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About Me

I live in the Tri Cities (dry shitties) with my dog Rio. Most weekends I try to escape, either kayaking, mountainboarding, snowboarding, climbing, or some combination of those things, often followed by nights around the campfire with good friends and good beer. During the warmer spring and summer months I spend weekday evenings out at the river kayaking or with the band practicing and writing. I love to explore new places, but rather than traveling the world, I prefer to use my time and effort exploring the wonders in my own backyard playgrounds, the Cascade and Olympic mountains.

My Interests

Whitewater, Kayaking, Rafting, Snowboarding, Mountainboarding, Scuba Diving, Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Tarp Tents, Dutch Ovens, Camp Cooking, Music, Guitar, Bass, Punk Rock, Singing in my Car, Singing While Drunk

I'd like to meet:

I'm generally a friendly person, and I'm open to meeting just about anybody. That said, I mesh best with Kayakers, Rafters, and other river rats.

Music:

The Hollowpoints, Hudson Falcons, Pressure Point, 800 Octane, The Adhesives, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, You Tell Us

Movies:

Mountainboard Video Magazine, the Twitch series, zombie movies, horror movies, spoof comedies

Television:

I don't watch much TV.

Books:

Jeff Bennett's Guide to Washington Whitewater (2nd ed.),Touching the Void, umm....topo maps, do maps count?

My Blog

Professor Paddle Ball, 2006

Okay, so I was gonna post a blog all about the Professor Paddle Ball last weekend, but my computer keeps jumping back a page and erasing it, so instead I'm just gonna throw some of the pics up here. ...
Posted by Yotes on Wed, 31 May 2006 07:42:00 PST

East Fork of the Lewis, March 15th 2006

Having weekdays off can make things a little more difficult sometimes. Finding people to boat with is one of those things made more difficult midweek. Despite such setbacks, Pete and I ran...
Posted by Yotes on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:13:00 PST

More kayaking pictures

Did another run on the kalama yesterday, took it slow and got pictures of all the main drops. Allen at the put in Allen at the bottom of the boulder garden An ice covered cliff ...
Posted by Yotes on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:57:00 PST

Lower Kalama (III+) (also posted on LJ)

The lower gorge on the Kalama River in southwest Washington is one of my favorite places to be. With class 3 and 4 rapids in a deep gorge that has a scenic and remote feel despite the fact that ...
Posted by Yotes on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:17:00 PST