VA paddler

A photo especially for today.

Grain of salt: this from the guy who packed a rotisserie chicken in his blue barrel for seven days.

For lunch on the float, in the boat, no time to stop, I’ll vote for mandarins & jerky. And those packets of 6 or 8 cracker sandwiches...

I had a nosey moose checking out my skis the other day. As soon as he saw me on the porch he made a bee line towards me. Moose usually...

First outing of 2026. Should been doing other things but when it's in the high 70's F in March, sometimes you just gotta hit the water...

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not why ships are built.” - fortune cookie wisdom

Hi All! Whitewater is no different than life itself. Learning another outdoor recreation that frees yourself of worry and fills your...

It may be a gravity thing. I know it's always a blessing to find that you can still get it up.

Yoga and firewood. I used to be the guy that guffawed at yoga. Got into it during the pandemic. Started using my old ridge-rest as a...

Ironically, because we are using it, it is the social media thing that contributes to the problems Conover discusses. And yet, because...

Thanks for sharing Robin; certainly worth the read. I didn't see anything that I'd take issue with. It seems that he feels there is a...

A paddle/hike day yesrerday -Long Island, Willapa Bay, WA.

On Thursday, March 12th, after a relatively warm rain front passed through, it looked like spring was on its way... ...it started...

Snow squalls and hail off and on all day, but these South Bristol harbor rats refused to believe it wasn’t spring.