My buddy Matt and I were supposed to be partners again for this year’s 61st running of the Des Plaines Canoe and Kayak Marathon. Sadly, in the 10 days before the marathon was supposed to happen record rainfall occurred within the Des Plaines River’s watershed, causing the river to leave its banks. There are a few …
I’ve been promising my 11 year old a canoe trip for a couple years now but it kept getting put off and postponed for various reasons. In 2016 I decided that it was going to happen no matter what, and we invited along a friend of mine and his 15 year old daughter to help …
In November 2015, our Boy Scout troop selected Wildcat Mountain State Park as our destination for May 2016’s monthly campout. Due to it’s proximity to the Kickapoo River, we decided a day trip down a section of the river would be fun. We’re lucky that our troop has a canoe trailer outfitted with a good …
Brian, a friend I made while attending Wood Badge in 2014 (go Eagles!), and I investigate the “quiet zone” area of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage in Northern WI. Our trip started and ended at Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation in Pearson, WI during Week 1 of summer camp. My son’s troop goes during this time & I …
Our trip officially started on the 30th of June, when Gavin and I piled into our loaded & canoe-topped Prius to head up North for Cub Scout resident camp. After camp was done we drive a little further North to explore parts of the Sylvania Wilderness in Watersmeet, MI. In April of 2011 I also …