Hambrick Cave

On July 9, 2018, I went kayaking with some people from the Huntsville Grotto to Hambrick Cave on Guntersville Lake.  There is generally a large colony of gray bats that spend live in Hambrick Cave and fly out at dusk over the lake.  The cave is about…

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Lake Powell

Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2011, Tracy and I went to Lake Powell.  We rented kayaks from REI, and started from Bullfrog.    We had started from Bullfrog before, but we went down lake on that trip, so this time we went up lake.  We paddled a little…

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Labyrinth Canyon

A paddle through Labyrinth Canyon on the Green River is another bucket list trip. Soaring canyon walls, lazy river days, and the solitude of southern Utah make this an amazing trip.

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Lake Powell

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend of 26 Nov 08, Tracy and I headed out for another long weekend kayaking on Lake Powell. We rented kayaks from REI and then headed to Bullfrog on the north end of the lake. We had tried to kayak here earlier in…

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Lake Powell

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend in November 2006, Tracy and I took a kayaking trip to Lake Powell. This was an incredible trip. Even though it was the end of November, the day-time highs were in the mid-60s. We rented two sea kayaks from REI in Salt…

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Lake Powell

During the week of March 20, 2006, Chris and I took a kayaking trip to Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page, AZ. We rented two sea kayaks on Monday in Page and then headed out to the lake. We ended up putting…

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Boundary Waters

Here are some pictures from a vacation we took to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota in August 2004. This was a five day canoe trip through Boundary Waters. We started at Island River, went down to the Isabella River, paddled across Bald Eagle Lake…

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Okefenokee

Here are some pictures from a trip we took to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia in May 2004. This was a three day canoe trip through the swamp. We had never done anything like this before, so it was a totally new experience. We saw…

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