A big thunderstorm did roll through the ‘boro last night. Not even 10 minutes into it my tent pole snapped and the tent collapsed. So I got out in the wet and earned my junior McGuyver badge and created a nice splint for it. Very…
East of Owensboro and I found the perfect spot to weather a thunderstorm. I’m on a creek near a bunch of barge equipment. phone is low and power pack dead, so I may try to hitchhike into town and juice up and eat a meal….
I woke up from under my bridge pretty early today. I try to do it before the sun is up so I can make breakfast and begin packing and try to maximize light/cool hours that I’m paddling. Right now thats 530am if I sleep on…
Good day on the water after some rest. I probably put up 25-30 today…but I really try to not focus on the numbers. Im used to bicycle touring getting 75-80 in a day, so am never happy if I pay too close attention. Went through…
I did move down river a few miles. Soon after I awoke I heard a tractor a few yards behind my tent on the other side of the tree line and knew I couldnt comfortably relax with the noise reminding me that I could be…
Didn’t push it too hard at all today and got off the water around one. I plan to rest all day tomorrow, since everyone else will be as well. My body will appreciate it. I’ve found a nice beach across and downriver from Derby, IN….
“The Ohio River moves like old people screw”, I can hear my step dad saying. Not that there’s anything wrong with old people or slow screwing, but I’m just saying it’s slow. Without exaggeration it moves at a pace of about 1 to 1.5 miles…
Most of the interesting stuff yesterday happened after my post, so i thought it warranted another. I will try to include here my mistakes and oversights as well as my victories. I want this to be real, and don’t want to say everything is rainbows…
Posting early because I’m about to round a big bend in the river and think I wont have any service where I plan to make camp. Right now I’m sitting on a little gazebo-like structure across the water from Leavenworth, IN. Looks like someone is…
Here it is, the official big day. No more talkin’ just walkin’. Look what I awoke to: I’m not one for omens, unless they’re good omens…haha. but someone staying at our hotel obviously picked the right uhaul to raise my spirits. We all got up…
Spent the day with my pops and sis in Louisville. They’re dropping me off tomorrow at Falls of the Ohio and I will begin my journey there. I know I mentioned it before, but the seed from this trip started a few years back while…
First let me acknowledge that the last post was 2 months ago. I apologize–it won’t happen again. From here on my days are going to be more interesting, so I’ll be more apt to share. Yesterday was my last day in Bloomington and I finished…
All workout data can be found in this spreadsheet. Daily Stats – 4/23/14 Start: 1:30 PM – Paynetown Boat Ramp Finish: 4:25 PM – Paynetown Boat Ramp Time: 2:55 hours Daily dist: 9 miles Total dist (training): 31 miles Companions: None Weather: 60 degrees. No…
Last updated 6/2/2014: For a breakdown of the cost of all this gear, check here. Kayak – Current Designs Squamish and here (15 ft. 8 in. approx. 55lb unpacked) Paddles – Primary: Seven2 Vapor 220 – Carbon, Secondary: Lavika 84 inch – Aluminum Shoes – Vibram…
Personally, it’s been an interesting month. I’ve had a lot of life priorities getting in the way of my kayak training and have only been on the water for little jaunts–just two 1-2 mile paddles. So today I was pretty hard on myself and have…
I came across my kayak on that website where so many dreams are made true–Craigslist. I bought my Current Designs Squamish 158 from Todd, a great guy (seriously, he aired up my tires before I left) who lives in Elkhart, Indiana on January 3, 2014. It…
Today I got out on the water for the first time with the intent of putting some miles under the boat. So far I’ve been pretty relaxed when on the water, which is alright in itself, but it’s game time. I need to start pushing…
I got to scratch my itch a little bit and get on the lake this past week (twice!). If you lived through this past winter in the midwest, then you know how nice it is to get outside–finally. It was the coldest and snowiest winter…
My goal is to not hope for another life than the one I have. I’m awake to the fact that one day I won’t be here anymore–that one day I’ll die–become a corpse. And I’m not going to ignore that fact like most people do….
We are experience chasers — spectators — who believe everything is happening somewhere other than where we are. Porn, television, celebrity, sports — we are watching other people live life while we project our selves on to these people. We live vicariously through them. Because…