A River On Fire! The First Annual Cuyahoga Falls Race Words By: Bobby "The Dogg" Miller Photos: Matt Jackson & Stephen Mule In 1969, the Cuyahoga River actually caught on fire from years of pollution and industrial waste that had been dumped in the river. This horrific event sparked a revolution for regulations on water quality, such as the Clean Water Act of 1972 and … [Read more...] about A RIVER ON FIRE: First Annual Cuyahoga Falls Race
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THE FIERY CRUCIBLE: First Descent of Shannondale Falls
words by: Bobby Miller / images by: Matt Sloan “We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;— World losers and world forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems.” -Arthur O’Shaughnessy First Descent of Shannondale … [Read more...] about THE FIERY CRUCIBLE: First Descent of Shannondale Falls
The Quest To Be King Of New York!
by: Bobby Miller “3, 2, 1, Go!” yelled King of New York series organizer Kenny Unser, as I slid off the bank into the raging current of the Racquette River, charging downstream as hard as I could. I headed down the first slide, then cut right to line up for the biggest rapid of the run, Colton Falls, a tough way to start the run, much less a race! This series of ledges and … [Read more...] about The Quest To Be King Of New York!
Colorado Huckfest 2015
Colorado Huckfest 2015 Words by: Bobby "The Dogg" Miller, Photos by: Bryon Dorr (unless noted) Summer was beginning and there was plenty of snow-melt happening in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I knew I had to get there, since I missed last year’s incredible melt, I vowed never to let that happen again! I took extreme measures to make sure that financial reasons would … [Read more...] about Colorado Huckfest 2015
EVENT: First Annual Muddy Creek Race
by: Bobby "The Dogg" Miller Tucked away in the farm country of Pennsylvania, Muddy Creek flows through a beautiful little gorge with fun whitewater that will delight and surprise the unsuspecting paddler who ventures to this area. Meandering along at the putin, the creek looks like a relaxing float that would be hardly worth taking the kayak off the car for. However, for the … [Read more...] about EVENT: First Annual Muddy Creek Race