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White Salmon Weddin' Seshin'
How else are you supposed to get the groom ready on his wedding day? We gotta seysh!
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A Couple Days On The Main Salmon
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High flows and fun times! Put In: Cork Creek Boat Ramp Take Out: Vinegar Creek Boat Ramp Class: III-IV Flows: ~20,000 CFS American Whitewater Reference: www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/612/main #main #salmon #river #rafting #kayaking #idaho #whitewater #pyranha #ripper2 #kayak
Black Canyon - Bear River | 1100 CFS
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Don't forget to scout Booboo or you might end up with one. Put In: Below The Dam Take Out: Above The Bridge (River Left) Class: IV-V (V) Level: 1100 CFS American Whitewater Reference: www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/515/main #black #canyon #bear #river #whitewater #kayak #kayaking #pyranha #scorch #booboo #rapid #grace #falls #idaho
West Fork Hood River (PFD) | 4.5 ft
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Makes sense why everyone says this run rocks now. There's almost every kind of drop you would want on it. Except the fish ladder and Punchbowl. Those drops you might not want. Put In: Confluence w/ Lake Branch off Lost Lake Road Take Out: Above Punchbowl Class: IV (V portage @ Fish Ladder) Level: 4.5 ft Whitewater Guidebook Reference: www.whitewaterguidebook.com/oregon/west-fork-hood/ American ...
Turning 30 In The Gorge
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Is there a better way to spend a week-long birthday trip? #whitewater #kayaking #columbia #river #gorge #washington #oregon #canyon #farmlands #wind #hoodriver
Waterfalls & Tight Gorges | Canyon Creek Lewis | 750 CFS & 550 CFS
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"After years of Gorge trips where wood or water levels prevented me from getting on Canyon Creek, it finally lined up on my birthday weekend. Two epic days of sunny laps with a great crew was the best birthday present I could have asked for" -Nick (also why the boating looks better than usual). Put In: Fly Creek Take Out: Merwin Reservoir Class: IV American Whitewater Reference: www.americanwhi...
Can Life Get Any Better? | 2023
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I submit that it cannot! Fun moments with friends from my second full year of kayaking. #whitewaterkayaking #kayaking #idaho #washington #oregon #kayak #edit #2023 #gorge #salmon #spokane #swimming #highlights #dagger #code #supernova #waka #goat
The Farmlands | White Salmon River | 2.5 ft
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The beauty of the Bottom combined with the difficulty of the Orletta. New favorite half-day trip on the White Salmon. Thanks Nick for making the kayaking look better than usual. Put In: Sunnyside Road Put-In Take Out: Green Truss Bridge Class: IV-V American Whitewater Reference: www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/2269/main #white #salmon # river #kayaking #farmlands #sco...
To Kayak Is To Swim | Upper Wind River (PFD) | 4.7-4.9 ft
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Three sport day! Kayaking, swimming, and a little bit of rock scrambling! Put In: Hemlock Road Bridge Take Out: High Bridge Class: IV-V American Whitewater Reference: www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/2273/main #washington #kayaking #dagger #code #columbia #river #gorge #hood #river #white #salmon #upper #wind #ramshorn
Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 750 CFS
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Last paddle of the summer. The Supernova makes anything fun. Class: IV Footage Taken: 8/31/2023 #kayaking #whitewater #idaho #payette #river #staircase #dagger #supernova #summer
Lower 5 Warmup - N. Fork Payette River | Houndstooth Through Otter Slide | 1000 CFS
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This section is most fun I've ever had in a boat. Put In: Houndstooth Rapid Take Out: Below Otter Slide Rapid by Bridge Class: IV #kayak #northfork #payette #warmup #lower5 #dagger #code #houndstooth #otterslide
Cabarton | N. Fork Payette River | 3300 CFS
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Pretty chill run, even at high water. Always a fun time in a slicy boat. Put In: Cabarton Bridge Access Take Out: Smith Ferry / Cougar Mountain Lodge Class: III Footage Taken: 5-14-2023 Flow Rate: 3300 CFS
Kayaking 50 Miles In A Day | Upper S. Fork Payette | Grandjean Through The Canyon
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We ran the entire top half of the South Fork of the Payette in a day, 48.9 miles in total. A long day and a hell of a mission. I (a moron) left my helmet at the bottom and missed the first 9 miles while scrambling back to camp, so shout out Wes for the clean lines and the great footage. Insanely gorgeous, too. I tried my best on the rapid names. Altogether an incredibly good time with tha homie...
Hood River | Dee Bridge to the Hood River Marina | 4.5 ft
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Fun and continuous whitewater, and it's really pretty. Put In: Dee Bridge Take Out: Hood River Marina (the bottom lol) Class: III-IV American Whitewater Reference(s): www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/1515/main www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/2870/main Footage Taken: 4-8-2023
The Canyon - S. Fork Payette River | 4000 CFS
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The Canyon - S. Fork Payette River | 4000 CFS
Lower White Salmon | Husum to the Columbia - White Salmon River | 3.25 ft
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Lower White Salmon | Husum to the Columbia - White Salmon River | 3.25 ft
High Water SZN | Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 8100 CFS
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High Water SZN | Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 8100 CFS
Middle White Salmon | BZ to Husum - White Salmon River | 3.25 ft
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Middle White Salmon | BZ to Husum - White Salmon River | 3.25 ft
Shaking Some Rust Off | Upper Main - Payette River | 1400 CFS
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Shaking Some Rust Off | Upper Main - Payette River | 1400 CFS
Beating The Workweek Blues | Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 1000 CFS
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Beating The Workweek Blues | Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 1000 CFS
Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 1550 CFS
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Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 1550 CFS
Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 520 CFS
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Staircase - S. Fork Payette River | 520 CFS
Playboating the Cabarton - N. Fork Payette River | 1730 CFS
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Playboating the Cabarton - N. Fork Payette River | 1730 CFS
Christmas Staircase(ish) - S. Fork Payette | 640 CFS
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Christmas Staircase(ish) - S. Fork Payette | 640 CFS
Winter Rock Dodging - Slalom + Main Payette River
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Winter Rock Dodging - Slalom Main Payette River
Fall Mank - Main Payette River | 830 CFS
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Fall Mank - Main Payette River | 830 CFS
Lower Main Salmon River - Day 4 | 3500 CFS
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Lower Main Salmon River - Day 4 | 3500 CFS
Lower Main Salmon River - Day 3 | 3500 CFS
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Lower Main Salmon River - Day 3 | 3500 CFS

