Ecuador '09

The above is the ultimate souvenir if you go to Ecuador. A must buy.

Myself, Nate Rozell, and Mat Saul (Tinker) went to Ecuador to experience some South American White water. We dubbed the trip Tinker's Love Tour. Thus the above picture. Ecuador, despite my series of injuries, was one of the best experiences of my life. I plan to revisit Ecuador in the near future.


Quito was an amazing city. It was not only a beautiful place, nestled between touring volcanoes, it was also fun. We spent several hours out exploring the markets, enjoying the nightlife, and just wandering around.

Sick picture taken by D


A view from our Hotel in Quito





The City at night





What a tourist







Cool painting on a wall

Pictures in the Market

Trinkets

Masks

More Paintings

Conquistadors

The city among the mountains

Market

Ecuador was full of amazing rivers. On this trip we paddled the Quijos, Misahualli, Jonachi, Cosanga, and Piatua. These rivers were a mix of creeking and big water. All of the rivers were exceptionally fun and surrounded by some of the best scenery in the world.

Here are a series of me taking pictures of the others

Me shooting Tinker in Aphrodesia

Me Shooting Jeff Wood in a Rapid

Bridge on the Jondachi

Walking down to the put in somewhere

Lounging on a rock beach

Jeff Boofing

Me On the Jondachi

Me and Nate on some big water Quijos

Nigel, me, and Nate

Sometimes it rains alot and the creeks flood

And the Roads flood too. So you gotta pull the boats across

Seive!!!!!

Me Bombing down some Big Water

Me and Nate

Nate Boofing

No Fun

Me Boofing Tres Huevos

Charging

Tinker boofing his way down stream

A sick shot of Nigel Charging

Nate Charging down Stream

Tinker: Boofing on "Tinker's Love Tour"

Nate landing a Giant Boof

Me running the put in rapid on the Jondachi

My man Anson playing with some Big Water

My side kick, Daniel, Charging the Toro

The Crew Headed down Stream

Daniel Amongst some Big Water




Ecuador has some exceptional wild life. Here are some examples:

A Parrot

Tinker the Alpha Male! He's hungry for some meat...

Pigs

Lions which they kept in dog pens.

Cappabara

And Monkeys

We spent several days in the town of Tena. Tena my favorite town I have ever visited. There is no better place to hangout after a day of paddling. Great street food and tons of cool places to chill by the river and have a drink at.

We also spent new years in Tena. This was the greatest New Years of my life. From the time we got off the water you could feel the excitement in the air. These people were ready to party.

They make dummies to Burn at Midnight. To represent the Bad.

On New Years the also have road blocks in Ecuador...

except they are not checking for DUI's. They are looking for you to give them money, so I guess their road blocks are like ours.

A steet vendor was selling lots of goodies.

Fumar causa Cancer!

Big ballon going up in the air

Me playing with small Children

The Band

2009