upcoming BURN

I have been contacted to perform at an upcoming event. I would like to have a small fire conclave there to help with everything, sooooo here it goes.. if you know how to or are interested in learning any of the following, please contact me so we can get this set up.

*Fire eater
*fire fans/fingers
*Fire whips/snakes/swords

I have one person who might be able to perform with nunchuckas, but if there is someone else who is willing to have a 'mock combat' performance with them... He would be more then happy.

Anyways.. Get ahold of me ASAP, the first small performance is the end of August at Clarks Hill Lake on the SC Beach next to the Strom Thurmond Dam.... Everyone is welcome to come!!!

Cascade creek, Tye RIver, Baker Creek

Decisions, decisions, decisions, I wish it didn't have to be so hard. Right now I am trying to plan out the next year. Not an easy feat considering the upcoming move to Boulder. I have a tenative polar job lined up, 6 months away locked in a steel box in harsh weather conditions.. psssshh.... been there!! I think the food would actually be better this time around.

Anyways there is a 'job' offer for me next summer to go work as a camp host at the Turn Point Light Station, which if I am going to be driving from Boulder through the Rockies.. stopping over in Omak and heading up to the island... I might just pack up the whitewater kayaks, grab mom and Jeff to act as my support crew, rustle up a handful of boaters and tackle one of the above creeks/rivers.

I first spotted Cascade Creek when driving over HWY 20. It kept peeking at me through the trees, little snippets of tempting glacier fed whitewater splashing it's way through boulder gardens and dense tundra. What frightened me... is what i couldn't see from the road or through the trees. Of course I searched and searched for what creek this was and finally found the relevant beta on www.americanwhitewater.org. Where of course, I was slightly turned off by the following comment which was posted last year.

"Do not run this stretch of water!!!! Full of log jams and debris. A friend and I attempted this area on August 10, 2006. We ended up losing our boat and all of our gear. I was pulled under a log jam for about 30 seconds and managed to climb out. We had to hike 2 miles through thick wilderness to the bridge on road 1550. This stretch of water is UNPASSABLE. Do not attempt!!!!"

Maybe I will have to be Cascade Creek on the back burner for now, or at least until I get a little bit more beta on it.

Moving on to the TYE, a pulse pounding creek that 'D' from River Recreation tipped me to when rafting down the Wenatchee with them. Although the rapids and large drops look significantly bigger then what I could see of Cascade Creek, I am at least a little more at peace of mind due to the nearby roads that parallel the creek. My biggest worry, only from looking at the beta, is a 'rapid' called CRACK IN THE EARTH, http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Photo_detail_photoid_4755_
I might be making up demons in my head... or maybe not facing the right ones... still... There is something exciting about planning all of this.

River Rafting on the Wenatchee

**All names associated with RIVER RECREATION are omitted or changed for privacy**
Recently took my mom and Jeff on a little whitewater rafting adventure down the Wenatchee. I chose River Recreation because of the reviews I read about their services on line.

They did a fantastic job!!!

All of the guides we had did a wonderful job at navigating us through the river and making sure we saw a fair share of the water find it's way into the boat. At one point our guide D had me get on the front of the raft and do a little bit of rodeo amongst this beautiful 7ft wave train. A gorgeous series of roughly 3 waves stacked one after the other, and there I am with only a little bit of rope and my 'balls' holding me in the boat.

All in all it was definitely worth it, and if anyone is planning on rafting any of the North Cascades rivers, I would highly recommend contacting these guys, everything about them is what one would expect of a high quality business. Maybe next season I will see them on the Skagit, or I might have to hit them up for the newest beta on Cascade Creek. My next BIG QUEST!!!.

Here is a few more pics from the trip.

Nic trying to eat B's hair. A game of 'trust'. I won.


Some of the rapids under the bridge.... like to slam you into a pole... not so good... D kept us out of trouble though :)
and finally... a pic of me and mom on the river.




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or call 1-800-464-5899