I’ve been at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Western North Carolina for nearly three weeks now prepping for the US Freestyle Team Trials. This is the final week before the competition, and all the best paddlers in the United States are starting to show up. Top paddlers from all over the US are hoping for [...] Read more »
What I Like about Buena Vista,Co
Arrived in Buena Vista, Colorado early in the afternoon, and headed out to the river park where I had a great session in the bridge hole. A couple of the pros were practicing! It was great to paddle with Nick Troutman, and Dane Jackson. Everyone is camping right along the river downstream from Buena Vista’s [...] Read more »
This is what the eclipse looked like in Durango, Co
Earlier today I received an email from my mother warning me not to look directly at the solar eclipse. Wow! Was she ever right… No I didn’t look at the sun trying to see the eclipse. I pointed my camera at the sun and took a picture. Thanks Mom, good advice is always appreciated. Love [...] Read more »
The Trouble with Strange Transmissions.
Life was good. Just over a month ago I purchased an awesome van, and outfitted it for this summer’s road tri. After having my mechanic in Bend check it out we did about $1400 worth of work to make sure it was ready for the road. We fixed a leak in the intake manifold, replaced [...] Read more »
Stuck in the Mud by the Carson River
Stuck in the Mud by the Carson River, a set on Flickr. Out on the road things happen. Sometimes they just happen because they do, other times it’s because we’ve done something stupid. Last night I did something really stupid. I got myself stuck down by the edge of the Carson River. Dirt roads and [...] Read more »
Reno Whitewater Park
Reno Whitewater Park, a set on Flickr. Spent the afternoon paddling in Reno’s whitewater park. Had a great time with some cool people! Read more »
Get this show on the road!
My brother David came up with a great concept about leaving on road trips. Probably works for other things too. It’s pretty simple. He leaves on “Robert time.” In other words we leave when everything is finished, and everyone is ready. No rushing to meet arbitrary time schedules. I had planned to leave Tuesday morning, [...] Read more »
Summer Starts Tomorrow!
All the planning and preparations are finished (mostly), and it’s time to get this summer show on the road! First stop Reno, Nevada to play in their storied whitewater park on the Truckee River! The inspiration for this trip came from last year’s stop in Vail at the Teva Mountain Games, and in Lyons, Co [...] Read more »
Last Summer’s Road Trip June-July 2011
Lets recap last summer’s road trip. What began as a simple trip out to Arkansas for our tri annual family reunion turned into an incredibly awesome summer full of new kayaking adventures across the United States. Here’s the blow by blow! Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Paddled in the down river sprint on Gore [...] Read more »
The Glenwood Springs Wave
Kayakers travel from all over the world to come ride this amazing feature in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It’s the only man made whitewater feature on the entire length of the Colorado River, and it’s amazing fun to watch or to paddle. My first experience with the Glenwood Whitewater Park happened in 2008 as I was [...] Read more »