a glimpse into life at the beaver lodge....

these photos highlight some White Salmon appreciation whikst laying some treats on the kenobi gorge,karens box, big brother and the farmlands...all photos on the same river, which we live next to

Ecuador

This is long overdue, especially considering Ecuador is a home away from home for me. This winter was my third time in the country and although our stay was short and plagued by low water, we were able to have fun firing down some of the classics. Here are some pictures...some from when I lived there a few years ago and some from this past winter.


rio guayas, guayaquil city


canoa


sketchiest portage ever on the lower Misahualli


jared on his way into the Quijos


first boof of the Jondachi


falls of the Pusuno- Jared Seiler photo


sunrise in Montanita


the upper Misahualli


max entering the land of the giants


bombing down the papallacta


jondachi boogie- photo J.Seiler


more Jondachi boogie- by J.Seiler




my good buddy BoBaines on the volcanoe known as Cayambe


me, the only gringo, at a celebration in the middle of nowhere

verano sin fin

Some random shots from Washington and Montana this past summer. Soon the rafting season will begin and I will be out there at our home...the Beaver Lodge


me at the top of the gambler



our frontyard run

getting buried

max

me on one of the last drops

max & big t falls

the crazies

Amazonia to Patagonia: band of f**king gypsies

This jonx was started in Chile while our truck was getting fixed at the Maipo and for some reason the internet was working really fast. That was not until towards the end of our trip though. Before then and since then we have seen and done some sweet and savage shit.... It started in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, bombing down steep boulder rapids in the oppressive jungle heat, and ended in Chile and Argentina, living the dream. The gypsies: Max aka Moses, Jared the Chicoco, Calm Dave, Graham-bone, Mr. Ludwig, EG, myself and some others. The gypsy wagon was delivered to Santiago on a sad sunday and now we are all home. It was good while it lasted.
3 countries, 36 sections of river on 29 different rivers, many many waterfalls, and who even knows how many liters of wine

Some Chile photos

Some Argentina Photos:
1) boof into the maw, los alerces by ill will lyons
2) below the alerces, rio manso by will lyons
3) ill will on the cali drop, entering the heart of the ojodeculo
4) jared on the slide of alerces
5) el pueblo mapuche vive
6) exiting the ojodeculo gorge
7) from a highway campsite

futa

Futa is a special place. It would be terrible if the river is damned, as is planned

1) Dave entering Inferno Canyon
2) Friends
3) Doin what we do at the cara de indio camp
4) Casa de Nate Mack at dusk. This hostal is sweet and Nate is the man
5) Stratton and Van down at the magic carpet ride
6) the town of Futaleufu
7) Severn seal launching below Zeta
8) Me on the left side of Terminator