{"id":28037,"date":"2022-12-05T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=28037"},"modified":"2022-12-07T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:48:35","slug":"my-home-run-hudson-gorge-x-siobhan-levere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2022\/12\/05\/my-home-run-hudson-gorge-x-siobhan-levere\/","title":{"rendered":"My Home Run: Hudson Gorge x Siobhan Levere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o5kECC7G9L8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to get away from the Hudson after you\u2019ve ridden it in the springtime.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From its headwaters in the wild Adirondacks to its terminus in New York Harbor at the tip of Manhattan\u2014one of the world\u2019s most famous boroughs\u2014the two points of the Hudson River couldn\u2019t be more different. Those more familiar with its urban end might not realize the stark beauty that lies within the Hudson Gorge.<\/p>\n<p>Former raft guide turned photo boater Siobhan Levere appreciates the Hudson River for so much more than its beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuiding on the Hudson is dynamic. It&#8217;s different every day. \u2026 On top of that, there&#8217;s this guide community that&#8217;s just so supportive of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Siobhan was introduced to the Hudson during its massive springtime flows, and it sparked an obsession with whitewater. Years later, tempted to leave the guiding life behind, she soon found herself pulled back in by her mentor, the community, and the river itself.<\/p>\n<p>This is Siobhan Levere and the Hudson Gorge is her home run.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Watch the full\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLqAWcG4wIk6M_U2rHpKTLQPqbfkrsaooP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Home Run series on YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to get away from the Hudson after you\u2019ve ridden it in the springtime.\u201d From its headwaters in the wild Adirondacks to its 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