While Emily and Mary Frances were touring the West Coast Cindy and Anna hit the East Coast for their own paddling adventures! Here is a recap of the first half of the trip narrated by Anna and Cindy so you get an idea of the trip from their unique perspectives… Anna: The fun started with
By Em Shanblatt All good things must come to an end. The GAP Colorado Summer Tour is no exception. Mary Frances and I had our last few days of kayaking, and are wrapping up things here in the beautiful and burly state of Colorado. We spent our last days of kayaking on the Upper Eagle
After a long and breathtaking drive from Crested Butte through the Kebler Pass to Glenwood Springs and Vail, we touched base with the friendly folks of Alpine Quest Sports. They recommended the rivers we should take out ladies on for our clinic and we then drove to States Bridges and Rancho Del Rio where we
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By Em Shanblatt The Girls at Play summer tour in Colorado has officially found the most beautiful place yet. As Mary Frances and I rolled into the town of Crested Butte over Monarch Pass, we were blown away and speechless at the immensity and grandeur of the mountains and scenery that lay before us. We
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By Em Shanblatt Early this week we rolled into Salida, Colorado, home of the famous FIBArk festival (First in Boating on the Arkansas). The Festival has been going on for 63 years, and this small town has really come alive! It’s the oldest paddling festival IN THE WORLD! Mary Frances and I spent our first
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By Em Shanblatt Here’s what Mary Frances and I have been up in Durango to when we’re not teaching. Our first destination was Durango, where we spend 5 days kayaking big water, surfing big waves, getting to know the Durango hotspots, and living in a parking lot! It was actually a very nice parking lot,
The 4 Corners Riversports clinic in Durango was a huge success! We started the Saturday beginner clinic with wet exits in the pool behind the store. Our eight participants did great in the pool before we continued on to Lake Pastorius only about 20 minutes away. The view was amazing! Snow capped mountains in the
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By Emily Shanblatt GAP STOW (summer tour out west) is well underway! We just completed our first weekend of clinics in Louisville, KY on the Lower and Upper Elkhorn. Many thanks to River City Canoe and Kayak for hosting the clinic, and the Davis family for hosting Mary Frances and I! Saturday was our recreational
As kayakers we have the unique ability to spend a lot of time close to water and observe the qualities and energies of her currents firsthand. The inspiration for this article comes from that intimate proximity to water and the lessons water has taught me throughout my kayaking career. The word ‘yoga’ means ‘union’ and
Mary Frances and I spent the afternoon packing up the car for our road trip out west! We had to fit in all our personal stuff, kayaking gear, demo gear, merchendise, camping gear, and some food to start the journey with. Check out the cool magnet at the end! We’re stoked to be leaving for
