How do you serve your adventures? Well Done? There is a quote I think about all the time when I’m climbing or on expeditions. It’s by the great polar explorer Vilhájlmur Stefansson: “Adventure is a sign of incompetence.” Stefansson was a guy who bragged that he never had adventures. He…
The Chesapeake is a Great Staycation Place Fall is the time of year that we all get that satisfied feeling about our sport of paddling. It is that time of the year that we most often find ourselves saying “Wow! This is a great day to be out!” or “Isn’t…
“Live and Learn” or “Learn from Others” Kayaking is a sport, and along with the idea of any sport comes the desire to explore. Not the exploring of your environment, but the exploring of yourself. That is what sports are all about; the chance to take things to new heights;…
Buy a boat, get a class. There has been quite a lot of concern about kayak safety this spring. I think that it is more than what we usually see at the turn of the new paddling season. Why is this? Is it because we are getting more new kayakers…
