Tagged With: Life’s Choices
All in the name of taking great photographs of sunken ships – Mallow’s Bay
And this is how I spend a Sunday afternoon, Augie’s Adventure Style. Mallow’s Bay by Kayak I left my muddy flip flops sitting in the middle of Route 224. But I get ahead of myself; let me start from the beginning. Sunday afternoon, I set out to take a few photographs of some old sunken ships … Continue reading
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Monocacy River Float – Reaching the Destination
Monocacy River Float Part 4 – Monday, May 27, 2013 I made it! At 1:00 pm on Memorial Day, 2013, I completed the three day journey traveling the Monocacy River from beginning to end. Right now I’m sitting in the grass against a large sycamore tree at the Mouth of the Monocacy boat ramp waiting … Continue reading
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Monocacy River Float – Day 2 – The trip Continues
Monocacy River Float Part 3 – Sunday, May 26, 2013 Twenty five miles later I pull up onto a beach for the night. The sun is still high in the sky. Today’s travel has been a good one. I am ready to set camp. This beach is bigger than last night’s. It has amble firewood. … Continue reading
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Monocacy River Float – Day 1
Monocacy River Float Day 1 – Saturday May 25, 2013 The day has been a good one. Starting at 7:30 am, I began my sixty mile trek down the Monocacy. Here at 7:00 pm, the fire is cooking dinner of potatoes and venison. Twenty miles of river lay behind.
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Monocacy River Float into a New Life
In three days I embark on a journey short on miles but long on meaning. For three days, I will canoe the complete Monocacy River from beginning to end, 60 miles in length. She is my home river. She is my mistress. She is where I go to escape. From the hot August evenings standing … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Weekend Canoe Trip
A trip to the past down the Monocacy River Three years after the Civil War ended, Decoration Day was established as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead with flowers. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. … Continue reading
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Living Life Like Hunter S. Thompson
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” – Hunter S. Thompson As I pulled into my … Continue reading
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Dancing and Drinking with a Black Bear in the Mountains of Maryland
Black Bears Freely Roam the Hills of Garrett County Maryland With this post, I want to dispel the rumors you may have heard about me dancing and drinking with a black bear in the mountains of western Maryland. This is what really happened. Edward Abbey was telling his story of Desert Solitaire, as I sat … Continue reading
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Largemouth Bass Fishing Kayak Style
Kayaks and Largemouth As Larry and John drove along Route 95 heading south in the pre-morning darkness of a chilly spring morning, they shared the road with several trucks towing expensive bass boats. Two kayaks were strapped to the top of Larry’s Jeep. In sharp contrast they would be fishing the same waters in pursuit … Continue reading
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George Washington National Forest – Stranded with Dead Tacoma
George Washington National Forest – The second part of the spring weekend get-a-way After leaving Skyline Drive with stiffening legs from the high mountain climb. I hit the road for some lazy camp time reading and relaxing. Again, without a good map or GPS, I made my way toward George Washington National Forest (GWNF) and … Continue reading
