ALEC VOoRHEES
Idaho native professional whitewater kayaker
Location: Meridian, ID & Beyond
Instagram: @alecvoorheeskayak
about:
Alec Voorhees was born and raised in Meridian, Idaho, and basically grew up on the Payette River! Starting to paddle at age 6 in his own kayak, he has been paddling for the majority of his life! Fast forward to now, Alec is one of the most complete paddlers in the world having made podium in 2 World Championships as a Junior (2013,2015), and won the GoPro Mountain Games Steep Creek Championships (2016), as well has multiple top 5 finishes in the most prestigious kayak race, the North Fork Championship! Alec has also been nominated for “Male Rider of the Year” and “Male Paddler of the Year” multiple times, and continues to travel the world!
location:
Meridian, Idaho
favorite outdoor activities:
Kayaking, Skiing, and Mountain Biking
favorite adventure:
One of the most memorable was a trip down West Cherry Creek in California. What was supposed to be a 6 mile hike in ended up being more like 14-16 after getting lost for 8 hrs on the hike. Once we made it to the river we had a glorious time running some epic slides and waterfalls on some famous Cali Granite!
dream destination:
The Zambezi River in Zambia, Africa. One of the all time great rivers that will soon be gone thanks to a Chinese dam.
IF YOU COULD BE AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE:
Hopefully a golden retriever in an upper middle class family
favorite Payette beer:
North Fork Lager, of course!
