I snapped this photo just moments ago through misty eyes.  I slept with the windows open, an extra blanket or two anticipating a morning that we all so much deserve.  It’s here, the glorious morning, like the first day of summer and we need to make the most of it.  Get outdoors today and tomorrow [...]

Lets talk sunsets instead:  Best spots?  Lookout number 10 on the Peirce Stocking Drive. Pyramid Point Bluffs at the end of Port Oneida.  Empire Bluffs. Utility Cut lookout on Miller Hill.  Public Beach at the end of Bay Lane just 1 mile or so North of Glen Arbor.  Alligator Hill Lookout.  Or gazing through a [...]

Old Town Canoes are famous for their durability. We now can testify that their kayaks are deserving of the same reputation.  We put this kayak to the test with a series of very fun, albeit red neck activities:  We launched it off the top of Pyramid Point.  We dragged it (with children aboard) behind the [...]

We participated (six paddlers) in the Boardman River clean up this past week.  Conditions on the river were gorgeous and the results were good.  All in all, the Boardman was in great shape.  No doubt problems need fixing, especially with some of the storm drain systems, but were getting there. On the Crystal River, I [...]