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 »
Into the Wild Blue Arkansas Yonder
As we pulled up to the little grass airstrip a couple of young whitetail fawns were having a snack in front of the hangers. One flitted into the woods right away. The other took a couple of strides and then stopped. It seemed to be considering us for a moment. When I first spotted the [...] 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 »
Hassled by the Law in Moab, Utah
It’s 6:10AM as I drive through one of the coolest towns in the country, Moab, Utah. I’m looking for a coffee shop where I can plug into the internet and enjoy a cup of java. There’s a police vehicle behind me, but I’m not worried. There is plenty of light, I’m driving about 3 miles [...] 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 »
I live for Road trips!
Road trips are a lot like life. We decide to go on a journey, and we are faced with an unending string of decisions. My plan had been to stay in Ashland for the summer, and with the exception of a family reunion in Arkansas in June, and Burning Man in August all I was [...] Read more »
Is he a scientist? or a stamp collector?
UK phycisist Brian Cox talks about the Large Hadron Collider on Ted. When I started watching this video my first thought was that this guy was somebody that Central Casting sent over to TED to read a script. It is unlikely that TED works this way so Brian Cox is obviously a very serious scientist. [...] Read more »