It's 8ish, and time for breakfast. The River Gods have blessed us with a Waffle House just down the road from our National Forest campsite and off we go - albeit faster than Roger and I are ready for....so hold on! … [Read more...]
Protected: Mumbly Peg: A Little Dirt In The Teeth
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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Mumbly Peg: The Marathon Game Ends
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Goodrich goes down after a marathon game. Per Wikipedia, Mumbly Peg dates back to the 1800's.... Mumblety-peg (also known as mumbley-peg, mumblepeg, mumble-the-peg, mumbledepeg or mumble-de-peg) is an old outdoor game played by children using pocketknives. The term "Mumblety-peg" came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 or 3 inches into the ground. The loser of the game had to take it out with his teeth. Mumbletypeg was very popular as a schoolyard game in the nineteenth and first … [Read more...]
Episode 15: Ultimate Summer Road Trip (Mackie)
August 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 15, Mackie and I sit down to discuss a 65 day and 17,000 mile cross-country road trip that went down in the summer of 1996. On the journey, we hiked sections of the Appalachian, Continental, and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails and visited some treasured American wilderness including Isle Royal, Glacier, Mt. Ranier, Redwoods, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Park. In the podcast, Mackie talks about the adventure, some major mishaps, high and low moments from the … [Read more...]
Turn Hole Falls 1; Phillip 0 (aka Phillip Gets Dominated)
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Phillip gets hung up on Turn Hole Falls on the Chattooga River and flips his canoe. Here's all the carnage. Hint - if you do Turn Hole Falls approach and paddle through the rapids to the left. … [Read more...]
The Carnage At Turn Hole Falls
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Phillip discusses the carnage on the Chattooga River after he flips his canoe at Turn Hole Falls. Fortunately, all contents are strapped down and nothing floats away. Rob is less fortunate. He gets flipped and loses his kayak (important) and two water bottles (not important). For a Class II rapid, this one packs a punch and takes out 2 of the 6 in our fully loaded crew. … [Read more...]
Roger On The West Fork Of The Chattooga River
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here's Roger clearing a Class II rapid on the West Fork Of The Chattooga River. Good thing that fishing pole didn't get snagged on that tree branch! … [Read more...]
Phillip On The West Fork Of The Chattooga River (aka Phillip Dominates)
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here's Phillip clearing a Class II rapid on the West Fork Of The Chattooga River. He makes it look easy in a canoe - but the Chattooga River would even the score with Phillip later in the day! … [Read more...]
The Chattooga River Armada
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here's The Armada after clearing Big Shoal Falls. We gave it a long look and decided to portage around the Class III. (Pratt is still kicking himself on this one.) The Chattooga River slows to a crawl after Big Shoals - and you can see that here. It's a nice calm after the storm. … [Read more...]
The Rapids Before The Spider Lilies
May 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here we are rounding the island across from Landsford Canal State Park and closing in on the shallow rocks just before the spider lilies. With the trip around the island (that sits in the middle of the Catawba River), it was a two hour paddle today. … [Read more...]
