Tag: kayaking

Diversions #5: Kayaking Psychonauts

Few experiences have the serenity of kayaking on a lake. Especially in the evening at sunset. If you haven’t kayaked, I highly recommend it. For years I kayaked very regularly. These days, I hardly ever do. But it is something Eliza and I want to return to. I’m hoping that writing it down will force…
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Florida wildlife – November 2018

Florida wildlife – November 2018 My big brother Derrick, my cousin Kelli and I went for a paddle off Weedon Island and also visited a local preserve. Florida’s flora and fauna are very different from what I’m used to in Pennsylvania. It was very cool to see a variety of things I don’t get to…
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Kayaking to Bannerman’s Castle on the Hudson River – July 2018

Kayaking to Bannerman’s Castle on the Hudson River – July 2018 Eliza and I paddled on the Hudson River to a long abandoned arsenal castle. It was a great day.
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Kayaker – May 2018

Kayaker – May 2018 The rivers are up in our area due to so much rainfall. I was glad to see a few people taking advantage of it.
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Add a hobby that forces you to explore

I’ve been thinking a lot about a quote Matt Mullenweg wrote about earlier this year. It reads: Find three hobbies you love: one to make you money, one to keep you in shape, and one to be creative. I’m going to drop in my own personal suggestion that we add a hobby that also forces us to explore. I’ve noticed something in myself,…
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Merli-Sarnoski County Park Kayakers – May 2016

Merli-Sarnoski County Park Kayakers – May 2016
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Observations from the first two years of kayaking

I’ve been kayaking for two years and one month. My first post about kayaking is a sprawling post about my first two paddles but one that I’m really happy I wrote and published. In it I show exactly the types of things a new paddler worries about; falling in, being cold, getting in and out…
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Thomasz Furmanek, Kayaker, Instagrammer

I’ve been following Thomasz Furmanek on Instagram for a few years already (right around the time I got my first kayak, the Oru Kayak, which is the same one Furmanek uses). I liked this bit in his photographic interview with Daily Mail: The kayak enables me to travel to remote places and show people these places…
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Kayaking Merli-Sarnoski County Park in May 2016

When choosing a location to go for a paddle, don’t be fooled by the size of the body of water. Enormous lakes aren’t necessarily any more fun than the small ponds. Merli-Sarnoski’s Mountain Mud Pond is an excellent example of this. The entire shoreline of the pond could be paddled in under an hour yet…
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The new Oru Kayak: Beach

An all-new kayak from Oru Kayak, Beach. It’s the easiest collapsible boat in the world to put together, taking just three minutes. Its 28" width makes it stable and comfortable. The open cockpit makes entry a breeze, for paddlers of all shapes and sizes. I love the design and it looks like there are tons…
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Paddling for snapping turtles

Check out this guy (or gal). A screenshot from a GoPro video. This past Saturday afternoon we had some beautiful weather and so I went kayaking at a nearby lake. This time of year is an incredible time to paddle since every animal is very active, making nests, waking up from the winter, preparing for…
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Bullhead Bay, Lackawanna State Park, November 2015

Bullhead Bay, Lackawanna State Park, November 2015
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Kayaking at Sunset, White Oak Pond, October 2015

Kayaking at Sunset, White Oak Pond, October 2015
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Sunsetting, Back Bay, Virginia, October 2015

Sunsetting, Back Bay, Virginia, October 2015 (related)
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Kayaking Quaker Lake and Lake Carey

Last weekend my friend Eric and I went paddling around Quaker Lake and Lake Carey; each in northeastern PA pretty close to the New York border and each equally different. Quaker Lake is a beautifully clear glacial lake that does not allow speed boats or jet skis and has some really well kept and manicure homes…
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