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I did something really fun, with great people, in a beautiful place - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... river.html

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I did something really fun, with great people, in a beautiful place - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... river.html

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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...

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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...

forrestmccarthy

Crossing Lago O'Higgins in packrafts is impressive and bold. Well done. Inspiring journey.

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Very cool - http://www.ultraleicht-trekking.com/for ... ?f=9&t=796

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You can learn more about this adventure at - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... anyon.html

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You can learn more about this adventure at - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... anyon.html

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Check out the Packraft Dandelion - http://www.marshruty.ru/Photos/Photos.a ... 1f181869da

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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...

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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...

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It was Moe Witschard's van who was with us.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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I had nine great days on the South Island with 3 traverses that included descents of the Landsburough, Waiatoto, Havelock and Rangitata Rivers.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Sold.

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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...

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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...

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Red 2011 Yak with custom "Dial Style" spray deck. Asking $700. Call 307-733-3742 or email forrestmccarthy@hotmail.com

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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, ...

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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...

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