Entries from July 2009

July 22, 2009

Far Behind!!

I’m so far behind in my postings! I’ve got multiple trips to write up and pictures plus video galore to figure out what to do with.
And I’ve been modifying and rigging the kayak with all sorts of goodies. I need to find the time to sit down at home and write [...]

July 16, 2009

More eyewitness testimony

Seems my gator hunting antics have brought commentors out of the woodwork and I’m getting more eyewitness accounts of Alligators here in the North Alabama area.
The first was from Matthew who responded to my post, Gator Hunting in North Alabama.   Here’s what he had to share:
Somewhere around 2001 or 02 I caught one while fishing [...]

July 16, 2009

Man have I got a story for you!

It’s a great story. Really. With pictures. But I haven’t had time to write about it. So really. Keep watching.
Here’s a teaser. It involves a canoe, two kayaks, a motorboat, a thunderstorm, a cave AND a tornado.
Stay tuned!

July 10, 2009

Photographic Proof

I now have photographic proof alligators in North Alabama. Unfortunately the photo isn’t mine.

That is a photograph sent to me by a commenter on this site, taken very near to my first kayak trip on Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Here is the comment he left me:
“Runwolf, If you really want to see a pic of a [...]

July 9, 2009

Reading

I went into the bathroom last night to take a shower. Found my six year old sitting on the pot, reading. Six. Year. Old.
Reading.
On the toilet.
“Whatcha reading?” I ask.
“Instructions.” He says.
“Oh?” I inquire.
“Yes. I want to play a game, so I’m reading how to play. Want to play with [...]

July 7, 2009

A kayak conspiracy

It’s a conspiracy I tell you! Stores put their kayaks on sale in the summer! There is no water in the summer! God how I complained of spring rains, now I’d love a week of rain so I could kayak again!
I went out early early Saturday morning. I was at the put [...]