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the thing that really drives me the most

the thing that really drives me the most is exploratory kayaking paddling down

is exploratory kayaking paddling down

is exploratory kayaking paddling down these rivers that have never been

these rivers that have never been

these rivers that have never been paddled before our goal here is to

paddled before our goal here is to

paddled before our goal here is to paddle the headwaters canyon of the

paddle the headwaters canyon of the

paddle the headwaters canyon of the Chitina River this unrung section

so the headwaters canyon of the Chitina

so the headwaters canyon of the Chitina River is really a new Canyon ten years

River is really a new Canyon ten years

River is really a new Canyon ten years ago was covered in ice and now because

ago was covered in ice and now because

ago was covered in ice and now because of the glacial retreat of the Logan

of the glacial retreat of the Logan

of the glacial retreat of the Logan glacier were now able to access

basically the only little landing strip

basically the only little landing strip that we could find was this hundred yard

that we could find was this hundred yard

that we could find was this hundred yard long gravel bar so one at a time we had

long gravel bar so one at a time we had

long gravel bar so one at a time we had to strap our kayaks to the bottom of

to strap our kayaks to the bottom of

to strap our kayaks to the bottom of this small bush plane and then our pilot

this small bush plane and then our pilot

this small bush plane and then our pilot shuttled us up there one at a time so of

shuttled us up there one at a time so of

shuttled us up there one at a time so of the course of the un– run 12-mile

the course of the un– run 12-mile

the course of the un– run 12-mile canyon we really didn’t know exactly how

canyon we really didn’t know exactly how

canyon we really didn’t know exactly how much we would be Porgy but there’s a

much we would be Porgy but there’s a

much we would be Porgy but there’s a couple Rapids we portaged they were

couple Rapids we portaged they were

couple Rapids we portaged they were really pretty pretty scary and you know

really pretty pretty scary and you know

really pretty pretty scary and you know if we were to make a mistake on either

if we were to make a mistake on either

if we were to make a mistake on either one of those Rapids it could have been

one of those Rapids it could have been

one of those Rapids it could have been fatal

fatal

fatal do you know in an expedition of this

do you know in an expedition of this

do you know in an expedition of this caliber can be kind of high-stress but

caliber can be kind of high-stress but

caliber can be kind of high-stress but when you’re out there with a bunch of

when you’re out there with a bunch of

when you’re out there with a bunch of your close friends who are all in their

your close friends who are all in their

your close friends who are all in their 20s it’s pretty exciting and we keep it

20s it’s pretty exciting and we keep it

20s it’s pretty exciting and we keep it pretty lively

I’ve never been anywhere that felt

I’ve never been anywhere that felt nearly as remote as the headwaters

nearly as remote as the headwaters

nearly as remote as the headwaters canyon with the chin the river no human

canyon with the chin the river no human

canyon with the chin the river no human influence at all

I love paddling around on classic rivers

I love paddling around on classic rivers that have been run hundreds and

that have been run hundreds and

that have been run hundreds and thousands of times but what’s most

thousands of times but what’s most

thousands of times but what’s most unique to me as a professional kayaker

unique to me as a professional kayaker

unique to me as a professional kayaker is when I get into the middle of nowhere

is when I get into the middle of nowhere

is when I get into the middle of nowhere that no one has ever been before and it

that no one has ever been before and it

that no one has ever been before and it just makes you feel really alive

I guess some people really do not

I guess some people really do not understand it and I like why why are you

understand it and I like why why are you

understand it and I like why why are you doing this

doing this

doing this can’t you just do something else of your

can’t you just do something else of your

can’t you just do something else of your life