We were set back a day with a direct assault on The LVM website. After about 15 hours of work we are back online. Get ready for a giant golden dump today, here we go!

here is some gold that i found at Goshen Pass. the first shot is some oc-1 gold via Deven Lively. shot 2 is Gordon Dalton digging for some gold. the third shot is Croy harvesting a boof after planting some gold. the final shot is the King going for the elusive golden mirage. Enjoy the gold.
Josh Mays

All we can say is...canoemovie.com

Boofy

More Boofy

Long Pointy Boat Boofy....Gold!

Hey guys,

Here’s my submission for the April Golden Stroke contest. The photos are from the Over the Falls Festival at Ohiopyle in 2009 taken by Nicole Kruse. At the time, the biggest vertical drop that I’d run was about 6 feet, so Ohiopyle was stepping it up for me. Up first is me getting ready to go gold, then enjoying the ride. Check out the LVM sticker in front of the Pyranha logo – that should be good for something, right!!!

Cheers!

Brandon Nutter

Nutty Gold

oh what a feeling tonights going to be a good good niiigghhtt, tonights..

Dear LVM, I have been enjoying all the photos folks have been sending in and thought i might as well get into it. I do need a new paddle after all and after perusing some of my photos, I figured I had a decent shot. there are four photos attatched and since i have no idea which order they will appear in I will just describe them. maybe ya’ll can put them in the proper order.

4. And the last photo… well they can’t all be Golden Strokes, can they? (photo: Courtney Leigh Johnson)

Crain Gold Indeed!

Be Gold Buddha, Be Gold

Love The Golden Grass in This Shot.

Poopy Foot Fungi Anti-Gold

Hey LVM,

-Matt p.

Jah Monk

What’s up. Here is a shot of Greg Hanlon on the Ellis at high water. New Hampshire’s got it going on in April. Adam Herzog

Ahhh The Gold up North...we miss you down here Zog!

Hi – here are some strokes of gold, taken just for LVM.

Steve Arns

We likey goldy

Making the magic happen

A golden Gorge Indeed

Whattup LVM!

Alex Clayden

Deliberate Gold

What a Golden Fuzzy Little Bunny!

To answer your question Alex...we will be seeing you in CO, nice shots thanks!

Hey, here are some goldies from VA.

TrevarB

Oh Don the Gold

Golden VA

Oh Harris oh y oh Harris...AU

That is what we call creekin...trees, rocks, color, GOLD!

1st Playboating some no name rapid in NC
2nd Mac on 1st drop OBJ
3rd 3rd slide Wffb
4th 1st D Raft Big South Double Trouble

Jacob Black

Rodeo Lives!

Boof Dat ShGoldit

You gotta be golden kidding us...yeaaaaahhhh!

Rafts are Gold...?

Dear Golden Stroke Overlord,

T. Brandt

You are my sunshine my only sunshine you make me happy when Gold

Golden ouchy...be careful young Jedi

here we got.. some double Linville Double Gold. Paddlers David Clarke, Alex Hymen, and Eric the Chancellor.
then William Lyons Krushin’ Dreams in CO. Will Stubblefield

This one is so Gold

Big Boulders

Is this Will Lyons the Canoe Guy????Traitor

OK That is it for now we will have more gold this afternoon and over the weekend…then Monday the showdown begins. Thanks everyone and enjoy your weekend!

Today is the last day for submissions…get to work. Now gold.
First we have a golden shower submitted by Ryan Allen.

Here is a old photo of my golden stroke taken by Brent Meadows (photo 103)
and also a newer photo of a subterrainian gc photo taken by Nick Murphy

RA

very nice

ohhh yes, golden nastyness, aaahhhhhhh

one more of Jeremy Pou golden stroking this first D.

You may say why has noone run this little 8′ drop before? It is due to most of the water then drops 25′ into an underground jumble of rocks with only a sliver of water leading into the next drop ( which has been run) that goes into a sweet boof to slide.

gold gold gold gold gold

Now for a little Gold outside of the lower 48.

