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- Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:18 am
- Forum: Arizona & New Mexico
- Topic: Grand Canyon
- Replies: 28
- Views: 24373
Re: Grand Canyon
I did something really fun, with great people, in a beautiful place - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... river.html
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Grand Canyon of the Colorado
I did something really fun, with great people, in a beautiful place - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... river.html
- Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:53 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: BACKraft by AIRE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3620
BACKraft by AIRE
https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/252688_10152729939398256_4669793156661077624_n.jpg?oh=ad1e80c7e5c2c9785b52d1e6f7334458&oe=54C4C2C5 In 2015 AIRE will introduce the lightest, self-bailing, whitewater-worthy watercraft the world has ever seen. Check it out - http://forrestmcc...
- Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:23 pm
- Forum: Guide Books
- Topic: Southern Utah
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3381
Southern Utah
The possibilities of linking packrafting with desert hikes, canyoneering, and mountain biking are limited only by one's imagination. Below is a link to a guide for some of the classics that is intended to help with logistics, provide useful links, predict stream flows, and inspire you to explore eve...
- Sun Mar 09, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: South America
- Topic: Southern Ice Field Traverse: A new packraft classic?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8091
Re: Southern Ice Field Traverse: A new packraft classic?
Crossing Lago O'Higgins in packrafts is impressive and bold. Well done. Inspiring journey.
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Packrafting 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RDEUUb8ZCY&list=UUUzcHnZE8xFkPyR6lc27Lgg&feature=share The video includes footage from Tasmania's Franklin River; Idaho's Jarbidge and Bruneau rivers; Wyoming's South Fork of the Shoshone River, Thorofare Creek, Buffalo Fork River, Wiggins Fork of the Wind River, Gra...
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:10 am
- Forum: South America
- Topic: Aysén Region of Chile
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2584
Aysén Region of Chile
I recently completed a 2-week and 275+ mile packrafting tour of Central and Southern Patagonia. Starting near Balmeacede, Chile and ending in El' Chaltén, Argentina, I paddled the Río Ibíñex, Río Chacabuco, lower Río Baker, and Río de las Vueltas. This region is a packrafting wilderness paradise wit...
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:30 pm
- Forum: South America
- Topic: Torres del Paine: Grande q
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2892
Torres del Paine: Grande q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1NBXz7SM0&feature=youtu.be The Torres del Paine National Park, located in southern Chilean Patagonia, encompasses a mystical landscape of granite walls and spires, chaotic glaciers, windy lakes, and numerous rivers, cascades, and waterfalls. The trekking route that ...
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Torres del Paine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1NBXz7SM0&feature=youtu.be The Torres del Paine National Park, located in southern Chilean Patagonia, encompasses a mystical landscape of granite walls and spires, chaotic glaciers, windy lakes, and numerous rivers, cascades, and waterfalls. The trekking route that ...
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:00 pm
- Forum: South America
- Topic: El Chaten, Patagonia
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2992
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:09 am
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: A ten pound "backpack foldable kayak"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2119
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:30 pm
- Forum: Utah & Nevada
- Topic: Labyrinth Canyon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1643
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
- Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:16 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Russian Packraft
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4890
Russian Packraft
Check out the Packraft Dandelion - http://www.marshruty.ru/Photos/Photos.a ... 1f181869da
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 6:46 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Two-Pound Packrafting Kit
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2250
Two-Pound Packrafting Kit
I recently completed an 80-mile traverse of the Wind River Range that required negotiating several lakes walled-in by massive granite cliffs. The majority of the route was trail-less and crossing these lakes by packraft the most efficient means of travel. The route also involved cross-country scramb...
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:29 pm
- Forum: Guide Books
- Topic: Yellowstone National Park
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2054
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is the heart of more than 20,000,000 acres of the wildest country left in the continental United States. Yellowstone also contains the largest concentration of wild and free flowing rivers. Administered as Wilderness, the Park is mostly roadless, untrammeled, and a potentia...
- Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:21 pm
- Forum: Wyoming
- Topic: Packrafting Wyoming's Wildest Corner
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4839
Re: Packrafting Wyoming's Wildest Corner
It was Moe Witschard's van who was with us.
- Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Packraft Discrimination
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8969
Re: Packraft Discrimination
I received that information from Kelly the river manager. I would call ahead of time to be sure. There attitude towards packrafts apreas to be in flux. I would call ahead of time.
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:45 am
- Forum: Wyoming
- Topic: Packrafting Wyoming's Wildest Corner
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4839
Packrafting Wyoming's Wildest Corner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CfIg_hBlS0 The Du'Mor' packrafting route starts in the Dunoir near Dubois and finishes on the Buffalo Fork River near Moran, Wyoming. The route links three wilderness rivers by crossing three high mountain passes (including the continental divide) through the most re...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Du'Mor' — Packrafting Wyoming's Wildest Corner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CfIg_hBlS0 The Du'Mor' packrafting route starts in the Dunoir near Dubois and finishes on the Buffalo Fork River near Moran, Wyoming. The route links three wilderness rivers by crossing three high mountain passes (including the continental divide) through the most rem...
