Hey sister sending biscotti soon. Thanks for watching.

Very kind. I was taught by amazing Guides…I’m still working on the amazing part myself. 🛶

If/when you learn to pole each rapid as a river Guide you can see the entire line at once in 35-50 yards at a time. This skill changed my life as a Guide. I knew not everyone would get it. But it was given to me by a poler and Guide and I had to pass it on.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you so much! Miss you Amy!

The fall colors we’re beautiful.

Upper Cobbossee stream, I’m running poling classes there next summer. Schedule coming out soon.

Very welcome

Thank you! Will do!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks 👍

Yes. Time always moves slower in a rapid.

It’s instructional for those who my be new to the game . Thanks Lisa, this will help me on those bigger sets of fast H2O

Thanks for watching and commenting. While I am a lady, it’s 3 Minutes with a Maine Guide. I have young Guides contact me all the time for tips on how to run a group through a rapid….All your boats and gear you’ve spent whatever you had on. This technique practiced on the small rapids you can perfect in big water. You can’t learn proper technique by going from one “Oh s$&t moment to the next. I can’t tell you how many times one of my bow “paddlers” has literally been a mother holding a baby in her lap. There’s a lot at stake as a River Guide.

@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide You explained it perfectly well in the video-very useful, informative, great pace of delivery and as always great content. If people cannot understand your instruction its a reflection on them and not on you. I hope one day to be able to come to the USA and learn paddling properly and when that day comes I'd be blessed to have a teacher like yourself...keep up the great work!

This is an attitude I hear from people who think they know more than everybody because they went and did a thing one time. Lisa is an educator for all levels and even learned paddlers have opportunities to learn more if they exercise humility. Also, in my guiding experience the people who seek our services the most are often the least at-home in the natural world. Being able to ascertain and anticipate the shortcomings or special needs of the crews or passengers is critical to managing the safety of groups of people on the water…which is really what this video is about; managing people of disparate skill-levels.

Excellent tutorial, I've run fast water for years with experienced and novice paddlers, and have used this technique without even realizing it. Another benefit is that you can almost just steer thru the eddies with minimal effort and its alot of fun.