Paddling

Sep 4
3 min

Flamingos in NC?!?!

Yes, there are/were flamingos in NC: American Flamingos, blown up from the Yucatan or Cuba by Hurricane Idalia.

Aug 6
6 min

OBX Summer Birding/Fishing

My second beach trip this summer involved a two-night camping trip based out of Cape Hatteras, birding and fishing.

Jun 11
4 min

Beaufort/Croatan Coastal Overnighter

Overnight camping trip in early June, split between the Rachel Carson Reserve (across from Beaufort) and the Croatan National Forest

Apr 23
10 min

Haw River Through-Paddle #2

Another 50-something mile through-paddle of the Haw River with three friends.

Feb 20
6 min

Winter Waterfowl & Wolves (#8)

Late winter coastal adventure featuring waterfowl, kayaking, and red wolves

Dec 31, 2022
17 min

Georgia/Florida Xmas 2022

Nature-filled winter vacation to Cumberland Island, GA and Dunedin, FL. In short: Bobcat, Ani, Eel, Sea Turtle.

Oct 8, 2022
6 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #6.2: Shackleford

Two nights by myself on East Shackleford Banks--kayaking, camping, birding, fishing.

May 8, 2022
7 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #6: North Core Banks

This was my first OBX camping trip focusing on fishing. This was also our first trip to North Core Banks.

Dec 31, 2021
17 min

Christmas 2021: NC, SC, FL

Christmas vacation this year consisted of a mostly coastal three-part trip to NC, SC, and FL.

Jun 20, 2021
8 min

Summer Beach Blog 2021

I most often explore the NC coast during the off-season, and often do it alone. However, I’m not one to turn down a summer beach trip.

Apr 25, 2021
9 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #5: Lookout, Shack

Our playbook consisted of cruising up and down South Core Banks in his truck, kayaking around the sound, chilling and surf fishing ...

Apr 11, 2021
15 min

Haw River Through-Paddle

You don’t really know a river until you follow it for days on end, observing its subtle evolution from stream to rushing river.

Mar 24, 2021
5 min

Custom Kayak Motor Mount

The main shortcoming of my boat is that it runs on manpower. So, I decided to install a trolling motor.

Mar 12, 2021
3 min

Wrightsville/Holly Shelter day trip

I spent a Friday off work paddling around Wrightsville and hiking around Holly Shelter GL.

Nov 11, 2020
2 min

Edenton & Northeastern Swamps

My wife and I headed east for a short-but-sweet overnight trip to Edenton, Merchants Millpond, and the Great Dismal Swamp.

Oct 10, 2020
5 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #4: Shackleford

Leaving home super early, I hit the water at Harkers Island a bit before 8AM.

Oct 8, 2018
2 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #3.2: Shackleford

A spur of the minute overnight kayak camping trip down east led me to Shackleford Banks and featured some great birds, including two...

Apr 30, 2018
3 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #3: Lookout, Shack, Cedar

This year’s OBX paddle/camping trip took me and a friend to Cape Lookout and Cedar Island (again), but with a slightly different flavor....

Apr 25, 2018
1 min

Wrightsville by Kayak

A short trip to Wrightsville gave me a chance to experiment with my new camera setup (Nikon D500 w/ a 70-300 mm f/5.6 lens) from my kayak.

May 29, 2017
3 min

OBX Kayak/Camping #2: Lookout, Cedar Island

A friend and I replicated our Memorial Day OBX trip from last year, but changed the location from Ocracoke/Portsmouth to Cape Lookout...