Archive for the ‘Mary Frances’ Blog’ Category
How Kayaking Helped Me Improve My Body Image
by Mary Frances Hansford
Like many women, I struggled with my body image through my teens and my 20s. I often felt like if I just lost weight everything would be better. I ran, worked out at the gym and dieted a lot. I often found myself obsessing over calories, and would let my eating habits [...]
Filed under Inspiring Articles, Mary Frances' Blog, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Mar 2nd, 2012
Sally Wetzler: Finding Beauty, Awe and Freedom on the River
Sally plays tennis, kayaks, rafts, skis and has paddled in Mexico, Idaho and NC with Girls at Play. An awesome paddler and great company on the river, Sally let’s nothing get in her way of living large, including the fact that she uses a wheelchair to get around- most of the time. Her attitude and [...]
Filed under Inspiring Articles, Mary Frances' Blog, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Jan 6th, 2012
Ladies on the Lower G 2011 /// Recap
by Mary Frances Hansford
Photos by Scott Martin Images
Friday September 16th, 12 women ranging from age 15 to 55, from CO to PA, to West VA, descended the Lower Gauley together to raise money for American Whitewater. The morning was chilly and wet, the perfect setting for a day on the river. We were greeted at [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Sep 27th, 2011
Main Salmon River, Idaho: Trip Highlights
by Mary Frances Hansford
We had an incredible six day, five night journey down the Main Salmon River just last month. Eight vibrant women joined us for the trip, bouncing down the water in kayaks, duckies, rafts and an open boat. This trip is like no other with its full days of whitewater, camping under the [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Sep 6th, 2011
26 Miles of River: Plenty of time for an attitude change
A few weeks ago at FIBArk in Salida, Colorado, Em and I decided the night before the 26 mile down river race (a marathon!!) over a couple of beers to sign up and go for the gold. I thought, sure how hard can that be, the water’s moving and if it takes me all day, [...]
Filed under Inspiring Articles, Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog : Comments (0) : Jul 27th, 2011
GAP Summer Tour with Idaho River Sports
The Saturday beginner kayaking clinic in Boise with Idaho River Sports was a blast. Three women, all at about the same skill level showed up for the clinic. We started out on the pond just behind the store, practicing sweeps, stern draw, and forward strokes. We all paddled around on our edges and cooled off [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jul 25th, 2011
Summer Tour West – Hood River with Kayak Shed and Heather Herbeck
I have had an amazing time traveling through the Western States this summer. Just a couple of weeks ago I spent a week in Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington.
I landed in Hood River about 5 days early because I wanted to explore the world class whitewater that lies within a few miles in [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jul 25th, 2011