Mark Blaine

When he isn’t running rivers. Mark Blaine is a writer and the editor of Forest Magazine, published in Eugene, Oregon. An award winning newspaper editor and reporter, he teaches writing at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, as well as kayaking workshops on the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

Scott Shipley has been racing kayaks for twenty-one years and dominating the sport for ten. He is a three-time World Cup Champion, eight-time consecutive National Champion, three-time Olympian and three-time World Silver Medalist. A native of Poulsbo, Washington, Scott now lives in Georgia.