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...]
Kayaking & Fishing In The Catawba River
May 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We decided that Roger didn't deserve any peace while kayak fishing on the Catawba and nestled right up next to him. … [Read more...]
Landsford Canal State Park – Paddling Through The Spider Lilies
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After seeing other kayakers paddle through the Spider Lilies at Landsford Canal State Park last year, we returned last week to have a run of our own. The floods earlier this month had the lilies down in numbers - but they were still spectacular in spots. … [Read more...]
Cross-Country Road Trip Video – Summer 1996
May 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This is a video slide show of a cross-country road trip that I did with Mackie in 1996. We drove over 17,000 miles, hit all four corners of the U.S. and did a lot of hiking, backpacking, canoeing, and fishing. Here's a link to a map of our journey. The red lines mark this 1996 trip with Mackie and the green lines mark a 1998 trip I did with The Ox. Mackie met up with me in Lebanon, New Hampshire - so the 1996 journey lasted 38 days for him and 65 days for me. If you haven't taken some time … [Read more...]
Protected: Day Hiking The Big Acorn Nature Trail At Carters Lake
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Kayakers On The Chattooga River After “Five Falls”
November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here's a group of kayakers on the Chattooga River after they cleared a series of class five rapids known as "Five Falls" not far from Westminster, S.C. We watched them float by from a beach at the end of a 2.2 mile trail to the river. … [Read more...]