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @sethezekielwest
    @sethezekielwest 26 днів тому

    Let it be known that the rando eating it at 0:18 is in fact no rando at all, but me. The seal launch button on my controller wasn't working that day.

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 26 днів тому

      😂 the controller is tough sometimes

  • @여행젤라
    @여행젤라 27 днів тому

    Thank you for sharing your video! I had to subscribe to your channel. I became the 337rd friend. Have a great day my friend ~❤🤗

  • @matthowarth4498
    @matthowarth4498 Місяць тому

    Good video if you like watching dicking around in a kayak.

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW Місяць тому

      You're on a kayaking channel...

    • @matthowarth4498
      @matthowarth4498 Місяць тому

      @@FORTRANWW Sorry. I saw a raft. A raft is that big thing that packs all you shit! Literally! But I guess this really a river maggot channel! I look forward to your reply!

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW Місяць тому

      @@matthowarth4498 what?

    • @matthowarth4498
      @matthowarth4498 Місяць тому

      @@FORTRANWW Is that the best you can do?

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 28 днів тому

      What are you on about man?

  • @mikecuriak6140
    @mikecuriak6140 Місяць тому

    Some of my favorite river on the planet right there. Not likely to be green clear water like that again (at runoff or after rains) for a long, long time after the fires up there this summer. The one you called "Little Surprise" is what most people call Alcatraz.

  • @mikecuriak6140
    @mikecuriak6140 Місяць тому

    3.25' on the stick gauge, or the USGS online gauge?

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW Місяць тому

      Husum stick

    • @mikecuriak6140
      @mikecuriak6140 Місяць тому

      @@FORTRANWW Thx. Would you happen to know exactly what day you ran this? Trying to learn the correlation between the stick and online gauge. Thx.

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW Місяць тому

      April 7th 2023

  • @RICHIEV333
    @RICHIEV333 Місяць тому

    Marriage may take my life... But it will NEVER TAKE MY FREEDOM!!! (Congratz)

  • @williamrichmond8237
    @williamrichmond8237 Місяць тому

    Fun creative edit!

  • @NickWright255
    @NickWright255 Місяць тому

    Dropping HEAT

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks Місяць тому

    Man that was sick! Great lighting at Husum. The perfect way to start my wedding day 🤠

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW Місяць тому

      Congrats buddy! Love ya

  • @curly6688
    @curly6688 2 місяці тому

    You beast, Nick! Such a clean edit

  • @ubertuna1
    @ubertuna1 3 місяці тому

    Classic run. Once I swam out of my playboat at Husum and my bare foot touched the bottom under the falls, never will forget that

  • @isaacchrisman1345
    @isaacchrisman1345 3 місяці тому

    You may have forgotten this from your last swift water course but never Never NEVER go to rescue someone’s boat if it means you miss a sick boof like that

  • @NickWright255
    @NickWright255 3 місяці тому

    God that guy is such an impressive kayaker

  • @ADVJunkie
    @ADVJunkie 4 місяці тому

    Always liked it a little higher 1800 a little less bony and still fun. Thanks for taking us along. 🤘🤙

  • @Roys_Drones
    @Roys_Drones 4 місяці тому

    Liked and Subscribed, thanks again from the mountains of Garden Valley Idaho!

