Looking for some resources? Here are a few links to some tools that will help you as you grown in your paddling career.
Great Articles to Read:
Safety Gear & Style
Benefits of Pool Sessions
How to Choose a Whitewater Paddle
How to: Pack your Kayak for a Multi-day Self Support Trip
Kayaking is a Mental Sport: The Power of Positive Thinking
Stretches for Paddlers
How to Boat Scout
Paddler’s Guide to Choosing the Right Kayak
Organizations of Interest:
American Whitewater: River conservation initiatives and has river level information.
American Canoe Association (ACA)
British Canoe Union (BCU)
American Rivers: River Protection
River Levels
Dreamflows (West Coast)
American Whitewater (Nationwide)
Northcoast Rivers (Northern California/Southern Oregon)
Online Guidebooks for Finding a New Run
American Whitewater
California Creeks
A Wet State
North Coast Paddling
Paperback Guidebooks for Finding a New Run
Paddling Clubs and Groups
West Coast:
Professor Paddle (Seattle, WA)
PDX Kayaker (Portland, OR)
Oregon Whitewater Association (Portland, OR)
Eugene Kayaker – Eugene, OR
Midwest:
Rapids Riders (Minneapolis, MN)
East Coast: