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Seize the Day! ~ third in a series of four

The Texas Trifecta Tour This trip, I call the Texas Trifecta, for no other reason than you can paddle three running waters in one day,...

Oct 94 min read

Seize the Day! ~ second in a series of four

The Lower San Bernard River Saturday May 11th, 2024 the Trinity and Brazos rivers were both at flood stage. So we loaded up the van...

Sep 264 min read

Seize the Day! ~ first in a series of four

This is the first of a series of four articles on four day trips I canoed with my family. Though I enjoy the non camping canoeing day...

May 1910 min read

Spring Creek Access & Water Details

The Spring Creek Access & Water Details is my continuation to the promotion of sustainable canoeing activities. As a serious casual...

Mar 2411 min read

Recon of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River

The call of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River lay unanswered a long time. Then, March of 2024 things lined up for me and that eerie...

Feb 514 min read

Stream Size Definitions

"For who hath despised the day of small things?" Zechariah 4:10, King James Of the rivers that grace Texas, all have meager beginnings....

Aug 7, 202312 min read

Armand Bayou Access & Water Details

Welcome to The Urban Frontier blog! My agenda is to promote outdoor activities in a natural setting with a base of experience and truth...

May 21, 20235 min read

Pictures of a Used Mad River Journey 167 (and some words)

With no moving parts, canoes seem simple and the same but for color and length. After a while it is evident that hull materials and...

Apr 7, 20232 min read

Outdoor Edge Chow Pal

The Outdoor Edge Chow Pal has become a companion piece for me. It's a furthering of the concept of the camp knife. If you think about it,...

Mar 5, 20234 min read

Brazos River Access Detail: The Simonton 1093 Bridge

A few miles from Simonton, Texas the FM 1093 Bridge crosses the Brazos River. Hurricane Harvey and other factors made this access a faded...