eNRG Kayaking Blog Posts

Kayaking with Confidence

Hi, I’m Elijah Hiltebrand, I’m a 16-year-old whitewater kayaker. Since my mother married my stepdad Steve Gass when I was 6, whitewater has been a

Creating a Community

I have been canoeing my entire life, a journey concluding at Junior World Championships in the Olympic sport of slalom which showed how multiple countries

The Restoration of Goat Island

Goat Island is home to native deer and heron rookeries. It is also home to invasive blackberries and ivy which seek to capture the island

Artworks on the Water

With a promised heatwave in the forecast, I decided to hit the garage for a quick clean and organizing before the summer got too hot.

Slalom on the Santiam

Whitewater slalom is a timed obstacle course consisting of gates to create a path to paddle through. On March 9, eNRG Kayaking, with the help

Journey into the Jungle III

eNRG Kayaking’s trip to Ecuador started out with us being coworkers. It ended with us being so much more. From my very first step out