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Tag Archives: boating
We Pop Up Just Anywhere
Brinn has always wanted pop-up camper. I have never wanted a pop-up camper. Tent camper. Tent trailer. Pup. Fold-out camper. Call it what you will, it sounded like work to me. Why would I want extra work when we’re doing … Continue reading
Posted in Balto, Friends, Ian, My Critters, Outdoor Adventures, paddling
Tagged boating, camping, play, pop up camper, travel
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Back Stacking at Double Trouble
So I did a couple of things Sunday that I haven’t done since my pre-Ian years. The first one was absolutely amazing. For the first time in seven years, I kayaked the Ocoee with my husband. Then we locked our … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Outdoor Adventures, paddling
Tagged Aire Rafts, Aire Super Puma, boating, carnage, fun, Ocoee River, white water rafting, Whitewater Kayaking
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Gliding Through Tablesaw
I went back to the Ocoee this past weekend for my next round of lessons. A few days before we began packing my gear I received a message from poor Brandon that I’d been reassigned from my new instructor, and … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Outdoor Adventures, paddling
Tagged Ace Kayaking, boating, Ocoee River, Tablesaw, Whitewater Kayaking
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Rafting Past Denali, Alaska Part V
Alaska Part V , trip day 3; July 4, 2018 After all the adventures we’d already encountered –hiking at Peter’s Creek, the transportation museum, the Iditarod Museum and a ride behind sled dogs, a flight around Denali with a glacier … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Ian, Outdoor Adventures, paddling
Tagged Alaska, boating, Denali Outdoor Center, Nenana, travel, white water rafting
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“We Can Take My Flashlights”
It rained in middle Tennessee this week. A lot. So of course all of the creeks jumped up and the paddlers rejoiced. But daylight savings time ended this week, leaving Cookeville in darkness by 5:00 PM, with no hope of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Ian, paddling
Tagged autumn, boating, fun, Ian, kayaking, Light-up Eyes, rain, Spring Creek, Standard Time
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Let’s Get This Show Going!
The sound of fish hitting the surface of the water and birds chirping as yellow and red leaves fluttered down from the autumn trees provided a calming backdrop for our evening after a busy day. Ian participated in the Tomahawk … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Ian, paddling
Tagged autumn, boating, fun, Ian, Spring Creek, white water kayaking
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Ian’s Ocoee PFD
All the time I hear friends jokingly talk about how it takes a village to raise a kid, especially from our like-minded friends who tend toward more free-range parenting. I would say that Ian’s upbringing also takes a village, but … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Holidays, Ian, paddling
Tagged boating, Children, family friends, Friends, fun, Ian, Ocoee River, parenting, white water rafting
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5 Methods that Helped Us Introduce Our Kid Under 5 to Whitewater
IMPORTANT This entry is not meant to be a substitute for common sense, or a treatise on child care. The purpose is to provide suggestions as what has worked successfully for my family and friends who have ventured … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Ian, paddling
Tagged Aire Rafts, Aire Tomcat, boating, Children, dbp_4_life, Ian, white water kayaking, white water rafting
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And Out Like a Lamb
While March may have roared in with rain and snow, it has yielded to a mild and dry spring as it exits quietly. The middle and end of this month have flown by with some of the most fun that … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Farm Life, Friends, Holidays, Ian, My Critters, paddling
Tagged Aire, baby ducks, boating, Bull and Thistle, Clear Creek, Ian, Jett to Lilly, Muddy Rivers Festival, Spring Creek
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Let me tell ya ’bout the best friends…
Brinn’s carpal tunnel and nerve damage to his elbow has worsened recently, so his surgeon has scheduled surgery for next Thursday. Two weeks out from surgery, Brinn started brining pork loins and preparing to smoke a feast so I called … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Ian, paddling
Tagged boating, Brinn, Campfire, Catoosa, Children, Crooked Fork, Daddy's Creek, Friends, Grandma Cross, hiking, Obed River, Party, Terry, Wartburg, white water kayaking, white water sports
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