Elements Tour

Since we have been back in Montana the white-water scene has been in full throttle. Our friend Seth Warren and his nature propelled fire engine, "Baby" have been touring around helping headline many events in Missoula and elsewhere in Montana during this time. Oriana and I amongst a few others hopped in "Baby" and joined the Elements Tour for a long weekend. We headed north through the Flathead Valley and continued the slow journey around the magnificent Flathead Lake until we reached Big Fork, MT for the annual White-Water Festival (pretty big deal in these parts). Big Fork is a place we often drive through or past on alternate routes, but this was our first time making it a destination. Each year the dam is released and the "Wild Mile" flows rapidly along the Swan Rio, furthermore giving all us redneck, river rats another excuse to camp out and run the rio. When we weren't held up at "Baby" relaxing, we were embarking in many other adventures such as hiking up stream to get photos or just watch the carnage. It was just a few days, but like many events of this stature we were able to see many old friends and make new ones as well. Along with many other things happening on the Elements Tour, Seth and Kavu brought in a couple of Japanese artists from Tokyo to do some live murals at a few recent events. We got a chance to hang out with these guys and take them for a booze cruise float down the Clark Fork in Zootown. Later Oriana, Ashley and I invited all Seth and his friends from the Tour over for dinner and drinks. Here are some pics!