- Sat May 18, 2013 4:11 am
- Forum: Utah & Nevada
- Topic: Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2014
Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoOPs8v8-h8 Paddling the Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers requires navigating long committing desert canyons filled with rattlesnakes, mandatory portages, sharp raft piercing rocks, poison ivy, and a healthy population of insects. It‘s also one of the most beautiful and th...
- Sat May 18, 2013 4:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers, Idaho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoOPs8v8-h8 Paddling the Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers requires navigating long committing desert canyons filled with rattlesnakes, mandatory portages, sharp raft piercing rocks, poison ivy, and a healthy population of insects. It‘s also one of the most beautiful and th...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:24 am
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: 9 Days + 3 Passes + 3 Rivers = 3 Traverses
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1577
9 Days + 3 Passes + 3 Rivers = 3 Traverses
I had nine great days on the South Island with 3 traverses that included descents of the Landsburough, Waiatoto, Havelock and Rangitata Rivers.
Check it out - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... aland.html
Check it out - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... aland.html
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Packrafting 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKNb9Wi4kgw It was a stellar year for packrafting. Starting with a whirlwind tour of Bosnia and ending on the Salmon River of Return it's was a full year of non-stop whitewater fun. If this year is even half as fun as last year, good times will be had. Thanks to all m...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:10 am
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: The Franklin
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3689
Re: The Franklin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXUytM5kErs For over a 120 Kilometers the Franklin River flows from Tasmania's Central Plateau through deep limestone and quartzite gorges and dense rainforest of beach trees and Huon Pine to its confluence with the Gordon River. This wild and turbulent river is the h...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Franklin River
66707231 For over a 120 Kilometers the Franklin River flows from Tasmania's Central Plateau through deep limestone and quartzite gorges and dense rainforest of beach trees and Huon Pine to its confluence with the Gordon River. This wild and turbulent river is the heart of the Franklin-Gordon Wild R...
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
How to embed a YouTube Video
I hear folks are having trouble imbedding YouTube Videos. I've had trouble too. I've been doing the end run around this technical difficulty by going into edit mode of previous YouTube posts and copying the html YouTube code. I then replace the older YouTube link with the new one. I use the longer o...
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Posting YouTube Videos
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1569
Posting YouTube Videos
I hear folks are having trouble imbedding YouTube Videos. I have had trouble too. I've been doing the end run around this technical difficulty by going into edit mode of previous YouTube posts and copying the html YouTube code. I then replace the older YouTube link with the new one. I use the longer...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:01 am
- Forum: Idaho
- Topic: Salmon River of Return
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4856
Salmon River of Return
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Vct40gQBg The massive 2.36 million acre Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is one of the largest protected wildlands in the contiguous United States. Combined with the adjacent Gospel Hump Wilderness and surrounding Forest Service roadless areas, it is ...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Salmon River of Return
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Vct40gQBg The massive 2.36 million acre Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is one of the largest protected wildlands in the contiguous United States. Combined with the adjacent Gospel Hump Wilderness and surrounding Forest Service roadless areas, it is ...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:43 pm
- Forum: Wyoming
- Topic: Buffalo Fork River
- Replies: 2
- Views: 68763
Re: Buffalo Fork River
I had one on. Though the first three times I ran the Buffalo Fork was before I used a helmet when packrafting.
Andy forgot his. Thought about lending him mine so he would set a good Youtube example. But thought better of it.
Andy forgot his. Thought about lending him mine so he would set a good Youtube example. But thought better of it.
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:40 pm
- Forum: Montana
- Topic: Bob Marshall Wilderness
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7195
Re: Bob Marshall Wilderness
Unlikely the North Fork of the Sun will have enough water in August.
Rock Creek is a dirty little creek. Best to use the trail.
Rock Creek is a dirty little creek. Best to use the trail.
- Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:47 am
- Forum: Wyoming
- Topic: Buffalo Fork River
- Replies: 2
- Views: 68763
Buffalo Fork River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYrIbinP2JU The Buffalo Fork drains the high plateau country of the southern end of the Absaroka Range within the Teton Wilderness. This high country provides enough lingering snowmelt to allow boating late into the summer. The Buffalo Fork, including both the North a...
- Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Buffalo Fork River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYrIbinP2JU The Buffalo Fork drains the high plateau country of the southern end of the Absaroka Range within the Teton Wilderness. This high country provides enough lingering snowmelt to allow boating late into the summer. The Buffalo Fork, including both the North a...
