SUP Touring the Black Canyon River Trail

Willow Beach to Hoover Dam and back After our successful SUP camping trip in August, the group and I started looking for another adventure involving water and camping.  Originally, we thought about a trip from Walter’s Camp south of Blythe down to Yuma.  Unfortunately one of the best camping areas on this stretch is PicachoContinue reading “SUP Touring the Black Canyon River Trail”

11th Annual UTAZ Riders Guild trip

History More than 15 years ago my bro and his friends started organizing annual mountain biking trips.  The trips initially included a core group of friends from the Phoenix area.  The location of the trip changed from year to year, including Six Shooter (Globe), Flagstaff, Moab, and Big Bear.  Eventually a few of the keyContinue reading “11th Annual UTAZ Riders Guild trip”

Plastic pipes full of shit

Making a river poo tube One of the joys of traveling to environmentally sensitive areas is getting rid of human waste.  The usual recommendation when on moving water is to pee into the water to dilute it.  This prevents every beach from turning into a stinky disaster.  For poop, you are supposed to haul theContinue reading “Plastic pipes full of shit”

Paddle camping dust-off on Lake Mary

At the beginning of July, Kuehlio and I were out paddling on Lake Mary with our kids for the day. We pulled onto one of the shorelines to let the spawn play in the mud, catch crawdads, and pretty much act their age. We started to investigate the area and found a nice little campsite.Continue reading “Paddle camping dust-off on Lake Mary”

Who am I? How did I get here?

Embrace narcissism I am Kenton.  I like stuff and want to brag.  Why else would you have a blog? Really though, this blog is my second attempt at blogging.  My first attempt was over 10 years ago and was focused on cooking and food.  I didn’t take it seriously and it turned into a raisinContinue reading “Who am I? How did I get here?”