Rivers in the time of Covid
We are still out of work. So we got in the car and went boating. First, up to Glen Canyon for a night, [...]
Quarantinis
Wow, this quarantine thing has really disconnected me from the passage of time. But I've gotta say, I've never been much busier, or [...]
Last post before antisocial distancing
Wow. I just got home from a 15-day Grand Canyon trip to encounter the Scared New World. I should not have left y'all [...]
McKenzie Dory Boatbuilding class
Note: This class, and the entire season at WoodenBoat School, has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Hope to see you next year!I am [...]
From small boats back to a big one
The wild jumps in scale here have been a bit mind boggling. Here's our tiny 1/6 scale Briggs dory sitting atop the 1/2-length [...]
Small boats and smaller boats
And one really big boat. Here's the speed boat that made an attempt on the Grand Canyon record this week. Six sliding seat [...]
More flash builds and product testing
Just after Thanksgiving a cluster of Martin Litton's old dory crew from the '70s and '80s gathered in southern California for his widow [...]
Product testing
We loaded up a stack of boats in the rain and headed up to Utah for recess. We also wanted to see what [...]
Peekaboo finale
Note to frustrated blog followers who tell me I should post a bit more often--I do put up somewhat more regular snippets on [...]
Day of the Dead
Grand Canyon River Guides, our nonprofit gang of boatfolk and fans, has two gatherings each year: the multi-day Guide Training Seminar at Marble [...]