Because on our vacation Up North this year we will not be kayaking, taking our bikes, or camping, there are an alarmingly large number of things we will not have to bring.  A list of this size, plus all the stuff we will be taking, is of daunting proportions. I remember last year trying to g...  read more

It was on this paddle that I learned to take photographs from a kayak without it being a major ordeal.  I tucked the camera inside my jersey to keep it dry.  Had there been any danger of capsize or splashing water, I couldn't have done it this easily.  Forgive my perhaps over-numer...  read more

Nature, when you forget to respect it, might just teach you a lesson you won’t forget.  “Mother Nature” is a mother of the “tough love” variety.  She might not give you three warnings before giving you timeout and making you sit in the corner.  She mig...  read more

Three of us went out on the river today, paddling upstream.  I was in my flat-water kayak, and the two guys were in their longer, heavier, narrower kayaks.  I have a sea kayak, but had thought that the more maneuverable, lighter kayak would be better today.  I was wrong.I’d b...  read more

No, motorists/hunters, I don’t mean THAT kind of “season”.  It’s time to ride!  Yesterday was my first ride of the season.  I hope that many follow.  I got two of my three bikes all ready to go.  I put new toe clips on the mountain bike, gave a goo...  read more

One day I had a bright idea.  I would take a friend who was afraid of water kayaking.  Then she had a bright idea.  She would take the tippier of two kayaks.  I was not happy, but let her talk me into it.  Here’s what happened.She did fine at first. She struggled a ...  read more