I’ve been a nomad this year. Three months in Malibu, two in Ashland, one in Arkansas, one month in Louisiana, and five months in Texas. Then there was the month I spent traveling from Oregon to Arkansas… The year has been filled with wonderful adventure, a bit of disappointment, new insights, and longing dreams. Of [...] Read more »
The Art and Science of Riding Motorcycles.
During my final tour of duty in the Navy I purchased a Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle at the Navy Exchange in Yokosuka, Japan. After reporting aboard USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) my department head took delivery of a sportster and I discovered that the Navy exchange was selling them. Having always wanted a motorcycle I decided [...] Read more »
A shriek of panic on the Comal River
There was a shriek of panic on the Comal river. The kind of sound that silences everything else, and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. It was Sunday afternoon. I was swimming on the river with my cousin Michael Lebeau. We were at a place called “the tube chute,” [...] Read more »
San Marcos River Adventure
My first weekend in New Braunfels was excellent. Saturday morning Michael said that he had a lot of yard work to take care of. The grass was getting shaggy, he had some hedges to trim, and some dirt to move. The way he said it made it sound like a couple of full days of [...] Read more »
Over the hills and far away.
I was in Louisiana for awhile to visit my Mom. She had a stay in the hospital just before our big family reunion in June, and I though it would be a good idea to go home for a little while. It’s hot down here in the summertime, hot, humid, and sticky. It was good [...] Read more »
14 Kayakers, 4 Surfers, and 1 Raft
Here’s some video that I shot in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The videos require Quicktime 7 Raft Flipping Out Surfers – Hanging 10 (not really) on the Colorado surfer001-h264-800kbps-streaming surfer002-h264-800kbps-streaming surfer003-h264-800kbps-streaming surfer004-h264-800kbps-streaming The Kayakers! kayak001-h264-800kbps-streaming kayak002-h264-800kbps-streaming Don Grall surfs the wave. We spoke just as I was getting my video camera out to shoot, and explained [...] Read more »
Boofing on the Colorado River in Glennwood Springs, Colorado
The city of Glennwood Springs built a rapid on the Colorado river that draws a nice crowd during the summer months. In between the rafts, kayakers and surfers paddle out to the large waves to surf. Here are a few photographs and some video from Saturday afternoon May 31st 2008. If you’re one of the [...] Read more »
The Chasm of the Rogue River
There is a reason that this river is called the Rogue. In many places it is quite unruly. I have seen the Rogue in quiet repose meandering slowly across a valley floor. Now I’ve seen its violent nature constrained by mighty lava flows. Here at the Chasm the banks of the Rogue River narrow to [...] Read more »