Life on the river (about autistic kayaker)

Post Reply New Topic

Larry Berg was a quiet man, except when it came to kayaking

By Ilona Karow

This article was published on 04.03.08.

It’s probably a fact little known to most Chicoans, but if you are a whitewater kayaker, this is one of the better places to live in the United States. There are several great whitewater river runs right in our back yard or within reasonable driving distance. That’s what drew a talented kayaker named Larry Berg to Chico in 1990.

Berg earned the reputation as “King of the Middle Fork,” a popular kayaking spot on the Feather River. People from all over the continent, and even the world, came to the North State to have Berg lead them down the rapids. Though autistic, he’d kayak with anyone, whether a newbie or even a complete stranger:
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=646921