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 […]
Category: kayaking
Learning to Fly
After flying a cinematic-type drone for about a year, there’s a new addition to my “fleet”– a DJI Avata drone, which takes me into the world of First Person View (FPV) flying. The video below is my first attempt at combining two passions — kayaking and FPV drone flying. Let […]
Chilly Peshtigo River Kayaking
It was a chilly day but the river level was as high it’s been since last spring so we had to go.
Clean-up and Fun on the Wolf River
On a chilly 35°F day we spent about 4-1/2 hours on the river picking up bottles, cans, flipflops, and other trash on Section 4 of the Wolf in the Menominee Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Here’s footage of the named rapids. In hindsight I should have shot more of the trash-gathering […]
How I Manage Diabetes While Kayaking
I’ve been an insulin-dependent diabetic since 1995. During that time, I’ve gone from using syringes and vials to insulin pens, which was a big step up in convenience. But by far my best upgrade in diabetes care has been going on the Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring system. My passion for […]
A Rainy Wolfman Triathlon 2022
I don’t make it to the Wolfman Triathlon every year so I enjoyed my sixth or seventh return to the annual event this past Saturday. This unique off-road triathlon features a three-mile down-river paddle on a class II section of the Wolf River, a 13-mile mountain bike ride on a […]
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. […]
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 […]
Kayak Instruction at Scout Camp
A few clips from Sunday’s action at Gardner Dam Scout Camp on Wisconsin’s Wolf River as we wrapped up a weekend of kayak instruction for Scouts and adults.
Pesh Fest 2022
The Peshtigo River was running big last weekend — about 1,100 CFS or 18″ on the bridge gauge — perfect water for Pesh Fest hosted by Kosir’s River Rafting near Silver Cliff, WI. Matt Walker, Justin Peterson and I agreed to get there early Saturday for a “practice run.” We […]