  • @michaelcarter3149
    @michaelcarter3149 5 місяців тому

    Great video bro. You like the Code? I have a phantom and really not liking the smooth "edges". Unfortunately med rewinds aren't easy to come by around here lol

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 5 місяців тому

      Thanks man! I love the Code, although I've always wanted the fairly soft edges to be just a tad sharper and less hidden away up on the underbelly of the boat. I'll probably switch to an Indra at some point just for the increased speed and more aggressive edges!

    • @michaelcarter3149
      @michaelcarter3149 5 місяців тому

      @FORTRANWW ya it just makes it way more responsive. I got use to a Antix, so going from that to the phantom, it's like driving a bus lol. I really want to try the indra though.

  • @collinmabe5510
    @collinmabe5510 5 місяців тому

    I like this video because it helps a ton

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 7 місяців тому

    Great mashup. Such a sick week!

  • @ZachMacKayak
    @ZachMacKayak 8 місяців тому

    Happy birthday

  • @NickWright255
    @NickWright255 8 місяців тому

    I've said it before, I'll say it again. That guy rips

  • @torrieandtodd
    @torrieandtodd 8 місяців тому

    What a cracking looking river, I’m sure no two days will ever be the same on it. More line choices than you could poke a stick at 😊 Great video.

  • @AlaskaB83
    @AlaskaB83 8 місяців тому

    It might sound weird but if you lick the lens of your gopro then dunk it in the river, water wont bead up on it nearly as easily. Dane shared that trick on his channel and it works pretty dang well

  • @jackmannschreck726
    @jackmannschreck726 8 місяців тому

    Wow that water is absolutely MOVIN! Looks like a super fun trip!

  • @nickmiller671
    @nickmiller671 8 місяців тому

    great river vibe, well done

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 7 місяців тому

      Appreciate it!

  • @mfryer100
    @mfryer100 8 місяців тому

    Rocking the single poggie! Nice!

  • @cameronfox4393
    @cameronfox4393 8 місяців тому

    Really good video but I don't understand why you had to euthanize the dog at the end

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 8 місяців тому

      LMAO what the hell 😂😂😂😂

    • @cameronfox4393
      @cameronfox4393 8 місяців тому

      @@FORTRANWW Maybe I'm mistaking this for a Hell's Canyon video I saw

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 8 місяців тому

      @@cameronfox4393 you are most certainly mistaken 😂

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 8 місяців тому

    Do you write this guys script beforehand? Or do you have a mic in his ear telling him what to say?

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 8 місяців тому

    Too much kayaking. Needs more floofs.

  • @theandrewsterling
    @theandrewsterling 8 місяців тому

    What are your camera settings? I’m shooting on the DJI action 4 in 4K 60 D-Log M with Rocksteady and I turn down the sharpening in-camera. I’m editing/Color- Grading in Davinci and exporting in ProRes 422 but I can’t seem to get the same quality when I upload to UA-cam. 🤷🏼‍♂️ not sure what I’m doing wrong lol.😂 Just not quite as crisp as yours

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 8 місяців тому

      I shoot 4k30, standard color profiles in most cases. Turning the sharpening down is great, and removes a lot of the oversharpened GoPro "look" that you see commonplace in a lot of videos. I wouldn't personally worry about uploading a huge ProRes 422 file (not that I haven't done it), but more so that UA-cam is going to compress the everliving hell out of whatever you upload. In my opinion it's more important to specify a high encoding bitrate, especially with the amount of movement and fine detail present in action sports POV. If you can tell me which of my videos are uploaded in ProRes 422 (there is only one) then I will be impressed! UA-cam murders everything of a requisite quality down to whatever internal 4K codec they've developed, so I wouldn't worry too much about formatting. h.264 veryslow, high bitrates, and be sure your audio isn't being compressed, and the rest will figure itself out.

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 8 місяців тому

    Well done. You'll have to show me down this summer

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 8 місяців тому

    The only Wapah! was when he lost his paddle at the log. More Wapah!s

  • @NickWright255
    @NickWright255 8 місяців тому

    Wow that guy rips

  • @charlesshober8840
    @charlesshober8840 9 місяців тому

    that was boring all ez so

  • @brian7812
    @brian7812 9 місяців тому

    Sick edit! Hit me up on your way through Spokane next time!

