January 31, 2010
Karl Kohagen, Kokatat’s Northwest rep and Scout leader, demonstrated his river skills to the Troop to prep for whitewater rafting trips later in the year: “The largest concentration of bald eagles outside of Alaska gather along the banks of the Skagit River to feast on winter salmon runs every year during the months of December and January.
Boy Scouts from Troop 7 (Mukilteo, WA) braved the winter cold to float down this northern Washington state river. Unfortunately this year we were a little late and didn’t see as many eagles as some years. It was a great opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy a great day floating a river.” Photos courtesy of
Eric Jacobsen.
November 12, 2009
Kokatat sales rep Suzanne Hutchinson reports from New England.
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Images provided by Coastal Maine Kayak
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Coastal Maine Kayak, located on the river in the quaint New England town of Kennebunkport, Maine hosted Suzanne Hutchinson, New England Kokatat sales rep, on Saturday, November 7 for an all day workshop on “Dressing for Success”. The day began with a cold start but as the sun came up, it warmed to about 55 with very little wind and the Portland Buoy was reading 48 degrees. It was perfect day to acclimate paddlers to the start of the cold water paddling season. About 20 or so eager paddlers arrived to enjoy the day. We began inside and discussed different dressing options and everyone learned how to get in AND back out of a dry suit. After suiting up, we headed out to the docks to get on the water. We paddled up river to a sandy bank where we could experiment with wet exits, rolling and just getting wet. After everyone felt comfortable, the 16 of us headed up river for a beautiful paddle with the falling leaves.
See you on the water!
Suzanne
