Columbia River Challenge – A Tri-state Watercraft Adventure Ride

In 2022, I proposed a watercraft ride of historic proportions, inspired by the history of the 1805-07 Lewis & Clark expedition. Their excursion included amongst others, a 14 or fifteen year old native by the name of Sacajawea, won in a betting game by a French Canadian trapper, her newly born baby, an African American […]

West Wight Potter 15 and the Salish 100 – Days 0-7

Sometime ago I saw written words that struck a cord in me: To undertake the restoration or the rebuilding of a boat is “mostly about having the perseverance to learn and to see a project to the end.” And then I gave it some thought and realized that not everyone is capable of seeing a […]

Message In A Bottle

December 24, 2021: This is a short story but, I assure you, if you like boats, it may turn out to be more interesting than you think, I promise. So, earlier this morning I’m on my iPhone, flipping through Craigslist boat ads; like most people addicted to that thing they call boating. Just to play […]

Boredom Explored/Explained/How Not To Be

Boredom Explored Someone I know recently made the statement that they were bored. At first I thought, what? Why? Then I started by looking internally, externally, and without judging I tried wrapping my head around the boredom issue. First I thought, does daydreaming qualify as boredom? I came to the conclusion that it did. Daydreaming […]