Archive for July, 2010
Our last night on the river, we camped at the edge of Cinta Larga land and we saw members of the tribe for the first time. Tattooed from head to toe, they still have their traditional bow and arrow hunting weapons — the tips of arrows were stained with blood… Read the rest
It’s pretty astonishing how quickly things can go from bad to worse and back again when you’re traveling. You really are vulnerable out there on the black pavement, subject to bad weather, mechanical malfunction and that bizarre asphalt-zombie feeling you get behind your eyes.
We’ve been lucky enough to weather… Read the rest
And so, after a deceptively strong cup of coffee aboard ‘Sea Level’, I bid Kent and Jimmy farewell. That was just the extra kick I needed to attack the ‘new’ leak. I’d been feeling an overall lack of passion for fixing things over the last month, and the new trickle… Read the rest
Swell’s bilge wasn’t dry for long. After a month or so afloat, a constant trickle of water coming from below the fuel tank could not be ignored. The galley sink drain had broken two weeks priors, sending seawater spilling in, but I fixed it right away and all the spillage… Read the rest
The days flew by and all of a sudden it was July 11th… Read the rest. This was the day that astronomers and eclipse chasers around the world had been waiting for… the moon would pass directly over the sun and cast a shadow across the Earth to be seen for
Laughter, tears, joy, fears . . . emotions that are felt during a First Descent. First Descents are defined in kayaking terms as “the first person to paddle a certain river or rapid” or it can be a Personal First Descent (PFD) defined as “the first time YOU experience that… Read the rest
As a mountain biker who prefers his riding filled a major helping of go-fast descending combined with a small side of uphill, finding a ride that solidly fulfills the thrill-seeking fix is always a big score. Whether it’s on a dedicated DH bike or my Super D bike, I’m always… Read the rest
“One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.”… Read the rest Joseph Campbell
Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve found my inspiration and comfort in nature. It taught me about life and death,
For a second I thought he was dead, lying there face up right below the boom in his sailing harness. I’d come out of the cabin from an attempt to rest to find him splayed there across the cockpit. It had to be nearly 3 a.m.
“Nalu! Nalu!” I leapt… Read the rest
Somehow, at the end of the first week of our project about simple living, we found ourselves headed to Las Vegas. We’d spent the last few nights in Utah’s Maple Canyon, talking to and climbing with Spencer McCroskey, proud dirt-bag and all-around good guy. Our next destination was Ventura, CA,… Read the rest
