Category Archives: Outdoors

Triple Weekend Rows

On Saturday, during my second row, which was the Skills Boat, we had four new or relatively new rowers, as well as a coxswain in training. It’s exciting to see new interest!

On Sunday we had a big stinky tanker (fuel) pass us by this morning when we rowed.

In this video from Saturday, I tried to capture some of the “rollers” that we get on the whaleboat from time to time when there’s a wake from a passing ship or speedboat, but nothing dramatic was captured in this short video. It’s still a perspective most Bay Area folks will never get from the water, though.

Chicago Waterfront

I took the long way to the Bean. I made the mistake of wearing long pants, which I regretted almost immediately since it was so damn (comfortably) warm. You can see my pants in the shot of the ground, which I included to show how the joint between the sections of the overpass on the Chicago River had enough space for a mobile phone to easily fall through and go directly into the water, which was nerve-wracking since I had my phone out at all times.

Dramatic Root Bear Float 2025

We started off floating down the Russian River yesterday with the annual Root Bear Float in two inner tubes that I’ve had for a couple of years. However, shortly into it, Shea’s burst, and like clockwork, mine busted about 15 minutes later. Fortunately, we could depend on the kindness of strangers and tagged a ride on the “Proud Mary” float with Aaron, Billy, Javi, and Christopher, so the day was saved, as we had many more hours left in the ride.