Author Archives: Main Paddler
Gear Review–Nikon AW120
Shooting high quality pictures while paddling can be a challenge for many. Several years back the Go Pro became all the rage with outdoor enthusiast. I recently decided to acquire a waterproof camera to take both still image files and well as movie files. I opted for the Nikon AW120. I was not a big … Continue reading
New Facebook Page…
https://www.facebook.com/BanStyrofoamDallasTX?ref=hl Starting a campaign here is Dallas to remove a large contributing factor to the trash pile. Let’s make this happen.
Water, Olney Texas… Drought is persistent in Texas
Site around water intake cleared out to allow continued pumping for Olney, Texas Duration: 11-27-2013 – unknown Affected Areas Young County; Olney Description The area around the water intake in Lake Cooper was dug out and deepened to allow Olney, Texas to continue to withdraw water from Lake Cooper, which held 24 percent of its … Continue reading
So you want to go Camping?
You’ve heard the name, and everyone says, “Oh my, that’s a great place”. So you make a plan to go because the excitement of the crowd makes it sound like fun. However, you’ve never been there and really really don’t know where it is that you’ll be going. So you plug in the name or … Continue reading
Be careful who you call friend ; (
In a recent piece of news two men participated in damage to a rock formation in a Utah State Park. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/21/239281176/boy-scouts-eject-leaders-who-toppled-ancient-rock So two men who are part of the BSA do something stupid. Did they both have the idea together? Did either of these men have any idea what this action would be seen as? … Continue reading
Why a paper map still makes sense
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/09/02/218070371/in-maine-even-with-a-gps-you-cant-get-there-from-here We’ve heard about it happening all the time; over reliance on technology. As part of any good plan into the wild of outdoors, you should do some planning that includes looking at maps. Sure you can have GPS coordinates but a paper map simply gives you signal without power. It’s always on with … Continue reading
BP Short Changing Indians for Gas Royalties
http://www.industryweek.com/regulations/bp-pay-205-million-settle-us-natural-gas-case Who else are they not paying?
Should we reconsider a stop all dams ?
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/27/2524501/hydro-pumped-storage-climate-change/
Share your Texas Drought stories
The Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Water Development Board and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invite the public to post their personal drought photos on social media sites, such as Twitter and Flickr, using hashtag #txdrought, and Instagram at texasdrought, through Sept. 30. “Photos should illustrate how the drought is affecting daily life — whether … Continue reading
Site to review
Possible trail share site http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=2231866
