Otter Bar Lodge is widely regarded as the premier kayak school in the United States. Its remote location, pristine wilderness, proximity to high class whitewater, exquisite cuisine and lodge facilities along with "the world's best kayak instructors" (quote from last week) Otter Bar is without a doubt a great place and an even better place to work.
Heading back to work! how many people look this stoked during there commute to work? I5 between Sacramento and "Weed" is a section of road we dread driving. Four hours of straight lines, dry stark landscape and offramps to billboards signposting fast food.Image - zak Shaw
Joke - its private
Ben Jackson offers a helping hand and encourages Joanne to give it that little bit extra, slalom technique, Salmon river.
Big meals, means I now own a pair of running shoes! This is where it all happens, Otter Bar.
Image - Zak Shaw - "Show me the money" Davey Maurier with his most recent purchase. "Shuttle rides are more dangerous than the river"?Last week we kept in touch with the local boys out there as to flows in the high sierra. Upper Cherry creek was high on the list. Having made the 16km hike into the meadows of the catchment at both really high flow and low water flows I was keen on getting it right third time around. A cold front hit California mid week dropping snow in Tahoe, temperatures dropped dramatically. With limited time we opted to get a couple of runs in on the regular cherry creek run before heading back to work.
Image - Zak ShawCory www.huckinghuge.com on "lewis leap"
Image below - Zak Shaw
Cory finishes Lumsden falls a classic class 5 rapid on Cherry Creek
