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Editor-in-Chief

Apr 17
12 min

As My Father Fades

Our Editor-in-Chief is grappling with the inevitable loss of his father. He tries to sort through it with this piece.

395 views

Editor-in-Chief

Apr 9
8 min

How the Mighty Have Bailed

Ever get ahead of yourself? Yeah, our Editor-in-Chief has too. This time, it happened during a climbing trip to Zion National Park.

1,600 views

Editor-in-Chief

Apr 2
9 min

The Symphony of Morning Boat Loading

Dust, rubber and chaos. This is a sensory experience.

2,270 views

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 25
10 min

The Vision Explained

The EIC lays it all out, explaining why TDL exists, and what our goals and aspirations are. If ambition bothers you, don't read.

264 views

An Ode to the Best Dirtbag Dive Bar in the West

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 19
10 min

An Ode to the Best Dirtbag Dive Bar in the West

In any great river town, there is a dive bar the guides get to call their own. This is the story of the best there ever was.

1,410 views

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 12
16 min

The Domestication of a Dirtbag

Read this to find out how a dirtbag set aside his player ways and fell for a civilian. Our Editor-in-Chief is lovesick, bro.

245 views

I am Powerful. I am Inevitable. I am Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 1
8 min

I am Powerful. I am Inevitable. I am Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Our Editor-in-Chief plans to conquer the world. And he's gonna do it with a cold PBR in hand

252 views

Editor-in-Chief

Feb 26
6 min

Tip Your Fucking Guide

Just do the right thing. Please. We're begging you.

749 views

Editor-in-Chief

Feb 19
4 min

Raft Guides Review YOU

What if raft guides got to write reviews for their customers?

1,234 views

Editor-in-Chief

Feb 12
7 min

Ski Town Landlords Are Lizard People

The government will deny this, but there's evil afoot in the mountains. And it's cold-blooded.

1,374 views

Editor-in-Chief

Feb 4
14 min

Don't Sweat the Technique

In my early twenties, I was a self-obsessed loser whose primary concern was conning everyone into thinking I was doing well. A friend’s...

483 views

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 25
10 min

I Shit My Pants on a Boat in Montana

I have been locked in a battle of wills with my gastrointestinal system for as long as I can remember. Usually, my bowels win. At 5 years...

459 views

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 19
7 min

Red Eye Til' I Die

My extended family are bottom-of-the-barrel, counterfeit, cowardly, sacks of shit. I won’t name them. Despite their lack of spines, and...

250 views

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 18
4 min

The Aliens Want You on Skis

A dear friend, known to his social media following as Homie Rafiki, recently called me from Montana. We caught up as traveling dirtbags...

188 views

Heavy B and The Great Chicken Massacre of 2018

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 15
11 min

Heavy B and The Great Chicken Massacre of 2018

Most people will never admit to having ever felt anything other than love for their dog. For a time though, I despised mine. Heavy B is a...

173 views

Bare Midriffs, Flannels and Football: A Post Covid-19 Dream

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 1
5 min

Bare Midriffs, Flannels and Football: A Post Covid-19 Dream

It’s half past noon on a Sunday in September. You rise from a deep tequila-induced slumber, the stale taste of last night’s heaters...

261 views

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 1
15 min

A Dance with Demons and Delusion

I’ll spare you the self-aggrandizing horseshit about “finding the strength to talk about this” or whatever. Instead, I’ll just come out...

450 views

How to Handle Every Type of Dirtbag River Rat

Editor-in-Chief

Jan 1
4 min

How to Handle Every Type of Dirtbag River Rat

Whitewater presents a laundry list of hazards and potentially life threatening scenarios. But if you’re planning on becoming a guide,...

529 views

Editor-in-Chief

Dec 31, 2020
6 min

Hank, Meet Boat Eater

As a rookie raft guide I had many nightmares involving Boat Eater. Vacations ruined, children injured or permanently scarred, and a few...

1,149 views

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As My Father Fades

How the Mighty Have Bailed

The Symphony of Morning Boat Loading

The Vision Explained

An Ode to the Best Dirtbag Dive Bar in the West

The Domestication of a Dirtbag

I am Powerful. I am Inevitable. I am Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Tip Your Fucking Guide

Raft Guides Review YOU

Ski Town Landlords Are Lizard People

Don't Sweat the Technique

I Shit My Pants on a Boat in Montana

Red Eye Til' I Die

The Aliens Want You on Skis

Heavy B and The Great Chicken Massacre of 2018

Bare Midriffs, Flannels and Football: A Post Covid-19 Dream

A Dance with Demons and Delusion

How to Handle Every Type of Dirtbag River Rat

Hank, Meet Boat Eater

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