This blog focuses on my first lake crossing, which occurred on September 2nd, 2024, at Tom Steed Reservoir at the Great Plains State Park near Mountain Park, Oklahoma. Due to the gap between writing this blog and when it occurred, some information may be missing. Enjoy! Having kayaked for over a year with a desire to switch from recreational to kayak touring, I began searching for touring kayaks on Facebook Marketplace. This task, however, was very complicated as I lived in

Picture this. You wake up on a random Saturday morning with no plans and start looking at kayaking spots in the Texas Hill Country. Then, 30 minutes later, you decide to drive 5 hours to Austin, Texas, to kayak the Colorado River and see where the day takes you. What starts as a spontaneous decision then leads you to one of the most memorable trips you've ever had. After 2 years, I'm finally ready to tell the story of the Colorado River adventure! Slovacek's in West, Texas.

The Banana ready for her next adventure to Texas! In early April, I decided to make a spontaneous trip to Caddo Lake in far eastern Texas along the Texas/Louisiana border. I became interested in this lake after researching it and learning that Caddo Lake has alligators, and I'd be kayaking in a swamp. Now, most people would be completely against such an idea, but I found Driving through downtown Dallas. this to be one of the coolest things ever. At the time, I was living in

Door County, Wisconsin - October 2025 In mid-July, I made the move from Southwestern Oklahoma to eastern Missouri. This move opened me to new territory, such as Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Wisconsin, to name a few. With this in mind, I chose to travel to my hometown of Stoughton, Wisconsin, where I'd then kayak the infamous Yahara River into downtown Stoughton. Setting up at Viking Park Landing I left Eastern Missouri on Friday Morning on October

On February 16th, 2025, I traveled to West Texas and hiked multiple trails over the next 24 hours. This blog details both the McKittrick...

Being a public safety official, I found this Texas State Park Police Unit neat! O n December 7th, 2024, I drove 2 hours and 30 minutes...

Backstory I n early March, I was going through a lot of personal things and I decided to plan a big trip for myself in Tennessee for...