Well, I got vertically pinned against some wood on Upper Squaw Creek and swam like a fish. Here I am getting a line on my boat. Boy, that boat sure was stuck tight in there- it took three of us pulling with a rope to get it out! In the trip report on the Farmlands Pete is doing his monster seal launch. Well, the next time he tried that he penciled in, hit bottom, and bent his boat! Here he is stomping it back into shape.. Here we are waiting for that pinned boat to come out of 'The Snake' on Upper Brice Creek. We waited, and waited, and waited. Finally, three days later we went in and hauled it out.. Mark below Parker Falls on Upper Brice. -Hey Mark! Did you lose something in there???- This is one of the logjams on Upper Squaw Creek. Boy, that run sure was fun except for the eleven log portages in seven miles...
Divide and Conquer   by Jason Rackley

Anaconda Falls   by Jesse Coombs

One Stroke   by Jarred Jackman and Jesse Coombs

Somewhere in the Middle   by Lisa Jeidy

Kayaking in Brazil   By Jesse Coombs

The List   By Jason Rackley

Heaven and Earth   By Pete Giordano

Destination: India Part 2   By Rafa Ortiz and Ben Stookesberry

Destination: India Part 1   By Rafa Ortiz and Ben Stookesberry

Two Gringos in Colombia By Jesse Coombs

Park and Pray.. By Paul Gamache

Shuttle Tales from the Crypt: Episode 5 By Jason Rackley

Summer Creekin' 2005 By Jason Rackley

10,000 Lashes By Skittles

Parched By Michael Long

An In-tsain day.. By Jon Fowlkes

The Fish Creek Death March By Jason Rackley

Paddling history 101: The Battle of Bull Sluice By Robert Martin

Shuttle tales from the Crypt, episode 4 By Modano

Waterquest 2005: The C-wave By James Bagley Jr.

A long, strange trip.. By Jason Rackley

A bridge too far By Mike McCrea

Creek Trek By Robert Martin

The Resurrection of Mark Cosell By Robert Martin

High times on Canyon Creek By Jim Pytel

The Wind in your sails By Nate Garr

Fear of Flood By Margi Lifsey

Bill, Ted, and Joe-Bob's Excellent Adventure! By 'Ted'

Chainsaws and Creekboats By Jason Rackley

The Little Brown Bastard By Jason Rackley

A Class Ten Swim By Michael Long

December 13, 2003 Flood Compiled by Jason Rackley

My Second Worst Swim By Jesse Coombs

Vicious Fish By 'Joe'

Kayakabunga! By Jason Rackley

Kayaking in Colombia (South America): part 2 By Mauricio Arredondo

Shuffling By Jason Rackley

One More Eddy... By Steve Stuckmeyer

The Booming and Boat-Hungry By Bryan Youngs

Open Boat Picasso By Robert Martin

The Paddle of Despair By Galen Griffin

We survived Spirit Falls By Chris Wheeler

Messages from God By Myron Buck

The Boulder Creek Debacle By Steve Stuckmeyer

Creeking with Elvis By Mark Rainsley

Commando Creekin By Jason Rackley

Drive By Pete Giordano

Carnology By Jason Rackley

The Anti-Loggites By 'Spider'

HOW TO: Fix a cracked boat with Whaley Welding By Jason Rackley

Why paddle class five? By Doug Ammons

Seven Canyons By Rod

Hydrooooo.... By Richard Hopley

Shuttle Tales from the Crypt: Episode 3 By Paul Skoczylas

Shuttle Tales from the Crypt: Episode 2 By Riverman

Shuttle Tales from the Crypt: Episode 1 By Mel Mann

Welcome to Western New York By Tim Goodfellow

My Everest By John Whaley

A Day in the Life... By Jason Rackley

Elves in Oneonta By Jon Loehrke

Not Cool By Jason Rackley

The Dangers of boating with others By Raychel Moldover

Why the facemask ? By Gabe Flock

Kayaking in Colombia (South America) By Mauricio Arredondo

Shell's Folly By Shell Jeppesen

Crushed By Jason Rackley

Three Boat Hole By Tom Powers

The Devil is in the Details By Gabe Flock

Aqualung By Steve Stuckmeyer

A swimmin' we will go.. By Chad Belvill

Lessons I never learned By Tim Goodfellow

Last year on the Meadow By Ben Curnett

A Spiritual Experience on the Little White By Jason Rackley

A Slice of Life on the Green Truss By Rob Cruser

Counting Coup on the Hood By Kristin Brown

Lost Paddle By Jason Rackley

Disaster Statistics: How to be one By Tony Crawford

Running with the bulls By Marc Strabic

Trouble on Thomas Creek By Pete Giordano

The Separation Creek Debacle By Mike Haley

Trashing on the Tellico By Oliver Heim

Unstoppable By Jason Rackley

Critical mass for Carnage By Jason Rackley

Double Trouble By Jason Rackley

My First Time By Jason Rackley






Remembering Chris By Steve Stratman

Incident in La Grande Canyon By Darren Albright
Too Little, Too Late By Jason Rackley




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