Class III kayaking in Ecuador! Tarquino admiring the beauty of his homeland on the Lower Jondachi For years people have had the misconception that kayaking in Ecuador is only for people who want to run the “gnar.” This myth is constantly perpetuated by spectacular photos of hard whitewater coming from the jungles of the Amazon […]
Darcy running the confluence rapid on the Papallacta River Since April 15th, Don and my travels have taken us over innumerable miles and down many amazing and memorable rivers throughout Colorado, California, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Norway, Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria. While we’ve had many wonderful experiences, one feeling continues to prevail—I miss Ecuador! […]
Castle Finstermuenz on the Inn River, Switzerland Our last weekend in Europe found us back in Switzerland. We paddled Thursday and Friday on the Inn River while waiting for our weekend-warrior paddling buddies to be free to join us. The Inn has multiple sections and is “roadside” which made for good hitchhiking for us. Once […]
R Darcy dropping into to the 3rd drop of the 3 Stufes on the Medelser Rhein in Switzerland It has been very difficult to keep up with the blog here in the Alps. In these small villages we have been traveling through, the people are much more concerned with their stone architecture, their wine […]
Michael staying focused on a tricky lead in above a juicy hole Ah yes, just over 1 month behind in the ol’ blogging world. But, better late than never! Back in April of 2012, Don and I joined up with a crew from Portland to have an Ecuador reunion paddle on one of their favorite […]
Darcy dropping into the actual Fantasy Falls Last weekend Don and I met up with an awesome crew which consisted of Macy, David, Chris and Nathan. We headed for the Fantasy Falls run on the North Mokelumne River. Don running a tricky falls on day 1. It was hard to avoid the right wall at […]
Andy dropping into Terminator on Canyon Creek. The thing looks super mean from this angle! Waaaaay back around the end of April, Don and I finally gave up on Colorado’s skiing. We gave it our best though, suffering through 3.5 weeks of skiing slush in 70 degree weather, jumping over dirt patches, all the while […]
Jeff putting his big water skills into practice on a high water run of El Chaco Canyon The last week of our season did NOT disappoint! We finished with a bang on some nice, high levels like we had been having all season long. And, we finished up the season just in time. 2 days […]
Guy Erb–new SWA owner extraordinaire We are excited to introduce Guy Erb as the new owner of Small World Adventures. Guy has been messing about in boats for over thirty years and comes to us with a wealth of whitewater experience. Guy grew up on the plains of Montana playing Huck Finn on the mighty […]
Darcy made a new friend at our favorite restaurant in Tena Don and I got back on the road last Thursday and, with the prospect of having new boating photos and stories to blog about, I realized just how terribly behind I am in the Ecuador blogging department. So, here I am getting my act […]