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:06 pm
- Forum: Montana
- Topic: Bob Marshall Wilderness
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7195
Bob Marshall Wilderness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5WQTcRXo4 The Bob Marshall Wilderness extends for 60 miles along the Continental Divide that separates the Flathead and Sun River drainages. Starting on July 3, 2012 at the Benchmark Trailhead Tom Turiano, my six-month old border collie, and I spent five days connec...
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Bob Marshall Wilderness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5WQTcRXo4 The Bob Marshall Wilderness extends for 60 miles along the Continental Divide that separates the Flathead and Sun River drainages. Starting on July 3, 2012 at the Benchmark Trailhead Tom Turiano, my six-month old border collie, and I spent five days connec...
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:09 pm
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: 2011 Yak 4-Sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1573
Re: 2011 Yak 4-Sale
Sold.
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:40 pm
- Forum: Idaho
- Topic: Bitch Creek
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3502
Bitch Creek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssZ5v5cfvE Over several million years the Yellowstone Supervolcano blanketed eastern Idaho in hundreds of feet of volcanic ash or tuff. Nearby, the Teton River and Bitch Creek drain the snowy western flank of the mighty Teton Range. The rivers have carved their way t...
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Bitch Creek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssZ5v5cfvE Over several million years the Yellowstone Supervolcano blanketed eastern Idaho in hundreds of feet of volcanic ash or tuff. Nearby, the Teton River and Bitch Creek drain the snowy western flank of the mighty Teton Range. The rivers have carved their way t...
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:40 am
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: 2011 Yak 4-Sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1573
2011 Yak 4-Sale
Red 2011 Yak with custom "Dial Style" spray deck. Asking $700. Call 307-733-3742 or email forrestmccarthy@hotmail.com
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:34 am
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Packs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3801
Re: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Packs
Grasshopper,
It is not a "waterprroof" pack. You still need to line it with a light weight dry bag. It carries weight well and after 10 months of heavy use is still holding up.
It is not a "waterprroof" pack. You still need to line it with a light weight dry bag. It carries weight well and after 10 months of heavy use is still holding up.
- Wed May 30, 2012 9:28 am
- Forum: Utah & Nevada
- Topic: Bruneau River
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3315
Bruneau River
Fed from melting snow in the Jarbridge Mountains in Northern Nevada, the Bruneau River System has cut a magnificent labyrinth of deep canyons through ancient lava and sagebrush-steppe. The basalt canyons are up to 1,200 feet deep and often so narrow rivers run wall to wall. In 2009 the primitive and...
- Wed May 30, 2012 9:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Bruneau River
Fed from melting snow in the Jarbridge Mountains in Northern Nevada, the Bruneau River System has cut a magnificent labyrinth of deep canyons through ancient lava and sagebrush-steppe. The basalt canyons are up to 1,200 feet deep and often so narrow rivers run wall to wall. In 2009 the primitive and...
- Thu May 24, 2012 2:49 pm
- Forum: Wyoming
- Topic: Packrafting Guide to Jackson Hole
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7965
Packrafting Guide to Jackson Hole
Great rivers, creeks and lakes, many of them roadless and therefore ideal for packrafts, surround Jackson Hole. From scenic wilderness floats to steep creeking to serene mountain lakes there’s something for everyone. May through early July snowmelt creates a packrafting paradise. After the snow is a...
Bosnia
Bosnia’s rugged Dinaric Alps create a colossal karst landscape populated by snow clad mountains, gushing springs, steep crystal clear creeks, emerald green rivers, lush valleys, primeval forests, wolves, bear, ancient architecture, and a complex culture and history. The origin of the name Bosnia dat...
- Tue May 15, 2012 5:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Bosnia
Bosnia’s rugged Dinaric Alps create a colossal karst landscape populated by snow clad mountains, gushing springs, steep crystal clear creeks, emerald green rivers, lush valleys, primeval forests, wolves, bear, ancient architecture, and a complex culture and history. The origin of the name Bosnia dat...
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
YouTube is an integral part in the evolution of the sport of packrafting and is a place for the packrafting community to share experiences and inspire others. This playlist highlights some of the most influential and inspiring films of the last six years, IMHO. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P...
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Packs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3801
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Packs
Hyperlite Mountain Gear (HMG) is making some really cool packs out of Cuben Fiber that are great for packrafting. HMG’s roll down closure for the top of the pack is feature I am particularly found of. HMG packs wisely lack the common design of a draw sting and top lid. Instead they employ a simple, ...
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:18 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Packs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 20061
Re: Packs
Hyperlite Mountain Gear (HMG) is making some really cool packs out of Cuben Fiber. HMG’s roll down closure for the top of the pack is feature I am particularly found of. HMG packs wisely lack the common design of a draw sting and top lid. Instead they employ a simple, secure and proven dry-bag style...