Downriver Booty

by Eugene Buchanan May 5, 2010

Presenting the best gear for getting wet in the Rockies Predator Lee The Predator’s shell features high-impact Ralvek thermoplastic for stiffness and safety, while a closed-cell waterproof foam liner dissipates impacts. The lid’s rear adjustor dials in fit, as does a pad kit for customizing. $100; predatorhelmets.com Liquidlogic Speedloader Throwbag A throw rope is the [...]

Stream of Consciousness

by Eugene Buchanan May 3, 2010

Live in Steamboat and your life becomes attuned to the rhythms of the Yampa—floods, droughts, families, goodbyes, subcontractors and of course boating, lots of boating. THE FLOOD My Dutch oven foretells the year to come. I’d last used it to bake a pineapple upside-down cake on the San Juan River. Now, it’s mocking the Archimedes [...]