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2022 Trip Reports Summary
Eight years of Shipwrecked Boats: A Summary
2021 Trip Report Summary
How to Survive the Pandemic (Read My Book!)
Alligator Attacks Kayak
Plastic Bricks?
An Ode to the Lowly Outhouse
2020 Trip Report Summary
Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Multi-Day Trip Along the Indian River Lagoon
The Erie Canal and Me
Bruce Springsteen sings my favorite version of “The Erie Canal”.
My Letter to Paul White
Holiday Harbor Photo Album
Abandoned Boats Update (March 2020)
What Happens to Those Abandoned Vessels?
More on the Removal of Abandoned Yachts
People Can Be Thoughtless Pigs!
More on Spoil Islands, People and Poop
The Spoil Islands: They’re Washing Away
INTO THE EVERGLADES
GOING INSIDE
On the Wilderness Trail: Darwin to Willy Willy
Inside-Outside: Willy Willy to Highland Beach
Along the Everglades Coast
To East Cape and a Decision
East Cape to Flamingo to Home
Our Itinerary
2019 Trip Reports
Places to Paddle in Florida
Skydiving and Kayaking
More on the Derelict Boats of the Indian River Lagoon
Six Days on the Suwannee River
Trips Paddled Over Twenty-four Years
2018 Trip Reports
From Loreto to La Paz: A Baja California, Mexico, Audio and Video Journal
An Excerpt from Loreto to La Paz by Kayak
Baja Photo Album: March 22-23, 2018
Baja Photo Album, March 24, 2018, The Bus Trip
Baja Photo Album: March 25, 2018 - Loreto
Derelict Boast Update: September 2018
2017 Trip Reports
On the Peace River Again, January 27-29, 2017
Spoil Island Mystery
A Response from the State
Derelict Boat Update 2017
On the Great Calusa Blueway
Cayo Costa Landing Routine
Cheeseburger in Paradise: A Trip to Cabbage Key
2016 Trip Reports Summary
IR-1: It’s Almost Gone…
Return to the Suwannee River
Florida’s Big Shoals
Matt Keen's Suwannee Video
Suwannee Memories: A Slide Show
2016 Hidden Coast Paddling Adventure at Suwannee, Florida
Suwannee and Hurricane Hermine
Hurricane Matthew
On the Indian River Lagoon Near Home Once More
Blown Away! The 2016 Florida Keys Challenge
Rod MacDonald
Bing Futch
Paul Gelderblom and the Hammer Dulcimer
Blown Away! A Video Perspective
2015 Trip Reports Summary
Boats In My Blood
The St. John’s River and the Bartram History Trail
William Bartram in Florida, 1774 Return ——>
On the Suwannee River Once More
Why Are We Called “The Treasure Coast”?
The Hidden Coast Paddling Adventure, 2015
On the Indian River Lagoon Again
Resetting Our Biological Clocks
Saint Sebastian River, June 2015
Florida’s Ranger Certification Program
Wakulla River and the Wakulla Springs Run
Mosquito Lagoon
Manatee Springs State Park Ranger Training
Second Annual Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail Paddlers Reunion
My ACA Level II Coastal Kayak Guide Training
The Wild and Wonderful Withlacoochee: An Overview
Marsh Bend Landing to Potts Preserve Primitive Campground
Potts Preserve to Rainbow Springs State Park
A Walk In The Park, February 1990
Winter Evening Encounter
The Cross Florida Barge Canal
Inglis Lock to the Gulf of Mexico
Rainbow Springs to Inglis Lock and Dam
A Week Paddling on Florida’s West Coast
Shell Key Loop, Great Calusa Blueway
Paddling Around Lover’s Key, Great Calusa Blueway
Henderson Creek and Capri Island in Rookery Bay
Self and Assisted Rescue Training, Shell Key Launch
After Seven Long Months, I’m Paddling Again!
My Return to the Indian River Lagoon Near Home
Wekiva - St. John River Ramble
2014 Trip Reports Summary
Swamp Angels
Accidents Will Happen!
