Maryland / Packrafting / Paddling / Pennsylvania / USA
Artificial Intelligence
My buddy Lou and I are just back from a weekend of paddling. On Saturday, we ran the Lower Yough in Pennsylvania, a staple east coast summer run. Our plan …
Category: Packrafting
Fire and Ice
We always seek contrast in our travels, but we’ve never done it quite like we did this summer. The Arctic and the Tropics are worlds apart (sort of), but what …
Alaska / Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA
Arctic Community
Anthony Bourdain once said he was drawn to travel because “food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” That may explain why my foodie blog wanders so much. I’ve …
Biking / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia
Again and Again and Again
I’m just back from paddling and hiking in one of my favorite places, West Virginia’s New River Gorge. The New has been an outdoor destination of mine for most of …
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia
Approaching the line
Paddling whitewater has been a lifelong pursuit of mine, maybe because I’m decades into it and still picking up new things. I’ve learned a lot about technique, reading water, and …
Repeat Novelty
A few years back, we made grouper with mole verde sauce on a backpacking trip, using a recipe inspired by Souzz’s travels to Oaxaca, Mexico. Preparing the mole required a …
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia
Known Firsts
Before the COVID quarantines started some weeks back, Souzz and I snuck in an overnight paddling trip to Hopeville Canyon in West Virginia. We’d run that stretch on day trips …
Water, Barley, and Yeast
Suzy and I left Nethy Bridge yesterday morning hoping to paddle some of the River Spey in our packrafts, which are ultralight inflatables that are quite capable in whitewater (although …
North Carolina / Packrafting / Paddling / USA
Stepping In Old Footprints
My last post was about the Adirondacks, a place that I’ve visited over and over through the last several decades. There are only a few destinations like that for me, …