a little about me

I guess it is fair to post some info about myself.  so others can see the background that i am coming from. 
so here goes. 
I mostly run rivers. However i have been devoting a lot of my paddling time to learning flatwater playboating moves. 
I have run a few local rivers thus far. Some are the Lackawanna River, Susquehanna River, Lackawaxen River. I also have some canoe experiance in the  Clarion River in western,PA.   

the current boats i own are as follows:
2011 Jackson RockStar .  This is strictly a rodeo style playboat.  it is 6 ft long and weights just about 30lbs.  This is my newest boat.  I use this boat for playing in certain river features, currently i am learning to do flatwater tricks with it.  moves such as plowing enders, stern squirts, bow stalls, and other types of moves.  Spray skirt required.  deck size xl.   rated for 180 to 260lbs... large model

2006 Liquid Logic CR250.  This is a river runner/playboat crossover.  6ft 7inches long.  just over 32 pounds.  Great boat for surfing waves, and running rapids.  Rolls easy, this boat gets the bow underwater and stands up verticle fast.  but i use it mainly for running down rivers.  This was my first whitewater boat.  spray skirt required.  deck size large  rated for 180 to 250lbs

2001 Liquid Logic Skip.  This boat is very small.  anyone above 5ft 10 need not apply.  It was given to my son for when he gets big enough to fit it.  It is about 6ft 5inches long.  requires a spray skirt, deck size large.  the skip, has huge rockers, it has very very little volume.  super slicey ends, that make it want to blunt, and bounce and cartwheel all the time... very hard boat to get used to paddling.  steep sides, make it more diffacult to roll than newer playboats, but still extremely fun.  rated for a 100 to 140lb person.

2010 Perception Swifty.  This is my leisure runner.  a 9 foot 6inches long recreational boat.  large cockpit.  tons of storage space for long trips.  handles swift rivers up to class 2 well.  just likes to fill with water too fast as the larger waves break over the bow.  great all around boat.  rated for 300lbs.

All my spray skirts are Snap dragon Exp brand, and are available at  colorado kayak.com.
some of my other gear includes.  an ADVENTURE TECHNOLOGY EDDY paddle, with a bent shaft and carbon shaft .  I also never paddle any moving water without my pfd, shred ready helmet and Kokatat dry top.

My interest and love of kayaking actually started on a vacation with my wife.  We took a cruise to Alaska a few years back.  One of the ports of call was in Prince Rupert, Canada.  We actually planned a kayak trip as part of one of the excursions off the boat.  We kayaked across the bay, and into some sacred tribal land.  we came face to face with bald eagles, seals and some whales.  We landed on a beach and had some hotdogs over fire.... and the love of kayaking began.

I decided to start this blog, to find others to enjoy the sport with, although recreational kayaking exsits all around here, there are not too many that know of the sport of whitewater kayaking. 
I actually encounter a lot of people who see my jackson on top of the car, and ask what the hell that thing is....lol  so hopefully this blog with inform some and entice their spirits to get out and enjoy a different, adreneline rushing side of mother nature......

i would love to hear some great stories of others while in their boats..... always interesting to hear about what others see out there......