I always wished for better lighting when backing up my van at night, and last summer I built a custom system that provided that and much more. In addition to wanting reverse lighting, I wanted the ability to light up the area around my van while driving or in camp or while loading kayaking gear […]
It should come as no surprise that navigating the Grand Canyon is a serious undertaking even in today’s GPS age. So before I embarked on a self-support kayak trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, I made sure I was prepared with the most up to date, accurate navigational data and tools. My […]
Only in recent years has it become more common for kayakers to self-support the Grand Canyon. Even then, compared to the total number of people who go down the canyon, it’s still a fairly small number of people who take on the extra challenge of carrying all of their gear down the whole canyon. When […]
With our Grand Canyon trip just a day in our past, we opted for a little more adventure before heading back to our normal routines in Colorado. Peter has spent an enormous amount of time exploring and climbing through Zion National Park, and he couldn’t wait to share one of his favorite places with us. […]
The repeated beeping penetrated the cloudy, inner depths of my slumber, and I instinctually reached to the side to turn off the alarm. Fumbling in the darkness, I couldn’t understand why the alarm persisted despite numerous attempts to silence the device. Slowly, my mind and eyes adapted to the situation around me, and I came […]
Early on February 16, 2014, six whitewater kayaks will cast off from the shores of Lee’s Ferry onto the Colorado River. Each 10 foot long Jackson Rogue will carry a paddler, food, and equipment deep into the bowels of the earth for 13 days and 280 miles. The experiences of this small band of adventurers […]
As I begin my 39th year, it is impossible to not appreciate the quiet of the winter that gives so many reasons to reflect upon the past and have hope for the coming year. Although I am writing this more than a month after the 2014 New Year, this entire season is a time for […]
It began simply enough in early Spring of 2012 with a small gesture in a LASP conference room . But by the time the solid rocket fuel was ignited on November 19, 2013, I found myself inextricably tied to the success of its trajectory due to more than a decade’s worth of complex professional successes […]
In May of 2011 amid rainy weather that was foretelling of the epic kayaking season that was soon to come, I huddled under a tarp in my condo’s parking lot covered in a combination of grease and rain. I systematically worked away on my 1985 VW Vanagon removing one component at a time and replacing […]