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 9 місяців тому

      thank you! will do!

  • @glacialerraticmedia
    @glacialerraticmedia 10 місяців тому

    This is definitely my favorite paddling channel. You ever come to montana or idaho? I wanna start bringing the big camera out and making some proper ww movies

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 10 місяців тому

      I appreciate that a ton! Live in Idaho, travel around the PNW to paddle! Montana is definitely on the checklist. Just got a new mirrorless camera recently, going to be awesome to make content with!

    • @glacialerraticmedia
      @glacialerraticmedia 10 місяців тому

      @@FORTRANWW come out to bigfork for whitewater fest last weekend of may

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 10 місяців тому

      We'll see what happens around that time! Might be in North Idaho running some stuff up then!

    • @glacialerraticmedia
      @glacialerraticmedia 10 місяців тому

      @FORTRANWW I'll be on the loch first week of June too!

  • @Greenie.208
    @Greenie.208 10 місяців тому

    Unreal. What a beautiful place to be.

  • @ZachMacKayak
    @ZachMacKayak 10 місяців тому

    Shrig

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 10 місяців тому

    Siiick

  • @porterajeti
    @porterajeti 10 місяців тому

    "Challenge accepted!" -2024

  • @Adventure_kayak
    @Adventure_kayak 10 місяців тому

    Incredible!

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 10 місяців тому

      Thanks dawg! Glad you enjoyed the vid

  • @Juicemaster-i5l
    @Juicemaster-i5l 10 місяців тому

    Honest comment...I really like this channel

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the videos.

  • @budnixon
    @budnixon 10 місяців тому

    how long of a float it comes to be with that high flow? Wow

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 10 місяців тому

      Honestly you zoom pretty hard at that high of a flow. We took our time going downriver and made it easily in 4 days!

  • @brian7812
    @brian7812 11 місяців тому

    Such a blast 🤘

  • @williamrichmond8237
    @williamrichmond8237 11 місяців тому

    One pogie? 😂

  • @followingrj
    @followingrj 11 місяців тому

    Scorch power 🔥

  • @ConorKayaks
    @ConorKayaks 11 місяців тому

    You should have Nick's POV more in hopes to hear more cackle laughs

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 11 місяців тому

      It's so fun to edit and hear him losing his mind the whole time 😂

  • @SirJustonian
    @SirJustonian 11 місяців тому

    This is an awesome video guys. I really want to try creek boating like this (if that's what this is called). I'm 40 years old and very active. I have white water rafting experience and sea kayaking experience. I have always wanted to get into the rapids like this it just looks like so much fun. Do you have any good guide outfits up in your area there you recommend? I am smart enough to know this should never be done alone. I live over on the coast in Astoria. Thanks. Rad ass video.

    • @NickWright255
      @NickWright255 11 місяців тому

      I have two companies I'd recommend for three different purposes. If you just want to go on a guided rafting trip in the Columbia gorge, Wet Planet offers trips down the White Salmon. If you want an intro to kayaking class, Wet Planet also offers those. If you want white water rafting instruction to improve your rafting skills, Northwest Rafting Company offers both large class and private rowing instruction.

    • @SirJustonian
      @SirJustonian 11 місяців тому

      @@NickWright255 Thank you!

  • @theandrewsterling
    @theandrewsterling 11 місяців тому

    Sick. I have the Medium and I love it! What is your height/weight for the large?

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 11 місяців тому

      Nick is something like 6'2" and 215?

    • @NickWright255
      @NickWright255 11 місяців тому

      Try 230, I'm fat now

  • @theandrewsterling
    @theandrewsterling 11 місяців тому

    Is that the scorch X?

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW 11 місяців тому

      Large Scorch

    • @brentwade9346
      @brentwade9346 11 місяців тому

      @@FORTRANWW Not the best boofing boat in the world, but it absolutely blows over or through anything in its path ;-)

    • @NickWright255
      @NickWright255 11 місяців тому

      @@brentwade9346 idk what large scorch you were paddling, shit boofs like a dream

    • @brentwade9346
      @brentwade9346 11 місяців тому

      @@NickWright255 You find the Large boof like a dream? I found it a bit on the heavy side...prefer how the Steeze boofs. Love it anyway, but your skills surely outclass mine as a newer boater.

  • @powskier
    @powskier Рік тому

    I don't get leaving pogies on the paddle if you aren't even going to use them.

    • @FORTRANWW
      @FORTRANWW Рік тому

      Thought my hands would be colder than they ended up. Just how she goes