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 […]
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Honing Sea Kayak Skills on Rock Island
I had the honor of leading a great group of veterans and volunteers for our Team River Runner National Sea Kayak Clinic, Aug. 21-26. Five nights on beautiful Rock Island State Park in Lake Michigan off the northern tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula with lots of instruction and good times. […]
Top 10 Paddle Days of 2021
The Internet loves lists so I’m capping off the year with my top 10 list of favorite kayaking days of 2021. First some stats… Each year I track the “who, what, when, and where” of my paddles, plus other info such as river levels, water and air temperature and so […]
TRR’s Apostle Islands Sea Kayak Camping Trip 2021
“Apostle Islands will forever hold a special place in my heart and soul. Sea kayaking with veterans of all levels teaches me so much about what life is really about. Thanks to TRR for showing and teaching me that service to others, especially veterans, is the key to happiness.” – […]
A Photo Album: Rock Island Kayak Camping Weekend
Photos from Northeast Wisconsin Paddlers’ (NEWP) club trip to Wisconsin’s beautiful Rock Island State Park, June 10-13, 2021. I totaled 18.89 miles for the weekend.
Paddling During the Pandemic
It’s tough for kayakers to get out to enjoy the water these days. So far this year COVID-19 travel restrictions and questions about what constitutes safe outdoor recreation during these “uncertain times” have kept some paddlers from paddling. I’ve been fortunate to do a lot of kayaking (28 times this […]
Advantages of an auto lock carabiner
Whether you’re whitewater boating or sea kayaking, there are definite advantages to using an auto lock carabiner. In whitewater kayaking, non-locking carabiners are a no-no. There’s too much risk of getting your PFD or a throw rope caught in the open gate of a non-locking carabiner. This could cause entanglement […]
Kayak to Split Rock
Photos and data from today’s paddle on Lake Superior from Twin Points Public Access to historic Split Rock Lighthouse. Water: 35°F, air: 43°F. Sunny and calm. 7.85 miles round trip. A beautiful afternoon on a Great Lake.
2018 In Review: What a Year!
It’s time to look back at an adventure-filled 2018 for Liquid Adventuring. The dominant theme this year was undoubtedly kayaking, with our September TRR Grand Canyon trip being a highlight. In text, photos and video I documented these and many other adventures. Here’s a month-by-month recap of just some of […]
Kayak Summer Camp: DCSKS
The annual Door County Sea Kayak Symposium (DCSKS) is always one of my favorite weekends of the year. This year the 15th annual DCSKS — my eighth as an instructor — was once again a sold-out event, with 170 paying participants, 30 instructors, a handful of staff members from Rutabaga […]