Kayaking with Tunes

I just got an H2O Audio waterproof ipod holder. Now I can listen to music while kayaking. It's real nice!

Kayaking High School Cleans up at Golden Rodeo

Yesterday Team Huge attended the Golden Rodeo event at the Clear Creek Play Park in Golden Colorado. This event is a series of rodeos that take place every Wednesday for six weeks straight. I was amazed at the organization of the event, the spectator turnout, and the talented kayaking community here in the city of Golden.

This competition included a rodeo and a boater-cross team event. Team Huge had five competitors in the rodeo and everyone participated in the boater-cross. The boater-cross included a short flat water sprint, then a run across a field up some stairs then racing back down twisting slides, then finished off with a down river paddle through the Golden Whitewater Park. This event can be summed up with one word, FUN!

In the rodeo Team Huge had a good showing. In the junior class Huge took first, second, and third out of an extremely talented field. Golden has a handful of talented juniors who was contenders and can “throw down.” Third place went to local hero Zach Mitchell who is leading the Golden Series point race. Alex Mohn found himself in second and threw one of the few trophy moves of the event, a McNasty. First place went to up and coming fifteen year old Chris Miller from Maryville, TN. Chris has traveled with the school for the past year and was awarded the most improved paddler at the end of this previous school year. Not only did Chris win the juniors but he also took first place in a talented Men’s expert class. Chris’ rides included cartwheels both ways, loops, air flips, and space godzillas.

Photo by: Jason Aytes

Colorado Tour 06

I have found myself in Colorado and neighboring states again this summer touring with The Academy of Huge Experiences. I’m co-leading the trip with Spencer Cooke and we are accompanied by talented team of junior athletes. Due to Colorado’s awesome play and guaranteed water Colorado is a world known destination for kayakers during summer months. Some of the places we’ll be traveling include: Clear Creek Park-N-Play near Denver; Salida for Fibark, and other local runs on the Arkansas River; Jackson Hole Wyoming and the great surf on the Snake River, Montrose Colorado and the famous Montrose wave; and many more.

The past couple of days we have been based around Evergreen Colorado and staying with the Mitchell Family. I would like to give a big thanks to the Mitchell Family for hosting eleven kayakers in their comfortable, mountain home. Zach Mitchell has shown us his local gems of play spots and we have had three days of amazing play boating.


Photo by: Chris Miller

The New River Academy Graduation

School's out and the graduation ceremony was elegant. Here's a picture of my co-workers and me. These guys were great to work with and really made work an enjoyable experience.
Pictured from Right to left: Jason Aytes, Scott Wooten, Mark Przybysz, and Hutch Brown.

Huge Experiences Tours Washington D.C.

The school year has come to an end and summer break has begun. The New River Academy of Huge Experiences finished the school year by taking a tour of our nation’s capital. In Washington D.C we witnessed war protest and an Iraq War memorial that was displayed in the mall. The war memorial had one pair of boots on the ground for every American life loss during the war. A shocking reality, here is a photo.


The school also had the chance to visit a D.C fire hall and we got a V.I.P tour from Dennis, a friend of English teacher Scott Wooten. The fire hall was an awesome time and we able to slide down the fireman pole. Yipp-eee!