Johnny Misadventures

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Summer so Far

Well it has indeed been awhile since I have posted. Summer has been crazy fast so far. Lots of fun and lots of work. Where to start....

From TrickOrTreatFallsJuly17

The shoulder is doing great. It feels better than it has ever felt. I have moved into a sweet new house in Westboro so I am no longer living out of the Jeep. I have a new boat now. The Molan. It rips. I am really enjoying it. And I don't know, I will let the photos tell the rest!

From SlackLiningSpring2010

From PalmerFestWeekend!

From ZakkAndRain

From NewBoatArbararium

From NewHouseZakRainAtlas

From ArbWithRain

From Molan

From Canada2010

From MiddleWithAdam

From TrickOrTreatFallsJuly17

From MeagansBirthdayParty

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Scarface and Giant Mountain

From GiantMntAndScarfaceNY

Well with such low water this season....and still kind of recovering from shoulder surgery it was time to get out and do something different. Meagan and I headed south out of the city on Friday, very slowly through Montreal rush hour and into New York State. We headed south of Lake Placid to Giant Mountain where we were going hike in and set up base camp. Due to that slow up in Montreal we didn't make it there until after dark. The night came down to sleeping in the Jeep.

From GiantMntAndScarfaceNY

The next morning we headed up Giant Mountain. The weather was brisk and damp but once you got moving you could be in a shirt. As we approached summit snow started to fall. We added layers and kept moving. Soon we were almost knee deep in snow in some spots. After the long hike in we hit summit. The view at over 4000 feet was amazing. Complete white out blizzard!

From GiantMntAndScarfaceNY

We came back down and spent one more night in the Jeep before driving through Lake Placid and to Scarface Mountain. The trail started out easy with some nice spots no no real climbing. A bit after an old house foundation and a rusty gas tank the climb began. Long and gradual at first. Then the last bit was pretty much straight up!

From GiantMntAndScarfaceNY

All in all it was an awesome weekend. We ate the best raisin bread ever from this litter dinner.

John

From GiantMntAndScarfaceNY

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Where is all the water gone?

Well this has been the most unreal spring ever. The Ottawa is down to zero already. There is no creeking to be had any where and the water is surprisingly warm! Mathieu Coldebella came in from France (where all the water is) on Thursday so we headed out for a Baby Face session on the Ottawa Friday.

From CornerWaveApril2010(2)

After a hard day of paddling and the realization that we were in the Valley late Friday night on Good Friday with no food we decided to come back to the city. The city brought drunken longboarding on for the night.

From CornerWaveApril2010(2)

After a day of rest and recovery (from the hang overs) we headed to Hass Hole from some play with Laine. It was a fun chill day.

From GarbApril2010

Then back to the Ottawa for some Baby Face and Garb!

John

From GarbApril2010

From CornerWaveApril2010(2)

(Next 3 photos by Mathieu Coldebella)

From CornerWaveApril2010(2)

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Start of 2010 Season

From PumphouseWithLaine

Well spring is here. Which means time to get the boat out again. The winter was long with surgery but the shoulder is feeling good. I will be back paddling the good stuff shortly. But for now, I am stuck at the pump house.

It was Laine's first time at the pumphouse in her new boat. So we just cruised down and had some fun. Thank you to Meagan for taking the photos!