As I was getting ready for my second Grand Canyon river trip, I admit that I wasn’t that excited about it. I didn’t actually admit those feelings to anybody except my husband Andrew. I knew that people would not be impressed with my negativity toward what most paddlers consider the trip of a lifetime. I…Read more »
Trip/Tour Reports
Women's Whitewater Festival at Bearpaw
I was so happy when Jamee and Scott contacted me about Women’s Whitewater Festival at the Bearpaw for this year. For those of you who don’t know, a tornado tore through Bearpaw last year and they closed their operations while deciding whether to rebuild. Women’s Whitewater Weekend was always one of my favorite events because…Read more »
GAP Summer Tour at Potomac Paddlesports
I’m off on a three week road trip that started with a Girls at Play Summer Tour event at Potomac Paddlesports in Washington D.C. It’s one of the coolest looking paddlesports stores I’ve been into. The owner, Sunny Pitcher, has great vision and has created (and is continually creating) a very forward thinking paddlesports business. I…Read more »
My trip to Boulder, CO
I just returned from Boulder, CO today where I taught two clinics for Outdoor Divas. Boulder is one of my favorite U.S. cities and Outdoor Divas has a lot to do with that. It’s an outdoor gear store specifically for women and it’s awesome. Check them out at www.outdoordivas.com My trip started on Thursday when…Read more »
GAP Summer Tour in PA
The Girls at Play Summer Tour kicked off in Confluence, PA at Riversport. As I was driving into the area, Andy from Riversport called me to let me know that there was a tornado warning for the surrounding region. I kept my eyes on the skies ready to pull off and take shelter, but all…Read more »
Silver Surfers Workshop
Silver Surfers is a beginner white water kayaking class for women over 50. The idea behind the class is to create a friendly and supportive space and environment for women over 50 to try white water kayaking — a sport that can be intimidating to a lot of people. The most common reservations I hear…Read more »
Whitewater Symposium 2007
I recently returned from presenting at the 5th annual Whitewater Symposium. The energy was high and discussions dynamic during the course of the weekend. Over 80 influential industry professionals from instructors, to kayak academic programs to manufacturers gathered to share information and ideas on how to continue to grow and develop the sport. The venue…Read more »
Moosefest 2007
Report by Liane O’Hora With the water being low just about everywhere, Moosefest was the place to be this October. Lake drawdowns and a little help from Mother Nature made this Moose Fest good as ever. The Moose River runs in the Adirondaks, New York – beautiful north country at its best with crisp air…Read more »
Paddling and Wedding in the French Alps
I have to admit that France had never been high on my list of places to visit. Not because I didn’t think it would be a nice place, but because more exotic places in Latin America and Africa captured my imagination more than Europe. Also, being of French Canadian descent, I’ve had a few French…Read more »
Yukon Trip Report and Video
This past July Mary-Jane and Vernon Oliver invited me up to Whitehorse in the Yukon to teach for their local kayak club. Whitehorse has a really friendly paddling community that boasts some fantastic paddlers, including kids in the River Raiders program. While I was there I worked with several of the River Raiders, including three…Read more »
