Sunday, March 12, 12023 Human Era (HE) Paddle PreambleDST and MePlanning and PrepWeather and Water LevelsFloat PlanSUP Float PlanLaunch SiteParking(P)logMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.AccessoriesOn the RiverBig Silver Birds in the SkyPodcast PlaylistHistory Can(go)AwryThe Return LegFinal Thoughts Paddle Preamble After coming across this article in the Richmond News, I have wanted to check out the Sto:lo (Fraser River)ContinueContinue reading “Middle Arm Swishwash”
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Alouette, Gentille Alouette
Sunday, March 5, 12023 Human Era (HE) Paddle PreambleLofty IdeasWeather IntelWeather IntelWeather and Water LevelsParkingFrench, History LessonMusical Interlude(P)logLaunch SiteMy KitClothingPaddle and BoardAccessoriesOn the RiverFinal Thoughts Paddle Preamble My son’s friend was having a birthday party at Jungle Jac’s Play Centre in Port Coquitlam. When I looked up the location to get a sense of theContinueContinue reading “Alouette, Gentille Alouette”
Nicomekl River: Phase III
Sunday, February 19, 12023 Human Era (HE) Feel free to skip my preamble ramble and get straight to the plog details. BackstoryAbout the BluewaysMy Past Blueway TravelsDam, Degradation, and a Dearth of DetailsA Brief History of the Nicomekl(Re)InspirationHot Take(s)Occidental HistoryA Tangent on HistoriographyRevisionist RevisitingTangent Two: Ancient ApocalypseFooling GeorgeDebunking DebacleOpen to The ExperienceExtraordinary Claims Require ExtraordinaryContinueContinue reading “Nicomekl River: Phase III”
River of Golden Dreams
Saturday, July 2, 12022 HE Our friends, the Lee’s, recently purchased a place in Whistler, and they invited us up for the Canada Day long weekend. We met through our kids at daycare. It was amazing to see how excited the kids were to see each other and have their first sleepover (though I’m sure for some, the technical definitionContinueContinue reading “River of Golden Dreams”
The Brunette River: Still Creek 2.0
Monday, May 18, 2020 Brunette River.Source: https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/JACZH We enjoyed our Still Creek adventure so much that we had to find out what was in store on the other side of Burnaby Lake. Fortunately, the Urban Oarsmen had a post on the Brunette River too, which we used as a guide to our adventure. Plus, accordingContinueContinue reading “The Brunette River: Still Creek 2.0”
Still Creek: Adventure’s Origin
Saturday, May 16, 2020 Legend has it that one day while playing basketball at Riverfront Park a man emerged from the Fraser River travelling on a stand up paddleboard (SUP). This man asked the basketball players if he could join in their game. They accepted, and as they played, the obvious topic of this man’s fascinating mode of transportationContinueContinue reading “Still Creek: Adventure’s Origin”
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