St. Sebastian Saturday
The Dam to the Bay
FAQ Dam to the Bay
SUP: A Stand Up Paddling Lesson
The Keys Challenge 2014: The Third Time Was Not Golden
Paddling Florida’s Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
Suwannee River Sojourn Trip Report
The Suwannee River Camps
Everglades Planning and Logistics
Five Days in Everglades National Park
2013 Trip Reports Summary
A "Mini" Keys Challenge 2013
Rod MacDonald
Keys Photo Album
Sail Your Kayak!
Return to the Saguenay Fjord 2013
Getting Ready With New Tech Toys
Initial Discussion on Safety and Food
Saguenay Fjord 2013: Day 0
Saguenay Fjord 2013: Day 1
Saguenay Fjord 2013: Day 2
Big Agnes Passes On
Saguenay Fjord 2013: Day 3
Saguenay Fjord 2013: Day 4
Sanguenay Fjord 2013 Day 5
Sanguenay Fjord 2013 Day 6
Sanguenay Fjord 2013: Epilog
Earth Day 2013
Testing Elaho on the St. Sebastian River
Exploring a Hidden Mangrove Tunnel
Some New Tech Toys
Blue Cypress Lake
Blue Cypress Lake Photo Album
The Wrong Way Paddlers
A Pirate Ship?
Paddling Florida's 10,000 Islands
Yackman's Pad Thai
Yackman's Tortellini
Yackman's Burrito Supreme
10,000 Islands Photo Album
Sandfly Key 2/17/13 - 01 - Version 2
Sandfly Key 2/17/13 - 02
Sandfly Key 2/17/13 - 03
Sandfly Key 2/17/13 - 05
Sandfly Key 2/17/13 - 06
Sandfly Key 2/17/13 - 08 - Version 2
B. Romanchak - 1
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 01
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 04
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 05
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 07
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 08
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 09
Ranger Station to Lulu Key 2/18/13 - 10
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Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 01
Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 02
Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 05 - Version 2
Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 08
Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 09
Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 10
Lulu Key 2/19/13 - 11
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 01
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 02
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 04
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 07
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 09
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B. Romanchak - 2
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 15
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 16
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 17
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 17 - Version 2
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B. Romanchak - 3
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 21
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 22
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 22 - Version 2
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Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 28
Rounf, Panther, Hog Keys 2/19/13 - 30
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B. Romanchak - 4
Lulu Key 2/20/13 - 1
Lulu Key 2/20/13 - 2
Lulu Key 2/20/13 - 3
Lulu Key 2/20/13 - 5
Fakahatchee Key 2/20/13 - 02
Fakahatchee Key 2/20/13 - 04
Fakahatchee Key 2/20/13 - 05
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Fakahatchee Key 2/20/13 - 09
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B. Romanchak - 5
Fakahatchee Key 2/20/13 - 29
Lulu Key 2/21/13 - 2
Lulu Key 2/21/13 - 4
Lulu Key 2/21/13 - 5
From the Dam to the Bay on the Ochlockonee River
Ochlockonee River Photo Album
Paddling the Keys: The Seven Mile Bridge
A Special Birthday Present
Paddling Wild and Beautiful Arbuckle Creek
Arbuckle Creek Photo Album
Thoughts on Living Seven Decades
A Calm Day and a Discovery on the St. Sebastian River
The Spoil Islands are Washing Away
2012 Trip Reports Summary
You Never Know What You'll See on the Indian River Lagoon
Sixty-five Miles on the Suwannee River
Suwannee River Photo Album
The Springs of the Suwannee River
Headline! Don Wins 3 mile Kayak Race on Sebastian River in 36 min. 03 sec. or an average speed of 5 mph over the three miles.
