The NYT ran a video and an article profiling a proposed dam project on the Mekong River in Laos. It isn't clear from coverage, but sounds like it would wipe out Khone Falls, a major cataract. The most alarming part is that 70 dams are planned on the Mekong in Laos alone. 70!
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Added by Chris Emery on December 18, 2009 at 8:00am —
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The new URL for the Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/kayakmind
If you're on Facebook have a visit to the page and become a fan. The more the merrier.
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Added by Chris Emery on December 10, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Great Falls, MD – July 11-12, 2009 - Come and enjoy the most multifaceted whitewater event in the country, only minutes from the Nation Capital! The 19th Annual Potomac Whitewater Festival will start with a bang as world class paddlers face each other and the mighty Potomac in the famous and thrilling race through Great Falls. This intense competition will be the perfect kick-off for two day… Continue
Added by Chris Emery on June 24, 2009 at 10:30am —
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The following are the results from the 2009 U.S.Freestyle Kayaking Team Trials, as posted on the official event website. The trials were held May 30-31 at the whitewater park in Glen… Continue
Added by Chris Emery on June 1, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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SylvanSport, a company out of Ceder Mountain, North Carolina, sells a combination trailer and pop-up camper combo called the Go. How can you not be intrigued by these kinds of things?
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Above is the teaser for Call of the River, a whitewater paddling historical documentary. The premier for the the film is being held in Arlington, Virginia, on May 14.
Here's a blurb about film, from the site where it can be ordered online:
Whitewater’s history has as many twists and turns as the canyons its pioneers explored.
Its story… Continue
Added by Chris Emery on May 11, 2009 at 2:52pm —
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In case you haven't noticed KayakMind now has a new chat feature. You get to it by logging in and clicking on the bar at the bottom of the page that looks like this:
Once you click on it a box will pop up that looks like this:
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I've noticed more full-faced helmets on the river in recent years, and I just came across this one, the Rocker Fullface on the Sweet helmets page.
Anybody using one of these bad boys, or… Continue
The BBC ran a video and an article after paddlers running this spillway at Llyn Brianne reservoir in Carmarthenshire, UK, near the borders of Ceredigion and Powys. Seems it didn't go over too well with the authorities.… Continue
Who knew Merle Haggard, author of such songs as Kentucky Gambler, I'm A Lonesome Fugitive, Okie From Muskogee, was a whitewater fan? But then again, who can blame him?
He's subscribed to the KayakMind's new Twitter feed. Odd but true.… Continue
Added by Chris Emery on November 18, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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As much as I liked the old KayakMind header, it didn't mesh well with some members customize profiles. So, behold, the new, cleaner look.
The pictures in the new header come straight from the photo gallery.… Continue
Back when KayakMind first launch, it featured an Amazon book and video store. I took it down a while ago because it didn't fit into the navigation very well.
Long story short: They are back under the Store link on the main menu.
Here are direct links to them:
BooksVideos
A percentage of any sales go to support KayakMind, and I figured i… Continue
In my Internet wanderings I came across this list of not-so-green politicians (see below) put together by the League of Conservation voters. None from my state, but I thought people might be interested.
They also offer a comparison between McCain and Obama. They have… Continue
This looks cool. A new mag focused on kayak surfing called Interference. Joey Hall's the editor-in-chief.
You can't be their first cover shot. Just looking at it makes me want to gasp for air.
Here's a trailer for the related movie, Interference, from another kayak flick, N… Continue
Added by Chris Emery on October 14, 2008 at 12:37pm —
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I just added a new chat page to KayakMind. It's feeds to home page, and you can also click through to the main chat page using the link on the main menu. http://www.kayakmind.com/chat
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Added by Chris Emery on October 2, 2008 at 5:04pm —
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Maybe it's just the shiny carbon fiber - oooohhh, aaahhhh - but this concept boat by Wave Sport caught my attention. WS exhibited the boat, based on the Project series and dubbed the Project 54 CX, at the Outdoor Retailer.
On the company blog, Rob Peerson, Wave Sport's head boat des… Continue
The NYT ran a video and an article profiling a proposed dam project on the Mekong River in Laos. It isn't clear from coverage, but sounds like it would wipe out Khone Falls, a major cataract. The most alarming part is that 70 dams are planned on the Mekong in Laos alone. 70!
Here's the article:… Continue
The following are the results from the 2009 U.S.Freestyle Kayaking Team Trials, as posted on the official event website. The trials were held May 30-31 at the whitewater park in Glen… Continue
