Big News! First Friday & the Fourth!

We will be open tonight for First Friday! Oh yes, and did we mention we have new air conditioning units?? So, if you're looking for a cool place to duck into, swing by and say "hi"! We've got new boats, new gear, new clothes, new shoes - a little sumthin' sumthin' for everyone - come check it out.

Now for the REALLY, REALLY, REALLY big news! We have a new on-water demo & rental center down at the marina! How big is that?? And to celebrate we've been working around the clock (almost) to get it all shined up so you can come down and join us for the 4th. Bring your boat or borrow one of ours, hang out in the bay & watch the Hood River firework extravaganza from just about as close as you can get! We'll be firing up the grill around 7pm - bring your own grillables but no worries if you forget. We'll have hot dogs, soda, chips, etc. for all.

p.s. With all of this fantastic heat and no wind, be sure to bring mosquito repellent. Apparently they've been loving this weather too.

Paddling the Yukon

The Yukon River Quest starts at noon today - 460 miles from Whitehorse to Dawson City. If you missed the NBC coverage of it on Jeep World of Adventure June 6th, be sure to pick up a copy of this month's Sea Kayaker for a great article by K1 racer, Brad Pennington.


Yukon River Quest site
NBC Jeep World of Adventure

Good luck to all 77 teams competing! We think you're a bit mad.

Teva Extreme Games

I know certain people that feel Europe is best traveled somewhere between doing all the 3rd world trekking your body is capable of & hitting the nursing home. I would like to offer this as Exhibit A for why you travel Europe before you pick up the cane:



Looks like the folks at Teva have been busy putting on great events across the pond as well as here.

Where the party is tonight

It's on!



What: Rage-a-thon
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8:00pm
Where: Everybody's Brewing

See ya' there!

Just a friendly reminder...

Make up an excuse. (Need one? Call the shop. We've got plenty of 'em.) Get out of work early. Come play with us on the White Salmon! 5:15 @ Husum Falls. Groups on the Middle & Lower.

The Latest from Team Pyranha

In case you don't spend as much time checking out paddling blogs as we do (and we DO set the bar pretty high), you should make sure that Team Pyranha's blog is on your short list. Great pictures and thoughts from some of the worlds best paddlers on all their recent adventures: the Teva Mountain Games and road trips in Canada, the US & Europe. Definitely worth making your 5 minute coffee break more like 15 or 20 minutes.

Incidentally, word on the street is that there's a new Pyranha playboat coming out this fall. We'll be keeping our eyes and ears open and will pass on any beta we get our hands on. In the meantime, the creekin' is ON here in the PNW and you know we love us some Pyranha creek boats!

Get Yourself a New Rack!

Yakima is steppin' it up this year to help kick off the outdoor season. Wait.. isn't "outdoor season" all year long..? Well then, in honor of those less fortunate who only get to play in the summer, Yakima is hookin' everyone up with a $30 mail in rebate on every base rack system (towers + crossbars) purchased in the month of June (that's the 1st - 30th). Go, Yakima!

Oh - and just 'cause we think he's super dreamy & thought this would be a good time, the first person to mail us with the name of the model in this photo gets a $25 gift certificate for the KayakShed.com to help out with that rack or anything else you need for your next adventure.

Here's a close up for the ladies: