In June of 2015 NRS launched our first ever social media campaign: #Guidevibes. Across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter we celebrated the lifestyle and culture of guides. By using the hashtag #Guidevibes and tagging @nrsweb, participants entered a weekly contest for some great prizes offered by NRS, Chaco, prAna, Yeti, Werner, and WRSI, as well as the Grand Prize–an NRS Outlaw raft filled with gear–which was announced in September.
When August came to an end, more than 3,000 photos had been submitted. From the urban SUP guide to the dirtbag river rat’s multi-day trip, to weekend sea kayaking sessions and Grand Canyon adventures, we received everything. Groovers, makeshift homes, guide olympics, five-star camp menu spreads; rain, sun, lightning storms, and some radical stills and videos of the forest fires that wreaked havoc across the northwest; we even got a marriage proposal.
In honor of #Guidevibes, and in spirit of the coming holidays, we offer you “The 12 Days of #Guidevibes.”
The Twelve Days of #Guidevibes
to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
On the first day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
A place to go poop in the breeze.
On the second day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the third day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the fourth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the fifth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the sixth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the seventh day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Seven guests a swimming
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the eighth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Eight boats a launching
Seven guests a swimming
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the ninth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Nine dutches baking
Eight boats a launching
Seven guests a swimming
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the tenth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Ten rafts a rigging
Nine dutches baking
Eight boats a launching
Seven guests a swimming
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the eleventh day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Eleven rapids roaring
Ten rafts a rigging
Nine dutches baking
Eight boats a launching
Seven guests a swimming
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
On the twelfth day of #Guidevibes the river gave to me…
Twelve hammocks hanging
Eleven rapids roaring
Ten rafts a rigging
Nine dutches baking
Eight boats a launching
Seven guests a swimming
Six hands a cracking
Five P-B-R’s
Four steaming springs
Three dead heads
Two chaco tans
And a place to go poop in the breeze.
