Keeners aren’t all the same. Everyone of us comes to camp with our own histories, experiences, and beliefs, but one thing we all have to share is our faith to commit and to always know that the biggest line is obviously the best line. Whether we’re jumping off cliffs or choosing our path through Mccoys, the people I’ve met here aren’t the type to go small and always push to live every moment to the fullest. As beat down Thursday comes to a close I remember how every one of us knew we wanted to go as big as we could and stretch our limits. The way that we acted today wasn’t the way most people would respond in the situations we were in, as we headed straight for the meanest feature in the rapid, but if we didn’t want to push ourselves then what would really make us keen on whitewater. The people who aim for the whirlpools and not the eddy when they plunge as deep as they can into the river are the people who show up at keeners. Because that's what being a keener truly is. Being keen and enthusiastic about whitewater isn’t just limited to the easy parts. It's about passionately pursuing everything all these beautiful rivers have to offer and not shying away from the parts that scare you.
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