After a very nice day hiking some miles in Starved Rock State Park, it was really saddening to receive this news in my email. The following Illinois State Parks will close effective Nov. 1: Castle Rock State Park, Oregon Lowden State Park, Oregon Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Sheffield Illini State Park, Marseilles Channahon Parkway [...]
Posts under ‘paddling’
Level 2 Kayak Lesson
To set the wheels in motion to ultimately become certified as a BCU 4 star and a level 4 instructor, I decided to start with Geneva Kayak Center’s level 2 course. The price isn’t bad at 90-some-dollars or if you want to save a few bucks, you can bring your own boat and pay 70-some-dollars, [...]
Verde River LightHawk Article
I’m published (sort of). While in Arizona last winter, I was asked to photo/video the Upper Verde River from the air. This is the article published by the organization who makes the flights happen. waypoint-august-2008.pdf
Busse Woods Picnic (FYB: Meetup.com)
This was the Float Your Boat Meetup Group’s “KAYAK SOCIAL BBQ & BOAT-SHARE SEASON OPENER” at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. The weather was horrible that morning, but it seemed to clear up just in time for us to have our event. I brought my dining fly/canopy just in case. Rachael was shooting that [...]
Kankakee River Paddle
The weather was pretty daunting, but we did this paddle anyway. The Kankakee River was high, fast and parts had my adrenaline running. There is a narrow stretch where the ripples seemed to approach Class II. The limestone dells were a site to see and the islands were large and would have been fun to [...]
