Outdoor Stories
The 2012 Send It, Whitewater Racing Series Report
By Callanando on November 14, 2012
A true whitewater community effort
By Jeremy Cass
The races are over, and the rivers continue to flow as do our lives. This past winter had our crew buying houses, injured, or in job transition… so a big whitewater trip was not in the plans. Furthermore, with a dismal snow pack, levels were looking grim for spring [...]
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Ugly Box of Random Delirious Funk
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
Fun Fossil Facts
The self proclaimed “old fossil himself” Dale Maloney contributes this bit of river lore:
“The Devonion brachiapod (meaning devonian era, long foot) were bivalves in an ancient ocean here 350 million years ago. Their feet were so long they looked like plants on the end of a stalk, as you can see on the [...]
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River Blotter
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
compiled by Nick Callanan
The 2003 Guide Olympics were held on August 17th at The Ballfield in West Forks, Maine. First there was the throw bag event. Many of the guides had excellent tosses, but others seemed to forget what they were aiming at. The next event was the raft climb. This event featured Ernie Deluca flipping himself backwards into the top raft [...]
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Paddlers Always Write
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
Today’s Topic: Poetry
Editors note: We had two poetry submissions and zero fiction submissions; so we made a last minute change to our Paddlers Always Write topic this issue. Be sure to check out the topics for next year in the lower right of this page.
Dropping Rocks, Dropping Shells
by Hutch Brown
She calls me to her. She [...]
Posted in 2003 No Umbrella Print Issue, August 28, 2003, Outdoor Stories | Tagged Cecil Gray, Hutch Brown, Paddlers Always Write, Poetry | Leave a response
Worst Aid: Hungry
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
by Nick Callanan
It’s dinner time. All you’ve eaten all day is leftover nachos. You’re hungry.
But, you have no food.
Worse, you have no money.
You open the fridge and the prospects are grim: pickles in an open jar, 1 ½ hot dogs, plenty of condiments, squashed hamburger buns, rotten broccoli, Processed American Cheese Food slices, 3 PBR [...]
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Maine Vanity Plates Still Available
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
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Things to say in the last issue…
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
…A list by the editor:
“Thanks”:
-First, to all our readers … yes!
-To our advertisers. We couldn’t have done it without you.
-To each of our over 250 distribution points. You guys rock.
-Also, thanks to everyone who taught a friend or a child how to hold a paddle, boat a new river, cast a fly rod or chuck [...]
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Watersheds and Recreation
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
Part seven in a series about Watershed Protection by Tom Christopher
by Tom Christopher - American Whitewater Conservation Chair
The natural environments provided by watersheds are highly valued for their aesthetic, social, spiritual, and recreational value. They provide opportunities to pursue recreational and leisure opportunities ranging from hiking, cycling, and picnicking, to swimming, fishing, boating and a variety of [...]
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Crewin’ on the A.T.
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
by Lori Safford
While I can’t claim to be a native Mainer, I can boast that I know Maine as intimately as one can, being from Detroit (Michigan, that is). During my fifteen year stint as a “from-away” resident, I lived in most of the key Maine spots: Portland, Bar Harbor, Surry, Southwest Harbor, North Haven, [...]
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A True Costa Rican Experience
By jeffrey.knox on July 27, 2012
by Karyn Roy
We were a group of eight paddlers, setting out to run the Upper-Upper section of the Río Pacuare outside of Turrialba, Costa Rica. The plan was to drive to this hidden farm, rent horses for the 2-hour hike to the put-in, and paddle 8 miles of great Costa Rican whitewater. That morning we [...]
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