{"id":14639,"date":"2017-10-20T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=14639"},"modified":"2022-01-06T07:11:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:11:41","slug":"gettin-loose-moose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2017\/10\/20\/gettin-loose-moose\/","title":{"rendered":"Gettin’ Loose on the Moose"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a resounding \u201cGO!\u201d 32 racers leapt from the start line, sprinting for their boats on the edge of the Moose River, vying to podium at the final race of the King and Queen of New York Race series. As I found myself fading in and out of sixth place, with racers passing me, me gaining ground before losing it again, routing off of 10 foot drops and steep slides all while wanting to throw up a little, I realized why people race. It\u2019s fun to go fast!<\/p>\n

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Being locked away in a library, watching the leaves of August fade away, I felt the need to get back to the Adirondacks to experience some East Coast leaf peeping. If I could incorporate the final race of the KONY series at the same time, all the better. I gave the Greer family a phone call for a favor, their roots run deep with Liquid Logic history both East and West. The next thing I knew, an original Stinger Remix, the 2nd<\/sup> rendition of many in the long boat\u2019s lineage, donned my racks. Brenden Cronin, a Jackson Hole terrain controller (i.e. the guy who throws explosives at six AM so we can all go skiing) just happened to be back in his hometown for a wedding. He called his mom to tell her not to wait up, and we rallied straight from the airport at five AM into upstate New York. After experiencing Beaver Fest, I knew it was time for me to saddle up and give the long boat a whirl, after all, it could be magic\u2026or it could be tragic.<\/p>\n