The Green Race has been happening annually since 1996, and is legendary in the world of whitewater kayaking. There's even a boat named after & specially designed for the race! This is a shot of Jordan Poffenberger, a talented C-1 paddler from the East Coast. Gorilla is considered the crux of the race run, and paddlers are pretty lactic once they get to this point. The banks of the river are crowded with a 1,000 spectators here, so competitors feed off the energy of the crowds to dig a little deeper and finish up the race in style.