OH BE JOYFUL , Colorado Creeking

So we went high elevation to compete on one of the most mazing race tracks posible, Oh Be Joyful is one of the most amazing creeks ever and racing down it was just an amazing experience. The first day of summer on 2019 and we experienced rain, snow and sunshine. Your lungs burn racing at this elevation and so does your hands as the water come from the snow not too far away. Certainly a world class piece of whitewater. Thanks to Paul for making it happen and making an awesome event. Looking forward to next year's race again. The race takes about 4 minutes ( thank god is not longer) is hard to keep a fast pace in there as it a very technical with all the slides. Super fun race for sure. Congrats to the podium takers on 1st place Noel Parker, Ty Skoe and Evan Ross tide for 2nd and 3rd . The water levels change super fast with the temperatures and is certainly cleaner with more water but of course it moves a lot quicker. It was really amazing how clean it was. Stoked to check this one out the list. And looking forward to more OBJ laps. #kayaking #colorado #whitewater #race #OBJ #ohbejoyful #creeking #crestedbutte #coloradorockies

First Descent of the RIO MADGALENA , coastal Ecuador

FRESH STASH for 2020, Looking forward to the rainy season on the coastal side this year , this RIO MADGALENA looks simply FANTASTIC and the best part is that ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS CANCELED FOR MINING COMPANY.

This river is been paddled just a few times and unfortunately is currently threatened by the construction of a dam and a gold/silver mine on the headwaters. It is part of the LOS CEDROS protected area and that is our only hope that this can be protected. It is not all bad news as the permits are cancelled for now but this can change so the more kayaking we get around here the better as we can show this communities the importance of having a healthy river and tourism is a good option for little communities. Los Cedros Biological Reserve consists of 17,000 acres of premontane wet tropical forest and cloud forest. Of this, 2,650 acres is formerly colonized land, while the remainder is primary forest. The reserve is a southern buffer zone for the 450,000 acre Cotocachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, and both are part of the Choco Phytogeographical Zone. The Choco region is one of the most biologically diverse and endemic habitats on Earth.

Check out this video and this website , get involved.

http://reservaloscedros.org/2019/06/environmental-permits-canceled-for-mining-company-all-new-wi-fi-at-reserve/

https://www.facebook.com/kiah.schaepe/videos/10156764066400977/