Video blog (vlog)
July 21 Trip Report
I risked getting caught in a thunderstorm to take advantage of a full moon low tide on July 21, 2024. I paddled 3.1 miles on the river from the boat launch in the national forest to one of my favorite locations. I had the entire river to myself for the entire, round trip, 6+ mile … Continue reading
A Vlog
This is from today (July 6, 2024). I just hacked it together because I’m exhausted. I arrived early and spent several hours on the creek, paddling around, hanging out, swimming, and finally mudding, once the tide was low enough. This vlog gives you some glimpses of my adventure; mostly behind the scenes …
Just a Vlog for 6/2
I got a heck of a workout today, and too much sun. I’m going to bed early. Some day, there might be a video from this trip, but I’m not too sure. In spite of my efforts, I don’t think I really got anything interesting. Then again, I might just be really tired. p.s. I’m … Continue reading
Another Muddy Morning
On April 30 I talked myself into a trip into the swamp, in spite of my recent rejection from C4S that kind of broke my heart. I wasn’t going to shoot any video, but I wanted some documentation and maybe some bits for my blog, so I did shoot some video on my action camera. … Continue reading
April 18 Vlog
I had a pretty good window in which to enjoy the mud and shoot some video, today. I shot three videos. The third one might not become a clip, but the first two were a quicksand clip and a duct tape gagged clip for TynanFox, because he asked nicely. I also did my first head-first … Continue reading
April 16 Trip Report
Well, there you have it. This is just a trip report. I have video, but nothing ready to release into the wild … except the short clip, below. I wore my really tight, really short, white jean shorts that I love. They may never be white again, BTW. The tide was pretty tepid (we are … Continue reading
Free clip: Uncertain Footing
John Marsh was out for a hike, bare footed, wearing his signature jean shorts and carrying a heavy backpack. He set about exploring a marshland near his favorite creek. This is a pretty large video, so I may take it down in the near future.
Brief Flirtation with Mud
I went for a rather long kayak trip and spent the night in the forest. The next day, I was paddling past one of my mudding spots around low tide so I stopped by and had a short fling with the mud. The water is still icy cold, so I couldn’t bring myself to get … Continue reading
Locating Mud (free video)
John Marsh went out exploring the forest, again on September 17. Here is a short video from his expedition. People often ask me how I find good places to sink. This video gives you a clue (like other exploring videos I’ve posted in the past). You can’t tell where you’re going to be able to … Continue reading
Vlog for September 11
On September 11, 2023, I drove to Long Point to launch on the White Oak River because a recon trip the day before revealed that the tides appeared to be getting lower on the river than on my local creek. I have a theory about my local creek. I’ll have to take a paddle trip … Continue reading
Another Travelogue
Today I went out at “low tide” to check some things and spend some time on the water. I knew we weren’t likely to have a low tide, and we didn’t. Ever since Idalia (tropical storm) went through, I haven’t had a low tide. The flood waters receded long ago, but I think the storm … Continue reading
Vlog for Aug 27
On Saturday, Aug 26, I added some pleats to my super-tiny denim short-shorts, so I wore them on my trip into the swamp the next day. I had about an hour to play at low tide, and I used some of it to shoot some arrival video. I cleaned up a little before diving head … Continue reading
A Quick Trip
I left a silly plastic part in the swamp, yesterday. I knew it wouldn’t be damaged by the salt water, but I was afraid it might get carried away in a high tide or heavy rain, so I set out, today, to fetch it. I decided to wear an old pair of nylon briefs that … Continue reading