Sunday, September 18, 2011

Ultimate Senior Citizen Canoe Alternative Solution

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If you've been following my blog you know that I am home recovering from sun poisoning, back problems and a sinus infection. I'm try...
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Video Tour of My Canoe

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This video was made on launch day just before I put the canoe in the water. Watch it and take a tour of my canoe.

Helping Friends

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It's always good to have friends. Smart friends who don't mind approaching you with a suggestion or three. My friends have been f...

Injured and Sick - Going Home

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You try to think of every detail in the planning stage of an expedition hoping to have all of the bases covered. Sometimes it is the little...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

"I Want Some Signs"

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Canoes and bicycles are the same, they just live in different environments. A bicycle is a small open road vehicle that often shares the ...

River Hazzards

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There are lots of hazards on this river, but this was one that I was surprised to find. I'm glad I selected aluminum and not inflatable.

I performed better today!

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Friday I performed terribly. I averaged only 0.7 mph. Today I did a lot better. A new friend, Fred Wicks, called me to suggest that I remov...

Lunch

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I need no words to describe this after 3 days in a stupid canoe eating cold food....... I pulled up into a small city park. I used an iPho...

Watershed Eastern Border

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Look off in the distance of this picture. You will see an eastern watershed border for the Tennessee River. The foothills of the Appalachian...

Big Houses Everywhere

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All along the river since I started, I have been seeing these huge beautiful houses on the water. They are all beautiful and distinctive in ...

Encountered My First Barge

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I have had my canoe around barges before on the Tennessee River. You might think they would be a threat to me but they are not. The larger t...

Ole Tender Foot

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Friday I burned the tops of my feet through the netting of my nautical shoes. They are swollen and blistered. I didn't sleep much last n...

Hot Viddles This Morning

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Scrambled Southwestern EggBeaters and sliced vege dogs (Big Franks). Yahoo! That should get me down the river a few miles.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Yacht Parade Today

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I learned this evening why the locals suggested I stay off the river today. There was a home UT football game today and the big boys take th...

I Been A Thinkin'

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I been a thinkin'. If you read my post from last night, you would know that yesterday I averaged only 0.7 miles per hour and wearing mys...

Life is Good

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I know that you may not be able to fully visualize this, but I am lounging on the top of my canoe, tied to a rock in a nice cove reading a b...

Fog on the River

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This is what I woke up to this morning...fog. My tent and some of my gear is soaked. I'm going to stay at this location today to dry out...
Friday, September 9, 2011

Not getting it done

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This was my first full day out and as you can see from today's stats that I am not getting it done. I can't blame the canoe, the wea...

Beautiful Evening

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It's a beautiful evening on the river tonight. Shot with my iPhone from inside my tent.

"Are we there yet Daddy? How much longer?"

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"Only 641.2 miles! Now hush and keep paddling sweetheart."
Thursday, September 8, 2011

I Finally Launched Today

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Tropical Storm Lee finally inched it's way farther north and out of Tennessee. The storm cost me a couple of days so it feels especiall...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Current Conditions for Launch

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Today is my planned launch day but I am going to delay it a day or two. Yesterday, Chattanooga experienced it's all-time record rainfall...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Launch Date Delayed by Weather

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I am excited and ready to begin my trip on the Tennessee River tomorrow but I am delaying my launch date for a few days until Tropical Depr...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Weather Outlook For Launch Day

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Well, it's not looking very encouraging is it. There are two major storms headed right into the path of the Tennessee River and my cano...

Polishing The Canoe

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After about 50 years of life as a canoe, the aluminum had a lot of oxidation build-up. I knew that under all of that grey rough surface was...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

One Eye On The Weather

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Tropical depression #13 is coming up from the gulf bringing high winds and tons of rain. Hurricane Katia is moving in from the Atlantic and...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Channel 9 News

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Chattanoogan Article

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Towing Rig

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"Knot So Fast" and the towing rig.

"Knot So Fast"

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Yep. I named my canoe. Seems appropriate. Also I have completed the splash aprons. The splash aprons serve several functions: 1. Helps kee...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Fabricating a Splash Apron

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Today I am fabricating a splash apron...the canoe's equivalent of a tonneau cover for a pick up truck bed. Visited the sign shop to orde...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

First Float Test

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I finally got the canoe wet for the first time. Even though this canoe is decades old, this is one of the few times it has been on the wate...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Making Progress

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I'm making progress with my preperation. I had the canoe polished, I am fitting the tent into position now. I have ordered material and...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

River Navigation

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People are asking me how I will be navigating the river as there are many coves and tributaries that can cause me to loose my way. I though...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Why The Tennessee River?

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Why the Tennessee River and not some other river? That's easy. I live in Chattanooga , the river city. I have hiked along the banks of ...

Getting Ready

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The Tennessee River is 652 miles long. The river starts in Knoxville, TN, flows through Alabama, along the state line of Mississippi, up th...
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First Step Completed

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Well, the all essential first step is completed...I bought a canoe. It's an old Grumman canoe like maybe out of the 60's or 70...