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Christmas in Dallas
Christmas at my parents house is always fun, and I was excited to have Kim join us this year, she wrote a really fun story with her some of her impressions, I’ve posted it below. We had a great time, and it was over far too quickly! Makes me wish my family lived closer. Hope…
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South Fork American – Labor Day Weekend
Last weekend I once again had the great pleasure of spending a fantastic few days on the river with a great bunch of folks. Kristi, Carlos, Ryo, Ting, Beckett, Kim and I got together for a few days of paddling on the South Fork American River. What a great time. Not only the was the…
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Paddling with Patagonia Employees – Truckee River
A work day for me. Took the Patagonia customer service folks rafting on the Truckee River [nggallery id=”1607″ nggid=”71″]
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Middle Fork of the American River
The Middle Fork American is an incredible run, class IV with at least one Class V rapid on it. It doesn’t get run often, perhaps due to the 8+ miles of “flatwater” in the center. We had a bit of a slow start due to a car of paddlers that got lost between the takeout…
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Rogue River Wilderness
A few months back my freind Kristi emailed me, letting me know that she had scored a permit for the Rogue River in OR. She and I spent a few months hashing out all the details of the trip, but before long, the trip was upon us. There were going to be 8 paddlers, setting…
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North fork of the American, Chamberlain Falls
Last saturday I had the great pleasure of paddling with a fun group of folks on the gorgeous Chamberlin run on the North Fork of the American. A fun run, even at low winter flowa. There were several cameras along, and these pictures are from myself, Ting, James and Clay. Hope you guys enjoy. The…
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Baja Norte Expression Session, Baja, Mexico Febuary 20-22, 2004
Baja California is a wild place, it’s further away in terms of culture and people and standard of living than would seem possible for such a short distance. One could easily see from upscale San Diego suburbs to the squalor of a Tijuana slum. It’s this distance, while not physical, that makes any voyage in…
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Jalama Beach Expression Session
I apologize in advance for any errors, omissions, or outright mistruths. I drank many margaritas and took a few knocks on the head. All photos are courtesy of and copyright Bill Becher It’s 3:45 AM on Friday, and I drag myself out of bed. I think to myself, “Far too many of my Trip Reports…
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3 Rivers, 4 Days, 1200 Miles, One Eardrum… Central California
[nggallery id=”1616″ nggid=”80″]July 4-7, 2003 Me, in a self portrait taken upside down in my kayak. I’d trolled the internet and my email address book for something cool to do over the July 4th holiday, and got a few responses. I was torn between surfing in Mexico and paddling rivers in Northern California, and I…