Do you ever have those moments where you do something on the river, mess up and replay it over and over in your head wondering how you messed it up and your self-talk isn’t all that positive? What if you could change that mindset and look at how you can grow and learn from that […]
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Dirty Bird 2019 Recap
First, let me apologize for being incredibly slack on adding posts. Life seemed to happen. This is far overdue but here we go. Every year Paddle In Pink hosts an event on the Pigeon River in TN to raise money for the Live Like Maria Foundation. The event consists of a group of women all […]

Tallulah Fun
Living so close to the Tallulah River, one would think I would be super stoked on when these releases approach. Truth be told, this is not on my top river list. The reason: complete head game. Years ago, I broke my rib near my spine due to flipping in Tom’s Brain Buster. The first time […]

Dirty Bird Recap 2018
There is something magical that happens when a large group of women get together to paddle. The energy is high, smiles are vast and the camaraderie is second to none. Every year, Paddle in Pink leads a few trips, one being an all girls paddle on the Pigeon River in Tennessee. With the recent passing […]

Dirty Bird Confidence Series
Mark your calendars. July 7th we will hold our annual Dirty Bird event. We will meet at the NOC outpost (on the pigeon river @ 11), gather, do our safety talk, break up into groups and get on the river. We will divide slicey boats and little playboats. Along the way the trip leaders will […]

Confidence Series Dirty Bird Recap
On June 24th, 18 women gathered at the Pigeon River to get their play on. This year marked 3 years of Paddle in Pink putting on this event and every year things seem to get better. Groups this year were split into smaller numbers so there was more one-on-one instruction. Nikki Malatin (team Pyranha) and […]