Lee’s Cut from the West
On July 18, Janet and Bob decided to go paddling our kayaks, despite the 94 degrees heat, high humidity and mostly bright sunshine. The day before, we had been to the Wrightsville SUP shop beach to paddle Lees Cut, at the north end of Banks Channel. But, after noting the…
McRae Peak Realization
McRae Peak Realization Grandfather Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwest NC is my home base. My family has owned a cabin near there since the year I was born. This mountain is my main location for recreation. I identify with Grandfather so closely that my Last Will and…
Sims Pond / Green Knob Trail
Sims Pond / Green Knob Trail This hiking trip was part of the larger 2025 annual week long Laney family reunion and July 4th holiday at the family’s two Blue Ridge Mountain cabins on Shull’s Mill Road in Watauga County, NC. Each year some of us take one or two…
Kayak Self-Rescue Practice Broken Paddle – Again
Kayak Self-Rescue Practice Broken Paddle – Again Several months ago, I did a kayak self-rescue practice in Smith Creek Park Lake, using a two piece wood Greenland paddle with a fiberglass collar in the middle of the handle to join the two blades, which I got from my good friend…