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Category: Packrafting

Again and Again and Again
Biking / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Again and Again and Again

October 14, 2022November 16, 2022

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 …

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Approaching the line
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Approaching the line

October 15, 2021February 9, 2022

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 …

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Repeat Novelty
Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Repeat Novelty

July 9, 2021October 7, 2022

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 …

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Known Firsts
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Known Firsts

May 3, 2020January 9, 2023

Before the 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 several …

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Water, Barley, and Yeast
Food and Drink / International / Packrafting / Paddling / Scotland

Water, Barley, and Yeast

August 6, 2019February 9, 2022

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 …

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Stepping In Old Footprints
North Carolina / Packrafting / Paddling / USA

Stepping In Old Footprints

March 30, 2018February 9, 2022

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, …

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Recent Posts

  • Detours

    Detours

    December 30, 2022
  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    November 27, 2022
  • Again and Again and Again

    Again and Again and Again

    October 14, 2022
  • Proof Positive

    Proof Positive

    August 27, 2022
  • Certainly An Adventure

    Certainly An Adventure

    August 21, 2022

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