Category: Kayaking

I am going to say that this past holiday camping weekend at Val and Lawrence’s, Lucian’s Landing, was in the top five car camping experiences I have ever had. It is great that we are camping on the Shenandoah River. We swim and paddle in it. We kayaked. I sunburnt the crap out of a leg or so…see the last picture. The weather was perfect. No rain, no humidity, not too much sun, and not too much heat.

I heard that there were between 70 and 80 tents up there! I am glad I had a relatively secluded spot. I spent three beautiful nights in my tent up there and would not take it back for anything. No planes, no trains, and no automobiles…
Cornhole practice.

I haven’t see clearer weather than this in Virginia for years.

Dan Elbon. He is wearing a t-shirt from one of last year’s tournament. I am not sure if it was from the Memorial or the Labor Day tournament.

Scott’s kayak, car, and drying rack.

Scott’s campsite. Device to the left of my tent is the high water marker… Actually it is a Cornhole scoreboard with a two beer holder built into it. Perfect!

Seven of us got two drivers to take us up river about six or eight miles. We put in there and floated/paddled back down to Val and Lawrence’s. It took about 2.5 hours. The water was much higher than it was last Memorial Day when Buzz and I ran it.

Here are Doogie and his sister Catherine on the way down the river with us.

What happens when I don’t put sunscreen on my legs before going kayaking. I am lucky that leg did not wind up in the box with the pig that Lloyd was roasting for the group dinner.