On the road again! Ryan dropped me off at the New Canton boat landing in Buckingham County on Tuesday, where we ended our paddle trip on the...

Testing out the new shoes - this time with some weight! I ended up coming home on Wednesday when Ryan headed back home, so I could test...

 After all those dam portages upstream of Lynchburg, Ryan and I kept paddling down the James for another three days before he needed to head...

The last five days canoeing on the James have been eye-opening for me. Ryan kayaked the entire length of the river back in 2007, but for me...

I've got some new beef with dams. After all the fun of running through the rapids at Balcony Falls near Glasgow, things got less fun.  T...

Laurel taking a well deserved nap after a full day of whitewater boating and two successful dam portages.   We have five more to go.  ...

Today we were joined by Ryan's father Fred and George Bowles for a great run down the Balcony Falls section of the James.  Thankfu...

My second river-side interview was with Frits van der Leeden.  He came and met us at the Locher Tract in the National Forest, where we had...

During our first couple of days of canoeing down the James, I had a chance to meet with two gentlemen who have helped Virginians understand ...

How does that old saying go?…When life gives you lemons make lemonade? When walking makes your achilles tendons swell up and yell at you, s...