CaptainOllieWest

AC and sweet tea make the South habitable. I indulge myself with both.

Hmm... It's been hot here but it's been hot in July for the past 60+ years IIRC. I figure that I've no one to blame but myself; I had a...

We had a short, violent thunderstorm here shortly after I posted today and the temperature dropped 20 degrees. How does that work...

We have been enjoying the coastal weather on the Long Beach Peninsula in Wa state. 63 degrees as we speak slight mist in the air. It is...

Paddled through the upper Cuyahoga, yes, that Cuyahoga, yesterday. Water levels were up and that allowed for paddling around sweeps in...

This is not my listing. It looks like a great deal on a Kevlar Itasca. https://www.facebook.com/share/1CWWEVDLQk/

2025 WCHA Assembly Salute

This has been in the works for a while now but last Saturday 7/19/25 I traded in my Hemlock Eaglet lll in the lite-tech layup to Hemlock...

I'm posting this day trip mainly because it's rather unique owing to it's location and timing... Rainy Lake is located in the North...

We went for a sunrise paddle at the state park. Water was calm and pretty nasty upstream, less so in the bay. Discovered a new...

Can’t wait to get out in this with my dog. Only 25 lbs. The lip of the CF gunnels is on the inside, so my removeable yoke will work...

Stopped by the shop after horses and took a few pics. I add this for anyone considering wood gunwales but finds fitting them...

This handsome guy was taking a break in my neighbors yard on the Anchorage hillside yesterday.

It's an Adirondack Algonquin. I'll see myself out.

The inside of the hull resembles this. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Csrm2hs9P/