About 3 Wave Studio
Creative Design Inspired while Kayaking
The 3 Wave Creative Design Studio is located in Fayetteville, West Virginia: "Gateway to the New River Gorge" and home to "America's Best White Water!"
I named the studio in honor of my passion for whitewater kayaking. It has changed my life more than I ever thought it would.
From Columbus, Ohio to Fayetteville, West Virginia
In 1997 I moved from Columbus, Ohio to Fayetteville, West Virginia on a quest to become a white water rafting guide. During raft guide training I developed a strong interest in white water kayaking and have been paddling ever since.
Travels with a kayak
White water kayaking inspired me to travel to different places and explore new white water. I've kayaked in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montanna, California, Costa Rica and New Zealand.
3 Wave Studio is named for two particular kayak surf spots on the New River. One is called "Ender Waves" and it is located in the New River Gorge, upstream of the famous Keenies Creek Rapids. This particular location provides hours of endless kayak surf opportunities at a variety of different river levels. At one particular "Golden Level of Surf Opportunity." Ender waves forms three perfectly-shaped waves with a steep, glassy face and a beautifully-retentive foam pile.
New River Dries
Another location that 3 Wave Studio is named for is also on the New River on a section called The New River Dries. This is a magical location that only develops at very, very high river levels. The three waves that form are MASSIVE in size and strength. When they are in they attract kayakers and spectators from across the United States! You don't know what fun is until you've surfed the New River Dries Put-in-Waves!
The Fun and Inspiration I have gained from these and other kayaking surf spots have influenced the name of my individual Web, Graphic, Logo, Creative Design Studio! For as much as those waves have given me and so many other kayakers, naming this design studio after them is the least I can do to pay them back.
White Water Kayaking has become more than a passion and a lifestyle for many of the residents of Fayetteville, West Virginia, it has become a way of life. That is really an understatement. Kayaking is a spiritual practice.