The Roaming Dials

Over on the Alpacka Forum “Esben” posted a response to Tim Johnson’s Roll where he referenced “Paddling Regression”s comments on thigh st...

We know that packrafts are real boats. The main problem has been that we users have not been seen as real boaters. Packrafts have been perc...

One of the great things about packrafting is you can feel like an explorer -- and not just on landscape crossings or the steep creeks an...

Tim Johnson schooled me in real hucking at Turnagain Pass when he dropped and I spilled Tin Can's Tea Cups on Saturday evening. The Tea ...

The clear, warm waters of the Talkeetna Canyon fully met my expectations. Perhaps the rapids fell short of what JT had pictured, but they l...

We had warm, dry weather with the Talkeetna gauge (above the RR) reading in the 4500-5000 cfs range -- ideal for packrafting. Here are the ...

It's amazing the effect that other people have on me. Even three decades after my first alpine climb with Carl Tobin, I still kick steps...