revived

dj night cometh...finally.

the last posting turned into some solobastardized dj afternoon thing. tons of music and videos and music from youtube....good times, but still not what i have been truly craving.

last weekend was FIBArk again. this has turned into a nice little tradition really. ive been out here 4 years and been to the festival each year...and i really love it. not only is there the opportunity to paddle again, but the town of salida which hosts the festival is just a blast. we had a really nice thunderstorm move through saturday evening and postpone a bunch of the events, but that made it just that much more interesting. we ended up staying the entire afternoon on sunday to watch the freestyle finals. got some great pics...but mostly of the amateur men division. heres one that demonstrates some of their crazy abilities - 13 year old dane jackson throwing a loop (a front flip) in the play hole in salida. his ride was the most amazing ive ever seen and immediately following it, was called the best ride ever at FIBArk.

my paddle day on friday went well too. first time down brown's canyon. absolutely beautiful, and i nailed just about all of it. cant wait to run it again so i can take some more aggressive lines and challenge myself a bit more. if you check this post soon after it goes up, you might be able to catch some pics of me on the web. try this link...and if it doesnt work go to whitewaterphotography.com, click on the arkansas river tab, put in the date 6-15-07, and go to the private rafters/kayakers section. on page 8, youll find me after rob, then scott. im the one who looks scared shitless in the red boat. there is also another site you can check out here...or go to viewmyimages.com, click on the view and order link, go to private boaters, brown canyon (its really brown's canyon), click on the link for 6-15-07 between 330 and 430, and you should find me on the second page...again sweating it out hoping that i make it through the rapid. this was zoom flume, the most difficult rapid on the run...and a big kick.

till later...post dj night probably.

-b