January 4, 2009.
Happy 2009 everyone.  I’m writing to you from Pensacola Beach, 15 miles from Big Lagoon State Park and the western terminus of the FCSPT.  It’s a little hard to believe that there are only 15 miles standing between me and the end.
The past few weeks have been tough.  I’ve been paddling long days, averaging [...]

Sunday, December 28.
I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays.  I headed home on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas and the day after with family.  It was great to see family and friends.  My parents drove me back to the trail on Saturday, to where I stopped in the Ocklocknee Bay.  I was on the water [...]

Sunday, December 21.
I will start this post from the last time anyone has really heard from me- Inglis, Florida (Yankeetown) on the edge of the Big Bend and my ascent into the Panhandle.
That town marked a huge contrast in the progress of this journey, both for me and the expedition itself.
 Jodi, my steadfast partner through [...]

December 13.
Since leaving the Florida Keys, my internet posts have been sporadic and short, and I need to apologize for that. The water that we have paddled over along the Gulf of Mexico has been incredible, and the memories we have made are countless. I wish I had been able to talk to you in [...]