{"id":17982,"date":"2015-07-12T09:41:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T08:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=17982"},"modified":"2015-07-12T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T08:41:42","slug":"the-great-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-great-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-great-escape\/screen-shot-2015-07-07-at-22-26-05\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17983\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-great-escape\/screen-shot-2015-07-07-at-22-26-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-07-at-22.26.05.png\" data-orig-size=\"718,433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Great Escape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-07-at-22.26.05.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-07-at-22.26.05.png\" alt=\"The Great Escape\" width=\"718\" height=\"433\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-07-at-22.26.05.png 718w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-07-at-22.26.05-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-07-at-22.26.05-676x408.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An escape from school, work, and the routine of everyday life was a must after a stressful spring semester in my sophomore year of college. With water seemingly low in the Pacific Northwest, the best option was the high volume creeks of Quebec, Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Living out of a retro fitted sprinter van for a month and kayaking 27 days in a row was the best medicine to escape, have our minds cleared, and have the adventures of a lifetime. Enjoy some footage from the amazing creeks in Quebec. Thanks for everyone that made this trip what it was, the memories will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/132612541\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/132612541\">The Great Escape<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user7634913\">Taylor Cofer<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cover photo: Dylan McKinney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An escape from school, work, and the routine of everyday life was a must after a stressful spring semester in my sophomore year of college. With water seemingly low in the Pacific Northwest, the best option was the high volume creeks of Quebec, Canada. 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