Archive for the ‘Kayak, Canoe & Rafting’ Category
Rafa Ortiz trades his kayak for inflatable pool toy in this one-of-a-kind waterfall send. Most people would consider running a perfectly good kayak off a 70-foot waterfall somewhat extreme. But for Rafa Ortiz, that’s just another day at the office. In fact, Ortiz has practically perfected the art of the waterfall send to where he’s now seeking out different variations of the same display of bravado.
Case in point, Ortiz’s recent ode to summer: Hopping on the back of an inflatable lobster-shaped pool toy and hucking himself headfirst off a 70-foot waterfall in Washington State. Yes, this is as wild and wacky as it sounds! So we had to get the scoop right from the horse’s…err, lobster’s mouth.
On a calm afternoon last week on Monterey Bay, a kayaker with a drone camera looked at his viewing screen and saw the silhouettes of two great white sharks alongside him.
“From my kayak, I looked down into the water and couldn’t see them,” said Giancarlo Thomae. “I realized right then how many times over the years great white sharks may have looked up my kayak without me knowing it.”
From a helicopter last week, Thomae counted 25 great white sharks along the inshore waters of Monterey Bay … More
Video – “The Canoe”
“If it is love that binds people to places in this nation of rivers and in this river of nations then one enduring expression of that simple truth, is surely the canoe.”
This film captures the human connection and bond created by Canada’s well-known craft & symbol, the canoe. Through the stories of five paddlers across the province of Ontario, Canada – a majestic background both in it’s landscape & history – the film underscores the strength of the human spirit and how the canoe can be a vessel for creating deep and meaningful connections.