This is not a river guide, as a quality guide to this river can be found on Darin McQuoid's site HERE. This is the account of my first self-support multi-day kayak trip. I hopped on a trip down Dinkey Creek on 1 day's notice with a rock star crew. The crew consisted of Darin McQuoid, Clay Wright, Stephen Wright, Laura Farrell, Joe, Lars Lammler and Rutger. First things … [Read more...] about DINKEY CREEK: The Best 6 miles of WW on the Planet
Overland Travel
SNAPSHOT: The Joshua Tree Express
3/25-26/2012 I love this countries' National Parks and I've always heard stories about how cool the rock formations at Joshua Tree are. I managed to swing through the park on my way from the Desert Rendezvous to Las Vegas. I really worked hard to see as much as possible in a very short period of time. I entered the park at Cottonwood Springs in the south and did … [Read more...] about SNAPSHOT: The Joshua Tree Express
EVENT: SOCAL Desert Rendezvous 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfAHc15em0 (See the complete photo gallery HERE) March 24-26th Give a bunch of Overland and 4x4 enthusiasts a date, GPS coordinates in the desert, free gourmet food, a competition, and some great free raffle prizes and you get the 2012 SOCAL Desert Rendezvous. This event was organized by TACODOC as a completely FREE event and promoted … [Read more...] about EVENT: SOCAL Desert Rendezvous 2012
A COMPETITOR’S VIEW: Santa Cruz Paddle Fest 2012
http://youtu.be/HaCsSi5YPiQ 2012 Santa Cruz Video This is my second year competing in HP at Santa Cruz and I was apprehensive about the conditions, as last year was just plain scary and the forecast this year looked worse. I got into town Wed. afternoon to messy conditions that weren’t very inviting. Thursday I got up early and was the second person on the water, … [Read more...] about A COMPETITOR’S VIEW: Santa Cruz Paddle Fest 2012
EVENT: La Push Pummel 2012
(2/24-26/2012) This was my first year attending the Pummel and the sea sure wanted to deliver on Saturday! I decided at the last minute to make the journey even though the forecasts were not in any way good. My thought was that if I brought enough toys; surf kayak, playboat, creekboat and kiteboard that I’d be able to enjoy whatever Mother Nature threw at me. I was also … [Read more...] about EVENT: La Push Pummel 2012