Alseseca Race Final

Now it is all over.  The race has been raced, the awards have been distributed, the party has been enjoyed, and most of the racers have departed for their homes.   All the LAKS students have flown back to the states.  You can see the results on the alseseca.com website.  Eric Deguil from France won,  Isaac [...]

Alseseca Race

  This coming Saturday, January 14th, is the 4th annual Alseseca River race in Tlapocoyan, Veracruz, MX.  Tom is on-site with a group of LAKS paddlers, training to be part of the race.  Anticipating the race, I asked him for the latest news: “Isaac Levinson,  Eric Deguil, Pablo McCandless,  and Isidro Sobranes seem to be [...]

AMAZING waterfalls trip video by Todd Henry

4th Annual Alseseca Race 1/14/12

Led by instructors Tom McEwan and Pablo McCandless, 7 stalwart and stout-worthy LAKS adventurers are headed down to Tlapocoyan, Veracruz to take part in the 4th Annual Alseseca Race.  There is a short and a long course to the race… although it could be called long and longer.  The fastest times last year were 8 [...]

Instructor Highlight- Thomas Esch

May 6, 2011 started off like the previous four weekends did. The entire LAKS youth team was on the Cheat River, playing around in their boats, getting warmed up. But this was not another practice day. It was the day of the Cheat Race. After the chaos of the mass start had cleared up, another [...]

Instructor Highlight- Ashley Nee

If you have ever been to the Feeder Canal, near Lock 6 of the C&O canal, then you most likely have seen Ashley Nee. This is where she trains with the US National Canoe/Kayak Team, usually paddling twice a day. She lives less than a half mile away so, when not paddling, you might catch [...]

Instructor Highlight- Simon Braun

At 19, he might be young, but Simon Braun is one of our brightest instructors and an awesome paddler!   Like many of you, Simon first discovered kayaking in a recreational boat. He learned to paddle with his father and later, with Tom at Liquid Adventures. Simon was drawn to whitewater because of the “The [...]

The FULL story: Advanced Waterfalls trip

Full Trip Report from the Liquid Adventures Advanced Waterfalls Trip with Tom McEwan, Thomas Esch, Memo Guiloche and Todd Henry Day 1, Micos Cascadas, Nov. 13 We are having a great time in Mexico! This place is absolutely beautiful. I woke up this morning to see great mountains all around. I crawled out of the [...]

Why are those poles hanging over the river? and other questions about slalom

What is slalom kayaking? Officially called Canoe Slalom by the  International Olympic Committee, slalom is a sport where paddlers try to complete a whitewater course through gates strung over the water with the fastest time possible.  An official course is 18- 25 gates, 6 of which must be upstream.  A course often takes elite paddlers [...]

Dickerson Workout and Lessons on Sunday 11/13- Not Saturday

Because a fire and rescue squad is using the Dickerson course along with us this weekend we are changing the date for our workout. Please meet at the gate at the usual time, 12:15 pm on Sunday 11/13, not Saturday 11/12. Happy Paddling!

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