Kayaking for Amateurs

Yes, that’s right, I’m an amateur kayaker. Not really sure I qualify as either, but that’s what I’m calling myself. Last September, I took my first trip in a kayak down the Driftwood River (north of Columbus). Some friends and I headed down from Indy (an easy 45 minute drive) to Blue’s Canoe Livery. It’s [...]

Cruise Indiana’s Casual Coast – Indiana Dunes

I’m certainly no expert on sand dunes, bogs or wetlands but I was thoroughly impressed with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore during my family’s recent visit there.
The place is literally a botanical melting pot that was apparently sculpted by a wave of massive slow-moving glacial sheets.
Okay, I’m no expert on glaciers either but that’s [...]