{"id":20060,"date":"2019-05-18T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=20060"},"modified":"2020-01-15T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T17:44:49","slug":"flowstate-2-chakachamna-river-a-new-alaskan-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/05\/18\/flowstate-2-chakachamna-river-a-new-alaskan-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowstate Episode 2: The Chakachamna River: A New Alaskan Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcJctjdHmyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Chakachamna River embodies everything that draws Brendan and Parker to Alaska: the massive whitewater, the history of exploration, the abundance of wildlife and the challenges that come with paddling remote rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Motivated by the failings of former paddlers over a decade ago, but encouraged by local bush pilot Jay Mahan\u2019s multiple descents, they set out to explore the \u2018unrunnable\u2019 Chakachamna River and attempt to paddle across Cook Inlet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/05\/08\/chakachatna-or-chakachamna-eight-fun-facts-about-this-alaskan-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Eric Parker&#8217;s feature<\/a>, to learn more about the Chakachamna River. 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