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Conservation • Access • Events • Adventure • Safety BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS Mar/Apr 2014 CALIFORNIA REJECTS B.C. HYDRO AS “GREEN” ENERGY SOURCE Celebrating 60 years of AW and A Less is More Perspective on Creeking Where will a take you next? WHITEWATER | TOURING | FISHING · JACKSONKAYAK.COM A VOLUNTEER PUBLICATION PROMOTING RIVER CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND SAFETY American Whitewater Journal Mar/Apr 2014 – Volume 53 – Issue 2 Columns 5 The Journey Ahead by Mark Singleton 50 News & Notes: M.A.C.K.fest 51 Whitewater Poetry by CDR Teague Swaim, USN StewardshIP 6 Protecting Rivers Across the Border by Megan hooker & Dave Steindorf 8 Wild Olympics Legislation Reintroduced by Thomas O’Keefe 10 The Wait is Over for the Upper American River Project By Theresa L. Simsiman 12 AW Access Updates by Kevin Colburn FEATURE ARTICLES HISTORY 14 The Ebb and Flow of American Whitewater by Sue Taft 19 Personal Profile: Corny King REMEMBRANCE 22 The Dead Kayakers Club by Richard Montgomery RIVER VOICES 27 Little Luck and a Lot of Preparedness by Frank Preston CREEKING 33 A New Perspective on Creeking by Ron Lodders 35 What’s Wrong with This Picture? by Mike Bezemek 38 Unknown Alabama: Yellow Creek by Adam Goshorn Love & Whitewater 42 Just Add Water by Patti Rutka INSTRUCTION 44 Teaching the Kayak Roll by John Amtmann & Reece Gendreau Where will a take you next? British Columbia’s wild rivers like Ashlu Creek, shown Publication Title: American Whitewater Issue Date: Mar/Apr 2014 on the cover, will not be dammed to create hydropower Statement of Frequency: Published Bimonthly for California residents after the California Energy Authorized Organization’s Name and Address: American Whitewater Commission ruled in January that B.C. hydropower P.O. Box 1540 does not meet the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standards. Cullowhee, NC 28723 American Whitewater and its partners in the California Hydropower Reform Coalition have worked hard to help achieve this river stewardship victory. WHITEWATER | TOURING | FISHING · JACKSONKAYAK.COM Photo by Benjamin Holzman PURPOSE RIVER StewardshIP: processes, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, whitewater rivers, as well as river recreation, empowerment of volunteers, public outreach and conservation, access, and safety. This is accomplished AN Integrated Approach education, and, when necessary, legal action. through our bimonthly AW Jour nal, a monthly e-news, americanwhitewater.org, paddling events, educational RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to whitewater Our mission: “To conserve and restore America’s events, and through direct communication with rivers pursuant to the guidelines published in its whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities the press. to enjoy them safely,” is actively pursued through official Access Policy, AW arranges for river access our conservation, access, safety and education efforts through private lands by negotiation or purchase, Together, AW staff, members, volunteers, and affiliate under the umbrella of River Stewardship. The only seeks to protect the right of public passage on all rivers clubs can achieve our goals of conserving, protecting national organization representing the interest of and streams navigable by kayak or canoe, encourages and restoring America’s whitewater resources all whitewater paddlers, American Whitewater is the equitable and responsible management of whitewater and enhancing opportunities to safely enjoy these national voice for thousands of individual whitewater rivers on public lands, and works with government wonderful rivers. agencies and other river users to achieve these goals. enthusiasts, as well as over 100 local paddling AW was incorporated under Missouri nonprofit club affiliates. SAFETY: AW promotes paddling safely, publishes corporation laws in 1961 and maintains its principal AW’s River Stewardship program adheres to the four reports on whitewater accidents, maintains a uniform mailing address at PO Box 1540, Cullowhee, NC 28723; tenets of our mission statement: national ranking system for whitewater rivers (the phone 1-866-BOAT-4-AW (1-866-262-8429). AW is International Scale of Whitewater Difficulty) and tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal CONSERVATION: AW’s professional staff works publishes and disseminates the internationally- Revenue Service. closely with volunteers and partner organizations recognized American Whitewater Safety Code. to protect the ecological and scenic values of all whitewater rivers. These goals are accomplished EDUCATION: AW shares information with the through direct participation in public decision-making general public and the paddling community regarding American Whitewater Journal Staff Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIrectors Charlie Walbridge, Honorary Carla Miner Editor Ambrose Tuscano [email protected] Membership Director Brent Austin P.O. Box 913, Soda Springs, California 95728 Bruceton Mills, WV West Valley City, UT e-mail: [email protected] Lexington, KY [email protected] Graphic Design/Production/Photo Editor Megan Seifert [email protected] Courtney Wilton [email protected] Bob Nasdor Chris Bell Assistant Editors Erica J. Seifert, Barry Tuscano Portland, OR NE Stewardship Director [email protected] Contributing Writers Sudbury, MA Asheville, NC Mark Singleton, Megan Hooker, Dave Steindorf, Thomas [email protected] O’Keefe, Theresa L. Simsiman, Kevin Colburn, Sue Taft, Richard BOARD OFFICERS Rich Bowers Montgomery, Frank Preston, Ron Lodders, Mike Bezemek, Adam Thomas O’Keefe Goshorn, Patti Rutka, John Amtmann, Reece Gendreau, [email protected] President: Chris Bell Pacific NW Stewardship Director Teague Swaim Bellingham, WA Vice President: Courtney Wilton Seattle, WA Photo Contributors Benjamin Holzman, Steve Rogers, Gwen Barlee, Thomas O’Keefe, Ed Clark Secretary: Susan Hollingsworth [email protected] Lincoln, VT Theresa L. Simsiman, Gary Johnson, Kirk Sisson,Bart Hauthaway, Elliott Jeff Paine Brandon Knapp, Clarke Stanley, Ron Lodders, Carla Lodders, [email protected] Mike Bezemek, Levi Rhodes, Adam Goshorn, Melissa Herrick, Treasurer: Trey Coleman Outreach Director John Amtmann Trey Coleman Asheville, NC At Large: Christopher Hest and Events / Advertising Coordinator Jeff Paine Knoxville, TN [email protected] phone 828-398-0321 [email protected] Brian Jacobson e-mail: [email protected] Mark Singleton Kent Ford Executive Director Safety Editor Charlie Walbridge kent2003@performancevideo. 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Newport, Oregon 4 americanwhitewater.org THE JourNEY AHEAD ver the last three years, the staff to modify our current, custom solution. website will be easily improved and cost and Board of Directors behind Additionally, this audit recommended that effectively maintained for years to come. American Whitewater have whichever team we selected to perform Obeen taking a deep dive into overhauling this overhaul we should endeavor to Additionally, we’ve taken a pragmatic our website and online tools. This project complete the entire project with one team approach to deciding which features our has not been taken lightly; it’s a significant at one time. future site will have. This means that commitment of resources that has long- after careful consideration, we elected to term implications for how we communicate To further augment our audit and careful drop some unpopular features from the with you, our members. 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