by sutherland | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Forty-two years old … Largely sedentary for the last decade … Never played organized sports in my life … Raised in sunny Florida … Obviously I’m the perfect candidate to start playing ice hockey. No? Not obvious? So how did I get myself into this situation? Born in...
by sutherland | Jun 17, 2008 | google earth, gps, kayaking, photography
Having been on vacation this last week not only gave me the chance to do some paddling, it also gave me the chance to try out a new toy. When I started this blog, one of the things I wanted to do was to provide photos of the trips to Google Earth via Panoramio. ...
by sutherland | Jun 15, 2008 | alligator, canoeing, central florida, florida, kayaking, wekiva, wekiwa
After nearly soiling myself passing a very large gator at close range on the Econlockhatchee, I decided something more leisurely and sedate was in order, so I headed for Wekiwa Springs State Park to paddle the Wekiva River. The springs and the river actually do have...
by sutherland | Jun 14, 2008 | alligator, canoeing, central florida, econlockhatchee, kayaking, paddling
The Econ has not been kind to me this week. After failing earlier in an attempt to paddle the upper stretch, I returned this morning for the lower segment, which is 11-miles and runs from Snow Hill Road to State Road 46, a short ways down the St. Johns River...
by sutherland | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
There’s an old Styx song I’ve been humming a lot this week:Nothing ever goes as planned …It’s a hell of a notion …I’m on vacation this week and had “plans” — the plans were to paddle every morning, do several hours...
