Navigating rough waters: Local paddler ready to compete Bigfork Whitewater Festival
Local kayaker Liz Poole is pictured in Whitefish on a rainy Monday afternoon. Poole will join the competitive field at this weekend's Bigfork Whitewater Festival. Mackenzie Reiss/Bigfork Eagle
Liz Poole is pictured in her element. Courtesy photo
Liz Poole drops into some whitewater. Courtesy photo
Local kayaker Liz Poole is pictured in Whitefish on a rainy Monday afternoon. Mackenzie Reiss/Bigfork Eagle
Liz Poole’s journey to the Bigfork Whitewater Festival hasn’t exactly been a smooth ride.
When she sat in a kayak for the first time years ago, the Flathead Valley native remembers: “I was just terrible at it…Everyone else just took off and I was just struggling...
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