Here’s a set from a few places I’ve been recently.

Brandon Gonski

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Next a pile of photos by Mark Taylor. Gold.

I really want to stop having to borrow paddles so I’m gonna just keep sending them your way. First sequence is me dropping Big Boy. Next up is Josh Wall firing through mortal combat. Second sequence is what happens when you catch an edge trying to wheel groove tube. I would call it a golden-brown stroke because you’re like “oh crap but then something cool comes out of a mistake and you don’t eat rocks at the bottom. Not intentional but cool nonetheless. Both photo sequences by Josh Wall and Mortal Combat by me.

Mark

Once again we will finish with a little video. Not sure if this has anything to do with golden stroking, but enjoy none the less. Thanks Weaver for the video and until tomorrow happy 4-20.

Collawash 04-10-2010 from SinkSpots on Vimeo.

We have been busy getting LVM #33 off to the replicators and have been slacking on posting everyones Golden Strokes. To make up for it we are giving away a brand new Werner Premium Paddle on May 3rd for the best Golden Stroke photo or video submitted in the month of April. Email them to lvmvideo@gmail.com all month and tell us the story behind the image to be in the hunt for the new paddle. Here are a few from Charlie Mix to start us off.

*******SPECIAL NOTE********
4-20-10, will be the final day to submit your Golden Strokes. We repeat that, April 20th, will be the last day to submit Golden Stroke photos or video for the Werner Paddles Golden Strokes of April contest. We’ll continue to post submissions and have online voting the last week of April and announce the winner on May, 3, 2010.
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hey guys,

thanks,
-charlie mix

Adam Goshorn, on fire after running Little River Canyon Falls

Adam Goshorn again at Groove Tube, Green River N.C.

Johnny Shales, Hell Hole, Ocoee River, TN

Here is a little more eye candy from LVM #33…a packed to the hilt issue. This segment, brought to you by Dagger features young Jedi Pat Keller doing what he does. For more Dagger action come see Evan Garcia’s premiere of ‘Dream Result’ at the Asheville Pizza Company, Thursday, April 1. 187 feet of world record meat hucking on the big screen!

Pat Keller has been on the river since he was 3 years old. A two time Green Race Winner, Teva Mountain Games Champion, and all around multi-sport athlete Pat is easily argued as one of the best paddlers in the world. This is an action packed segment with Pat showing us how it is done. Available in full on LVM #33.

This just sent in! Feel free to send us your golden pics or video and we will place them front and center.

“Hey Guys,

Those Longboats are fast! I saw stacks of em driving around on 26 Monday and Tuesday. This weekend was my fall Break 11/16-11/20 I missed out on a weekend of 60% Green flows and took advantage of the dance party over at LEAF Saturday and Sunday then kicked it over to the Saluda to wrap up the weekend on the Green. I took some noobs down for a first time on Monday so i didn’t see many Golden Strokes but i did see a lady swim Cheif! Then Tuesday Duke Energy graced us with some last minute water and i was able to knock out doubles with Will Stubblefield. Needless to say i saw quite a few Golden Strokes hanging out with him. I think the culmination of the weekend was my second lap on Tuesday. It was fast, not much talking, quick portages and no safety meeting at sunshine. Anyway thought i would send in a couple shots from my fall adventure. Hope everybody is getting out there and taking advantage of all this water I myself am looking forward to dawn patrol before school.

Will Stubblefield is in the long boat
Brian (unsure of last name) in the Magnum
Blue Boat not sure

All photos by myself

Cheers
Arlyn”

Getting Golden at The Notch (photo Arlyn Agababian)

Long Boats Are Beautiful (photo by Arlyn Agababian)

Long Strong and Down to Get the Racing On! (photo Arlyn Agababian)

Oh The Gold...oh oh oh the gold. (photo by Arlyn Agababian)