, come join us on the 28th of this month for tropical waterfalls and a luxury resort stay!

Vacation vs. Expedition musings, Douglas Creek Revisited, and what's at stake in the race for BC Hydro development.

The Huasteca Secreta Resorts where we stay in Mexico are booking up with customers, so reserve your spot now to insure that you get into this year's Mexico trips!

Some soul searching as paddlers, classic waterfalls in BC, and a tale of seeking last descents as the amazing creeks of BC are lost to hydropower.

Check out the report and pictures from Big Timber, Lochsa, and some Washington favorites, as well as event results from the first annual RiverGypsies Lochsa River Rolling Rodeo and RiverGypsies Cooper River Extreme Race.

Registration is now open for an advanced clinic this weekend on the Watauga. We have a three person minimum for this clinic. Click the link above to go to the registration page. We won't bill your card until we hit the three person minimum.

Registration is now open for the January and February, 2010 Chile Creeking Trips. We are offering two 10 day trips - the first is a class IV/V adventure creeking trip, and the second is a class III+/IV trip that includes a creeking clinic.

Registration is now open for this year's Mexico trip. This year, we've kept the option to come along to paddle and not take the clinic, as well as tons of activities for non-paddling friends and family to enjoy while we're kayaking in the Huasteca!

Here's part two of this year's Mexico report, with tons more great pictures from the Huasteca and also some interesting tales from our drive back home.

A behind the scenes hero of Brushy Mountain Publishing, Hudson is a key aspect of many of our adventures. Check out his new blog with photos and a recap of his 2008 year at RiverGypsyDog.blogspot.com.
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We headed back to the amazing Mexican Huasteca for more waterfalls this year, and for another stay at the breathtaking Huasteca Secreta Eco Resorts.

On our way home from Mexico, a long night of heavy rain turned into a mean snowstorm. We made our way through the treacherous roads to a waterfall we had been scouting, where Andria went for broke trying to run the tallest drop ever kayaked in the state.

Check out our new Immerse Yourself t-shirts, available in very limited quantities.

We're now booking for our spring creek boating clinics. Check out the new dates available and register for a clinic today! Also check out our new expert level clinics!

Andria does a nice review of the Small Pyranha Rev and the new Astral Bella.

With things wrapped up for our summer trip, it was time to point the van east and make our way back to NC to catch up on work and get some rest. Here's Andria's report on our drive home in early August, including surfing on Alberton Gorge, and a run on the legendary Big South Fork of the Poudre in Colorado.

As our summer in the Northwest wound down to an end, we decided there would be no better way to finish it off than to spend a week running the Little White Salmon near Hood River. Little White is usually done by this time of year, but we found really nice flows between 3.1' and 2.9' for our week on this classic with great friends.

In part 2 of our Washington trip report from 2008, we get some more creeking action on the Tye. Read part 2 of the report and check out some pics from one of Washington's most legendary runs!

In mid-July, we were joined by a crew of southeastern friends to hit some of our favorite classics in Washington state. Here's the first installment of the trip report - Fall in the Wall on the South Snoqualmie and creeking on the Cooper River.

Hearing that the best creek in Idaho would be running, we headed up near the Canadian border for some misadventures in the Idaho granite.

Having fled the rain and coming snow in Idaho (they got 3 more feet in the mountains), we headed to Oregon to check out some creeks that usually only run during winter. We hit both Canyon Creek Oregon and Canyon Creek Washington, and also went to the wedding of our friends Allen and Jess near Hood River. Oh yeah, we hit the East Fork of the Lewis too.

After several years away from it, Andria and I were invited back for another pre-season trip on Idaho's amazing Middle Fork of the Salmon. The Middle Fork is one of the best multi-day river trips in the US, running 120 miles through the lagest roadless wilderness in the lower 48. In an effort to enjoy it to the max, we spent 8 days out there at high water.

Last year while we were traveling, I was contacted by some AW members who wanted to nominate me for the Board of Directors. This spring, I attended the AW board meeting in Sacramento to learn more about the organization and to see if serving on the board is something I'm interested in doing. Here is a trip report of what I saw at the board meeting, and some paddling I did while out there on Chamberlain Falls, the legendary 49-Bridgeport section, and the Purden's section on the South Yuba.

In this first mini-report, we make it across the country and hit Kootenai Creek in Montana for a little welcome to the west session.

We kicked the 2008 season off with a great week in West Virginia, doing some boating, teaching a clinic, and taking in the Cheat Fest. Here's Andria's report and some photos from our travels.

Claudia Schwab has just released a really nice new guidebook to Southwest BC paddling. It has tons of great info on 79 runs from beginner to BC class IV+ as well as great lists of other things to do in the area, harder creeks to check out, multi day trips and a lot more. Brushy Mountain Publishing should have them in stock in about a week, so reserve yours now!

Andria has put the new Pyranha Ammo (size small) through its paces recently, and has posted a full review on the boat. Click the link or the logo to learn more about this cool new playful mini-creeker!

See some pics of a scary Green River Local.

Check out a review of Pyranha's new river-running playboat, the Recoil.

I've had a lot of folks ask about the foam knee blocks that I install in my boats for added control and comfort. Here are some photos and instructions on making a set of your own.

Andria has added a nice review of the IR Zephyr Paddling Pants.

Read a new review of the Burn from Brushy Mountain Team Member John Pilson's week paddling it in BC!

Check out Leland's review of Pyranha's latest boat - the Burn!