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JUL/AUG 2019
ABOUT THE COVER:
PUBLISHER’S NOTE|
Fred Hope fell in love with wind sports at a young age and hasn’t looked back for a minute. He is a true waterman and also
an experienced wind athlete who can jump on any board and rip it. This is his third cover in just one year. Fred just scored
the (online) June/July cover of KSurf Magazine, an international publication. Last July he was on the cover of Windsurfing
Now on a foil windsurfer. This notoriety will hardly get him noticed on the campus of the University of Washington like a
football or basketball star. His first year in college is done and now he has all summer to progress and impress in the wind
scene around the world. We are stoked to have him as our feature interview for the 2019 “Water Issue”.
While most American kids were going through the daily grind of being told what they need to learn to succeed in life, Ke-
aton Green was able to forge his own path and experience the vibrant culture of a forigen country. Keaton left Sisters High
School for a few months in his senior year to study in Costa Rica and enjoy the awesome surf that he had read about and
watched in videos. Located between Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica enjoys a stable economy and is considered one
of the safests countries in Central America. Keaton details his experience so well that you could close your eyes and feel
like you were there with him.
Since this is the annual “Water Issue” I decided to beef up the fishing section. We have heard from many of our readers that
Edmond Wadeson’s articles are enjoyable and very informative so we have another of his poetic fishing chronicles. I have
been around “throwing” my entire life so when I found out Oregonian and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser’s life revolved
around fishing I decided I needed to find out more about him and his passion for fishing. Jeremy Nelson has also been
around fishing most of his life and now that he’s not dealing with a retail store seven days a week he will have more time to
get back to his roots. Gary Cima has taken his love of fishing and is allowing others to come along for the ride; his fun and
unique fishing art is capturing the eyes of many followers.
Jen Kjellesvik and her daughter, Jasi, planned a Bend getaway in Hawaii for six months. The reason was to give Jasi a life
experience in a different culture before her busy teen years started. Just before leaving to Hawaii the unthinkable happened
and the trip of a lifetime took on new meaning as life’s curveballs kept coming. This article is one of the deepest most heart
wrenching we have ever published. The trip became a lesson in healing: mentaly, emotionally, and spiritually. Today the girls
are back in Bend, still healing but with the help of the amazing blue waters of Hawaii in a much better place.
-Neil Korn
”Kiteboarding has been around for a while now,
yet wind/water sports including kiteboarding
continue to evolve and change. Young riders like
Fred Hope creatively push what’s possible, set-
ting the bar for the next generation of rippers...”
-Richard Hallman
1443 NW Juniper Street
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 241-0305
PUBLISHER
Neil Korn
[email protected]
EDITOR
Chris Shredwards
[email protected]
CONTENTS|
PAINTED HILLS IS VERY OFF LIMITS FOR MTN BIKING
Our May/June cover created some controversy. At first look many
people assumed it was Painted Hills (John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument) in Eastern Oregon. In fact it was not, and the
photo was taken in a legal location not to be named or encouraged
as a mountain bike “spot”.
The fact remains the Painted Hills is a great place to road bike on
paved roads and hike on designated trails only. Mountain Biking
is very off limits there and can end in big fines for doing so. There
are plenty of great mountain bike trails all over Oregon to keep you
busy for a lifetime.
Kate Meyer is a ripper on her mountain bike or snowboard. Luckily,
she is good friends with Trevor Lyden, one of the best photogra-
phers around. The pair are always shooting photos helping Kate
progress women’s mountain biking. This cover of Kate has been
one of our most talked about covers of all time. In fact, Kate is the
first ever woman to grace an Outdoor Oregon cover. So, in many
ways this issue created much needed history and a little contro-
versy.
-Neil Korn | P: Trevor Lyden
6NEWS
10GET2KNOW| AXEL HOVORKA
14ADVENTURE TRAVEL| COSTA RICA
16FEATURE| FRED HOPE
26POSTER| KAI HUGGIN
28SUPPAUL
29PLACES| SUMMERTIME PADDLES
30YOUTH OF THE RIVER WAVE
34RIVER WAVE SCIENCE
35LAIRD HAMILTON IN PERU
36LIFE AFTER SKJERSAA’S
37ART| LIVING RIVER STUDIO
38ART| TOPO TRAIL MAPS
40FISHING
44AN OCEAN STORY
46HEALTH
47FILM| SURF FILMS
48EVENTS
SALES MANAGER
Christy Miranda
[email protected]
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Brian Zager
[email protected]
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Caleb Ely
Contributing Writers
Dr. Oliver Wisco
Edmond Wadeson
Keaton Green
Judy Shasek
Gary Cima
Trevor Crosta
Jen Kjellesvik
Senior Contributing Photographers
Mike Albright
Pete Alport
Richard Hallman
Trevor Lyden
Contributing Photographers
Conor Smith
Asa Silver
Keaton Green
Scott Huggin
Austin White
SUP Paul
Jen Kjellesvik
Tim Pham
Tilt Shift Photo/Branding
Blake Miller
David J. Hood
Bryan Metcalf Preez
Chris Tran
Mo Lelii
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