Opening my eyes I glance at the clock, eight thirty, but then I realize that it’s actually only seven thirty “yesss!” I whisper. One of life’s little victories that only comes a few days each year. Farewell daylight savings time. Ahead lies cavernous evenings, full of possibility. Writing projects, reading time, slow cooked dinners,...
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Taking it easy: Exploring Utah’s Green River Canyon
Grinding down the pitted gravel road, our shuttle van kicked up a plume of red dust that enveloped the trailer where our kayaks hung from straps. Squinting through the window I looked out over crumbling ochre hills, grasping for the distance and size of pinnacles and mesas. If it weren’t for the sagebrush clinging...
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Camp Cruising the Sea of Cortez: Photo Documentary
Mulege to Ensenada Blanca, 130 miles, 15 days A word about photos: For all but the expert or insane, photography often depicts the moment it is convenient to take photographs. It is for this reason that you’ll not find any photos of Ginny straining to maintain control of the tiller in a nasty afternoon wind...
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Rich’s Photos from Hawaii
Rich and Bailey built kayaks with me last fall. I love hearing from Rich because he is my #1 product tester, using these kayaks in the ferocious open water and surf zones of the Big Island of Hawaii. “We returned to Hawai`i with open arms and realized that icy cold water and weather has...
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My awesome winter paddle day with Rich and Bailey
A rare and perfect winter paddling day with very experienced students prior to our class. Beautiful glass water and a moderate swell, I wish I had pictures of the rock gardens we were bouncing in and out of, but those are the times to be holding a paddle and not a camera. I had...
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Skin-on-frame kayak touring on the Oregon coast
“Maximum saturation adventure” The mission: to kayak south until it becomes dangerous or is no longer fun. On July 10th myself and Don Golden embarked on an ultralight ‘alpine style’ kayak trip down the Oregon coast. 2 days, 40 miles, and 4 scenic capes later we were pinned down by a freak midsummer storm for...
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My Costa Rica Adventure
3/10/05 11pm, 36,000 feet. Somewhere below me in the cargo hold, hopefully, is my luggage. One bag contains a sea kayak that I have only just finished building this afternoon, the other holds shelter, nourishment, amusement, communication, and tools. The basic ingredients for human life. My mind wanders down through the drybags inside of drybags, past...
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Paddling with Warren at Deception Pass
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