The Columbus Paddling Trail I had the pre-trip jitters for this day tour! This was the most advanced water I had put my kids on since...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Saturday morning, December 3, the Rock Island Canoe Team launched the first overnight river trip of 2022. With an overcast sky, mild...

Not all water access are the same! Though seemingly obvious, it has taken me a while to recognize this fact. Transferring my experiences...

This year has primarily been one of small streams for me. The South Llano is mirthful and playful, Spring Creek is lively and serene and...

June 6 - 9 Dottie and I, another family and two friends of our son made a three day, two night camping recon of the Guadalupe River State...

Thursday April 7th, 2022, Dottie, Geoff and I surveyed the lower of the two highway 377 bridges crossing the South Llano River. This low...

Countless times I have crossed the bridges spanning the upper sections of the San Bernard River...in automobiles. The shallow depth, weak...

I know this about myself: I like to be successful. I know that because for me, failing sucks. Over the years I have learned how to win...

Though plans frequently unravel in unpredictable ways, every now and again things fall in place. Happily, my family and I enjoyed a five...

I hoped to have a fresh canoe trip to share, but 2021 is a lot like 2020. Many of my outdoor adventures were put off for one reason or...

Trailhead: Saturday morning, May 8th, 2021 I returned to Spring Creek. This trip started where the last ended, at the Carter Park canoe...

After 2020 my thirst for canoeing new waters fueled my plans and sparked my imagination. I turned my eyes to a sixty-four mile piece of...