Tenkara fishing is slowly gaining more acceptance in the fly-fishing arena but it’s still a very small niche within the industry. While more fly anglers are finally giving it a try, you’ll still only find one or two tenkara anglers along the most popular rivers in the heat of a…
On July 21st Zen heads for the seventh consecutive year, back to Rapids Camp Lodge in Alaska. This home-away-from home lodge is a place of pure indulgence. They own both a Beaver and an Otter float place plus a jet that picks you up in Anchorage and is part of…
When we hear the word Alaska, our minds usually think of wilderness, bears, salmon – the wild and untamed. We also think BIG. Alaska is big. If you combined Texas, California and Montana, it would still be less than half the size of Alaska. The bears there are big. Brown…
This past July and into the first week of August I had the opportunity to return to King Salmon, Alaska and fish a week at Rapids Camp Lodge. I have been blessed with being invited there 5 years in a row. Although I almost feel like family with the staff…
Noah Larsen and Arthur Shain returned from their Alaska Packrafting Expedition full of appreciation of the area, their steadfast gear and their personal growth. Here’s an account of their trip: Our westerly traverse of the Brooks Range and Gates of the Arctic National Park began about 20 miles south…
As a company based in Colorado, we are lucky to be surrounded by incredible landscapes and outdoor beauty that calls to be enjoyed and explored. We’re also surrounded by people who value active lifestyles and all that the great outdoors has to offers. So when Zen was contacted by two…
Here’s a short interview that we did with Rapids Camp Lodge in King Salmon Alaska – not a typical tenkara destination but one that is actually as sweet as could be: For the past 3 years, we have been lucky to host Karin Miller & her husband Erik Fischer at…