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 […]
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.
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.
Ocoee River with Team River Runner
Cohen R. and I recently drove to North Carolina for our first visit to the annual #TeamRiverRunner SE Rendezvous. We were treated to good food, new friendships and two days kayaking the Nantahala River followed by a day on big water of the Ocoee. It was a tremendous event with […]
Busy Kayaking Season
It’s been a busy spring and summer of kayak instruction; both whitewater and sea kayaking. And the busiest part of the season is still to come. I haven’t posted lately so I’ll play catch-up now about some of the events to date… SCOUT LEADER KAYAK TRAINING, June 5-8 I’ll start […]
New Canoes and Other Temptations
A few days ago I rode along with friend Dan (@ongreenbay) to pick up his new canoe, a beautiful H20 Canoe Company Prospector. He ordered it from Umingmaq Paddle Touring Center, located a few miles west of Westfield, in Central Wisconsin. I had heard about Umingmaq but I hadn’t been […]
2022 Door County Sea Kayak Symposium
In 2020 and 2021 I missed instructing at the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium, so it was great to be back this past weekend for the 2022 version in Wisconsin’s beautiful Door County, just an hour or so up the road from our place. This year we had 112 kayakers […]