Leland

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Date registered: January 3, 2012

Latest posts

  1. Memory lane – 15 years of Pyranhas — July 28, 2011
  2. Some New Mexico Action — June 7, 2010
  3. 2010 Burn Review — March 31, 2010
  4. We finally made it to Chile! — December 23, 2009
  5. Washington photos — July 30, 2008

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Jul
28

Memory lane – 15 years of Pyranhas

This year’s 40 year anniversary of Pyranha has me reminiscing about times gone by and all of the fun that I’ve had in Pyranha boats over the last 15 years. I thought I would take a little walk down memory lane through my progression of various boats with some photos and video clips – it’s …

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Jun
07

Some New Mexico Action

We recently got to spend a few days in New Mexico, hitting some classic sections on the Rio Grande as well as the legendary Embudo. Here are a couple pictures from the trip, or you can check out the full report at: www.RiverGypsies.com Chris Roberts doing some yard work on Sleeping Beauty in his Mow-Lawn. …

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Mar
31

2010 Burn Review

I’ve put a review of the 2010 Burn up on our website, with a rundown of some of the new features and how it handles compared to the old Burn. Check out my take on this smooth paddling, mank loving, creeking machine! www.RiverGypsies.com Leland switching edges in the 2010 Burn. Mac McGee airing out Watauga …

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Dec
23

We finally made it to Chile!

Andria and I have made it down to Pucon WITH OUR KAYAKS!!, and had some great adventures along the way. Here are a few pics from the Rio Claro – you can read the full trip report at www.RiverGypsies.com Leland’s 3rd paddle stroke in Chile – 7 Teacups on the Rio Claro. Jeff Robinson on …

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Jul
30

Washington photos

We were joined for a week this summer by a group of friends for some of our favorite Washington runs. Here are a couple of pictures from the Cooper – you can check out the full report from Fall in the Wall and Cooper at www.RiverGypsies.com. Andria at Norm’s Retreat. Me at Wall of Voodoo.Doug …

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Jun
25

Canyon Creeks

We recently got to hit the Canyon Creek in Oregon and the Canyon Creek in Washington, as well as run some fun drops on the East Fork Lewis. You can check out the full report at www.RiverGypsies.com. Here are a couple of nice pictures taken by Trip Kinney on Canyon Creek, Washington: Andria on a …

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May
12

West Virginia / Cheat Fest trip report.

Hi all! We are frantically packing to leave for the West today, but have stuck a quick report that Andria wrote about last week up on our website. Go to www.RiverGypsies.com for the full report. Andria styling Wonder FallsPhoto by Leland

Jan
08

Back from Mexico Creeking Clinics

In December, we headed down to Mexico to teach creeking for two weeks at the Huasteca Secreta resorts in San Luis Potosi state. Here are a couple of pics from two of the rivers – the Ojo Frio and the Cascadas Micos. All of our students had a great time paddling the fleet of Pyranha …

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Aug
30

BC trip report

Our final destination this summer was BC for some creeking in our favorite area to vacation for boating. Here are some shots from BC this summer, and you can read the full report at www.RiverGypsies.com. Andria running the Nozzle on the Nahatlatch. Jared airing out the Recoil at Skook. Leland on Callaghan Creek.Photo by Bo …

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Jul
02

More Washington Action

Our latest update from Washington includes the classic Little White Salmon and Top Tye Rivers, as well as some great river running on the White Salmon and the Cispus. Enjoy these two Top Tye shots, or feel free to check out the whole report at www.RiverGypsies.com Leland at Monkey Cage on the Top Tye.photo by …

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