It’s been awhile since I was able to get over to Sheboygan when the waves were good for surfing so I was glad to see Steve Bettwy post a wave report, adding that he would be there Tuesday afternoon. Despite an on-and-off downpour during my drive there and again on […]
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Tidal Bore Rafting – Wet and Wild!
The Bay of Fundy has the largest tides in the world. One place to get up close and personal with this powerful phenomenon is on the Shubenacadie River, a tributary that flows into the bay. Here the river level rises nearly 26 feet in just over two hours. Our guided […]
Mainland-Based Apostle Islands Visit
NEWP’s (Northeast Wisconsin Paddlers) inaugural Bayfield Gathering at the Apostle Islands. August 2024. Our club has paddled the Apostle Islands for many years. This year we also held a mainland-based event, camping at Little Sand Bay and paddling day trips to various locations. Here’s my video.
Up Close with the Alpena
For years I’ve wanted to be out at the Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light when a Great Lakes freighter passed by. Yesterday I had that opportunity. Emails from the Port of Green Bay that I subscribe to said the Alpena would leave the port at 2 p.m. so I zoomed […]
Team River Runner at Wausau 2024
Team River Runner’s annual weekend at Wausau Whitewater Park, July 20 & 21, 2024. Thanks to the many volunteers and donors who make it possible to serve our veterans and their families! For more information see TeamRiverRunner.org.
TRR and Apostle Islands 2024
Held July 23-28, 2024, this was our seventh annual TRR Apostle Islands sea kayak clinic. Ten veterans and 4 civilian volunteers participated this year, including a blind veteran and a paraplegic. Participants hailed from eight states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, California, Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina and Maryland. We arranged with the […]
2024 TRR Adaptive Paddling Conference
I recently returned from the Team River Runner Adaptive Paddling Conference (AKA National Leadership Conference) held June 18-22 in the Washington, DC area for TRR leaders from across the country. In addition to working on leadership, outreach, diversity, safety, PTSD, TBI, adaptive paddling, and swift water rescue, a few of […]
Big Smokey Falls by drone
Drone video of kayakers sending Big Smokey Falls on Wisconsin’s Wolf River. Kayakers: Jeff Ford and Josh Flom. Safety by Dustin Christian. Recorded with a DJI Avata drone and GoPro 10.
Fun with A.I. video
PowerDirector recently added an AI (artificial intelligence) feature that converts video to various styles of animation. I’ve been having fun with it on a few of my clips. The videos are interesting and a little weird, especially when you examine them frame by frame. For example, things appear to be […]
Payette River with Team River Runner
After Team River Runner’s recent multi-day trip on the Main Salmon River, some of us took advantage of a bonus day on the Payette. Big thanks to TRR’s Boise chapter coordinator Bob Tracy and his fellow Boise, Idaho volunteers for hosting us that day. Here are descriptions of this section […]