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Paddleboarding makes a splash Two local shops sell and rent boards
often appear to have achieved an otherworldly status as light waves rolled over her board. “It certainly is peaceful and relaxing, even on by: Karen hrissy Gove a busy lake like Bossick cut a sleek Redfish,” she said. figure as she It can be a jolt skimmed across Redfish stumbling across a surfLake, stretching out to take board in a landlocked backlong strokes with her long-shaftcountry ski shop like Ketchum’s ed paddle as motorboats buzzed Backwoods Mountain Sports. by a couple hundred feet away. But stand-up paddleboard“Look,” said one man, looking ing, also known as stand-up up from the beach where he’d paddlesurfing, is one of the fastbeen sunning himself. “Is that est growing sports worldwide, woman walking on water?” according to surfer magazines, Not quite. said Backwoods sales represenBut the Ketchum woman did tative Casey Schaefer.
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The industry is approaching $10 billion in sales as the sport is catching on even in landlocked mid-America. Even Costco started selling stand-up boards this summer. Paddleboarding challenges participants with a balancing act that strengthens the muscles of the legs, buttocks, stomach, back, shoulders and arms. Triathletes are using them for cross-training. And some yoga instructors are even conducting classes on paddleboards, according to The Wall Street Journal. Though Pacific Islanders and Venetians have long stood in boats using poles or pole-like paddles, the most contemporary
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Chrissy Gove brakes on her paddleboard. Paddling and balancing uses more leg and core muscles than you’d think, she says. Photo: KAREN BOSSICK/TWP
6th Annual
SunValley Spiritual Film Festival September 16 - 19, 2010
Exploring the Human Spirit Through the Illuminating Power of Film
For Complete schedule of Films, Events and Special Guest Speakers visit www.svspiritualfilmfestival.org 208.788.9729
Hooves over Hokies By KAREN BOSSICK
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etchum residents Julie and Richard Dahlgren will return in triumph today after surviving Monday night’s hard-hitting contest between the Boise State Broncos and the Virginia Tech Hokies. But their first stop will probably be for a hearing aid. “I’ve seen a lot of football games, but that was definitely the loudest stadium I’ve ever been in. The Hokies are very noisy and they’re also very physical, jumping up and down. You couldn’t hear yourself think,” said Julie Dahlgren, Blaine County School Board president and a student at BSU where she is studying for a doctorate in educational policy. The couple spent nearly three days traveling on a train from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C. Then they joined some 20,000 other Idahoans clad in blue and orange seeing the D.C. sights as they awaited the big game. At FedExField, which at 85,000 seats is nearly three times the size of BSU’s 32,000seat stadium, Julie found herself texting to family and friends, including Boise School District clerk Laurie Kaufman who kept looking on TV for the BSU cap that is always firmly planted on Richard’s head. Julie was not alone –everyone, she said, was texting and taking pictures with smart phones between plays. But Dahlgren pulled her fingers away from the phone during the final drive that resulted in a 13-yard game winning touchdown from Kellen Moore to Austin Pettis with seconds left. “I kept my fingers crossed during that play,” she said. Was she nervous? “I was calm, very calm. That drive was classic BSU—very calm. It’s admirable to be that calm in those circumstances.” twp
inside: BUZZ ON VACATION, PG 7 | FILM FESTS, PG 10 & 11 | THE DUSTY TRAIL, PG 16