Author Archives: Main Paddler

Do you really need a reason to go for a paddle? Well it could be just the right therapy for you. Stress of the urban life can require you to just chill out with a little paddle. Try and squeeze in a 1/2 hr. to 45 minute of solitude; just you and the boat and … Continue reading »

would we want to paddle in polluted water. While the science of water bourn illness is not completely exact, should you actively promote others to paddle in water we know is unsafe base on EPA numbers? This is the issue I am having with some members of the Dallas paddling community. There is NO question … Continue reading »

The Dallas Down River Club will be out at Caddo this Oct 26 – 28th celebrating Halloween in style. Look up details on MeetUp groups or on the DDRC home page – http://down-river.com

We’ve all seen them. Those white round things in the rivers, and lakes. Some of them float, and some don’t.  What does it take to get them out of the rivers and do we need to?  The estimated number of golf balls in the worlds water bodies is staggering.    

https://www.ntta.org/roadsprojects/futproj/trihwy/Pages/Project-Meeting-Materials.aspx   Please post your thoughts to the link above if you feel the need. The proposed Trinity Parkway project provides little to no relief from traffic problems and will cost well over 1 BILLION and certainly up to 2.5 BILLION dollars.

Recently I participated in a litter survey for the Keep Dallas Beautiful and the City of Dallas.  While I am that the organizations contacted me to help , I was distressed to see that so little thought is put into the stream based side of trash. How can I say that? Well, the promo material … Continue reading »