The 2012 Keys Challenge: On the Water
Keys Challenge: The Beard Experiment
Kayaking Lake George, October 2012
Kayaking Lake George, October 2012 Photos
Paddling Cedar Key
Paddling Cedar Key-Shell Mound to Deer Island
Paddling Cedar Key-Purvis Landing to Clayton Landing and Beyond to Manatee Springs
Cedar Key Day Paddles 2012 Album
Indian River Lagoon Day Paddles
Paddling the St. Sebastian River
2011 and Before
Saguenay Fjord 2009
Waterfalls of the Sanguenay Fjord
A Hard Landing at Gros Rousseau
Paddler's Rendezvous 2011
Peace, Love, Paddle! January 2011
Assateague Island and the Pokomoke River 2008
Assateague Island Trip, April 16 – 19, 2008
Late October Weekend on Lake George, NY 2007
Lake George End to End, October 2008: Part I
Lake George End to End, October 2008: Part II
Blown Away on Woods Island, October 2009
Woods Island Photo Album
A Suwannee River Sojourn 2009
A Suwannee River Sojourn - Part I
Suwannee River Sojourn - Part II
The Maine Islands: Our First Paddle
Maine Islands Photo Album
BuildingPinguino.Info
My YouTube Channel
Guest Reports
Paddling Canada’s Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal Photo Album
A Hike and a Rescue
Paddling in the Everglades: A Video
Trekking in Peru and Machu Picchu
Greg's Adventure
Sail Your Kayak!
Creating Hatch Lifters for a Wooden Kayak
Camping on Florida's Intracoastal Waterway Spoil Islands
First Annual POS/AVM Snowshoe Event
Snowshoe Photo Album
Cage Diving With Great White Sharks!
Great White Sharks Photo Album
Surf Kayaking Pinguino
A Do-It-Yourself Kayak Water Bag
Climbing Snoqualmie Mountain, Washington
Snoqualmie Mountain Album
How To's
The Heel Hook Rescue
The Hand of God Rescue
How To: A Trip Planning Guide
Assembling My Rack N' Roll Trailer
Repairing Scratches in a Fiberglass Deck
How To: Removing the Goo!
How To: Removing KeelEazy
How to Paddle a Tandem Kayak
Landing in the Surf Zone
Kayak Edge Turns
The Low and High Brace
Making a Slick Paddlebiner
Kayaking Safety - The Essentials
Skeg Rescue
Gel Coat Repairs
Fixing a Leaky Boat - Again!
Gear Reviews
Removing and Replacing a KeelEazy Strip
The New REI Half Dome 2 Plus Tent
Safety Gear from the Store We Love to Hate!
PLB's - Personal Locator Beacons
The REI Flex Lite Camp Chair
The Big Agnes Pad and Sleeping Bag System
RIP Big Agnes!
Gear Review: Aqua-Bound Paddles, Made in the USA
Gear Reviews Archive 2007-2011
Gear Review: MSR Dromedary Bags-Removing the Nasty Taste
NRS Boaters Gloves
Adventure Book Reviews
The Great Influenza: The story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
White Moth: Three Generations at a Tuscan Villa
South Moon Under
The Emerald Mile
The Book Review Format
The Final Frontiersman
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
Lone Survivor
Through Hiker’s Eyes
The World Without Us
Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
There is No Toilet Paper on the Road less traveled
The Hudson: A History
The Survivor’s Club
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
At the Mercy of the Sea
A Voyage for Madmen
The Proving Ground
Island at the Center of the World
The Emerald Mile
“A Treasure We Call Home” is Indeed a Treasure!
Forests, Alligators, Battlefields: A Unique Read and a Good Reference
Totch: A Life in the Everglades
Mr. Watson and the Daniels Family: A Personal Connection
Without a Paddle: A Guest Review
Joe Glickman and Freya Hoffmeister
A Land Remembered
Sea Kayaker's MORE DEEP TROUBLE
Killing Mister Watson and Shadow Country
Cheating Death
Fire!
Ten Hours Until Dawn
Lewis and Clark
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day
On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean
Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL
Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival
Fearless: One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent
Submit Your Own Book Review
Into the Wild
Without a Paddle: Memoir
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail
YackmanArchive.com
Trip Reports 2007-2011
Guest Reports 2007-2011
Gear Reviews 2007-2011
Adventure Book Reviews 2007-2011
Photo Albums 2007-2011
Baja Photo Album: March 22-23, 2018
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