PHOTOS: Bigfork Whitewater Festival 2024
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | May 25, 2024 5:40 PM
Scenes from the Expert Slalom kayaking event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25.
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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