And then one month later I built a contraption for which I am most proud. A combination of a kayak … More
Author: Dave The Kayaker
I made many kayak trips the summer of 2013
But one of my most memorable trips was French Creek in Northern Pennsylvania. I felt like I was half kayaker … More
Tour de Greene
Two weeks later on Saturday morning I woke up early and decided to take a bike ride before the rest … More
The Storming of Thunder Ridge
On May 19, 2013…the very next weekend…I decided to attempt to ride my first Century on a bicycle. (For those … More
Rivanna River Race, May 11, 2013
One rainy week passed and as a result the rivers were up the following weekend for my local Rivanna River … More
Tye River, Nelson Downriver Race 2013
I spent much of Spring 2013 either on my bike or in a kayak getting in shape for racing season…or … More
Also at the start of 2013…
I decided to take kayak training a little more seriously and work on my balance skills so I built myself … More
Back on the bike
One of the first things I did in the new year in 2013 was to purchase a road bike and … More
2013
Just to tease you a little bit, 2013 was the year that everything changed for me. I discovered Vinnie Tortorich … More
Thunderbolt-X, Open water, and The Wye Island Regatta 2012
The last race of the 2012 season was the Wye Island Regatta. I decided to race with my Thunderbolt-X kayak … More
Kayak ergometer from NordicTrack
Shortly thereafter I decided to buy a Nordic Track ski machine and turn it into a kayak ergometer so I … More
Enter: The Phoenix Match II kayak
One month after the Camp Kum-ba-yah race I found myself on vacation, visiting family in Erie, PA. I checked out … More
Camp Kum-ba-yah River Race 2012
On June 16, 2012 I once again raced on the James River starting from Lynchburg, VA in the Camp Kum-Ba-Yah … More
Rivanna River Race 2012
The week between the first and second Saturdays of May, 2012 seemed to drag slowly. I was hoping for rain … More
Whitewater kayaking
Somewhere around 2010 I also decided to expand my horizons and take up whitewater kayaking. A little bit late in … More
