Leave No Trace: campfire

Campfires… I have spent many a night watching the flames dance and mingle among the stars on a moonless night.  I have heard many tall tails and ghost-stories become accentuated by the glowing embers and nocturnal sounds emanating from under a blanket of darkness.  I could not imagine not having my son enjoy a campfire.  But times [...]

Lower back pain verses the kayak

The best solution to surviving or preventing back pain is stretching, exercising, and practicing proper techniques…

#5 Expedition Planning: Jeff and Seans’ Gear.

Hello, and Welcome!
This post is to inform everyone of what gear we feel will be needed to make our journey successful and fun, as well as keep us safe and happy at the same time. A quick review of the Mandatory Survival Needs, followed by our gear and why we chose what we are taking. [...]

#4 Expedition Planning : The Menu!

Hey Water Junkies, SORRY this post is long overdue: It has been a stressful time recently & I had computer problems-A WORM! I’ m not talk’n earth worm either! Computer still down but I’ m finally doing this from my home computer- not the infected work computer.

Here it is, the long awaited #4 post in our Expedition [...]

#1 Expedition Planning : Starts with “A Thought”!

Hi Fellow Paddlers,
As promised this is #1 in our Expedition Planning series! The title of the post I believe should say it all. This statement is somewhat of an oxymoron if you ask me, kinda like Military Intelligence or a waterless carwash-HUH? It all started when my cellphone rang about the middle-ish of August, give [...]

Update : Another Amoeba Fatality.

Unfortunately, today on Bay News 9 they are reporting another death from a rare lake organism. The Amoeba that causes brain swelling. Jeff just did a more in depth post on this earlier this week and please read IT! This makes fatality #2 in less than a week. Be careful in Freshwater right now as [...]

Sharks? Alligators? Worry about amoebas!

People who kayak in Florida are aware of sharks and alligators posing a danger to ones’ life.  Unfortunately, a killer lurks in shallow water that is unnaturally warm and sometimes around power plants.  It is the Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as an Amoeba.  It does not sound scary but an amoeba can get into a [...]

Rolling always looses against the perfect brace

The last few weeks I have been working with a guest that wanted to learn how to roll their kayak. It is always interesting to learn why someone wants to learn this skill. And it got me thinking on my own evolution as a kayaker into a paddling coach.

The sine qua non of Greenland Kayaking

I am adding fuel to the fire of debate with this post.

Greenland paddlers like to say we “qajaq”.  We sometimes wear a tulik that make us look like a talking seal.  The paddle we use looks like a thin-down two by four piece of lumber.  We prefer to play between the edge of where air [...]

Good Training, Happy Ending!

Hi Fellow Paddlers,
Its been a very busy week in the world of news and info!!(Sun. Aug. 9th). I just wanted to drop this quick blog in about a 15 year old young man who we could all learn a little something from. Not only was he prepared beyond his years, but he was THANKFUL [...]