Posts Tagged ‘kayaking’
Ladies on the Lower G Fundraiser for AW
Gauley season is around the corner and we hope you’re planning to join in the fun of the most popular paddling festival in the US! Once again Girls at Play and North American River Runners are pleased to team up and host the Ladies on the Lower G fundraiser for American Whitewater! It only costs [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News : Comments (0) : Aug 11th, 2010
Girls at Play Summer Tour 2010 Recap!
What a summer! The Girls at Play Summer Tour traveled up and down the East Coast visiting retailers and kayak schools in NC, PA, VT, Canada, VA, WI, GA and KY. Over one hundred women treated themselves to a day, weekend or week of kayaking — some events even included yoga, massage and wine and [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Aug 10th, 2010
Yoga for Kayaking: Neck Health
In a recent yoga class the teacher encouraged us to roll up out of a side-bending pose with our heads as the last body part to come up. I had to giggle because she sounded just like a kayak instructor teaching the roll! As she was giving her instructions she made the comment that bringing [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Kayaking Tips, Yoga for Kayaking : Comments (0) : May 20th, 2010
Holiday Paddling in Mexico
Our flight to Mexico City took off just before a major snowstorm hit Western North Carolina and buried the area under 15 inches of snow. Talk about good timing! Jalcomulco, Veracruz is one of my favorite places. The town of about 3000 residents is located in the Antigua River Valley surrounded by beautiful hillsides of [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jan 12th, 2010
Whitewater Technique: The Seal Launch
The ‘seal launch’ is a term used to describe the act of getting back into the river by launching your kayak down the face of or over the edge of a rock. I’m not sure how it got that name, I’m assuming that seals do something similar when they dive back into the ocean. Seems [...]
Filed under Kayaking Tips : Comments (0) : Nov 15th, 2009
Interview with Green Queen Adriene Levknecht
The Green Race is the premiere whitewater kayak extreme race in the world. Thousands of people hike in over steep terrain for over an hour to spectate and world-class paddlers travel long distances to compete. Most of the race takes place in a mile that drops 342 ft so it’s a steep, narrow and technical [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News : Comments (1) : Nov 15th, 2009
Top Five Reasons to Take an International Paddling Trip
Traveling and whitewater kayaking are two of my passions so I naturally get excited when I have the opportunity to combine both! As the regular paddling season comes to an end for most of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a good time to start thinking about possible winter trips. There are two ways that [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Kayaking Tips : Comments (0) : Oct 22nd, 2009