{"id":21831,"date":"2019-12-26T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=21831"},"modified":"2019-12-26T07:32:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T15:32:50","slug":"the-salad-days-the-illustrious-river-career-of-herman-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/12\/26\/the-salad-days-the-illustrious-river-career-of-herman-hoops\/","title":{"rendered":"The Salad Days: The Illustrious River Career of Herman Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i5-gdNNVL9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA river trip in a boat is a magic carpet. It\u2019s a ballet and you can feel in the oars what the river is saying. That\u2019s the part that\u2019s really hard for me to give up, that feeling of using all my knowledge and skills to dance on a river. If you\u2019re a river runner, this is it, man\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the final chapter of his life, legendary river runner and activist Herm Hoops has the opportunity to take one last river trip through his treasured Desolation Canyon on the Green River. \u201cSalad Days\u201d gives us a rare glimpse of what it means when a person has the chance to reflect on a lifetime of passion and river running as they knowingly go through the stages of dying.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Film by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigtoflip.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rig to Flip<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Presented by: NRS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more on Herman Hoops, read <a href=\"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/03\/26\/herm-hoops-last-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Herm Hoops Last Stand.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA river trip in a boat is a magic carpet. 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