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The kayaker and the frog
Or a brief study of recreational dam flow releases, the natural flow regime, and yellow-legged frogs Most paddlers are aware of the annual Gauley Festival in September with its predictable flow releases and raucous partying. At my first Gauley Festival, I remember sitting in my boat just below the dam waiting with great anticipation for […]
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Made
In August of 1997, my wife Kara and I embarked one of the most American of all American undertakings- we started our own business. The business was making boardshorts for kayakers, and it was a pretty simple affair in those first few months- I was sewing the shorts and Kara was setting the snaps and […]