Alex and Ben recap a lower James trip from today, January 12th, 2020. Plenty of shout outs to our paddling posse along with disjointed musings and sidebars – all fun. A good reminder that there is much in store for those who explore. Cheers!

Ben and Alex take a step back and talk through their time in Norway. Landmarks, landscape, people, take aways and more. Meander and ramble with us through this memory.

Mike Stratton, Riley Gorman, Ben and Alex hit the center rumble strips on E6 and riff on their trip to the land of the Nords. Beautiful landscapes lead us to cameras and words that don’t do it justice, but we ramble on! Get your midnight brain shaken tractor ride on.

Let’s talk about our favorite seasons, learning new things, and exploring the same places in different conditions to know them fully. Keep going back to familiar wells, you might see something new.

We enjoyed this conversation a lot. We covered feeling alone, not having community to lift you up and encourage you, and conversely, having a bench of folks cheering you on.Get out there folks, and take a step towards discomfort.

Richmond native Andrew Parham hops in studio to talk through a dawn patrol expedition with Alex and Ben to Virginia Beach for a morning of surfing. Boards, risk, corollaries to whitewater, and nonsense in this episode. Enjoy. https://waterwayslive.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/andrew-parham-we-went-surfing.mp3

We’re back! Feels good to sit down and have an easy conversation about surfing, paddling on rivers, the cultural influences on how we manage risk, and the value in experiencing these activities in community with folks you enjoy and trust.

Brian Vincent is the marketing and creative director at Appomattox River Company. Enjoy our conversation as we navigate batteau stories, his new role as a board member with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, introducing kids to the river, star gazing (shout out to Chris Baker), service to veterans and much more. Check out paddleva.com for Brian’s blog posts!

Enjoy a throwback that was thought to be lost when a hard drive met an industrial magnet! Fortunately for us, and you, Rob Choi’s podcast was rediscovered. We had a great time, about 5 months ago… talking with Rob about his early beginnings fishing with his father in New York all the way to the now, where you will find him in his kayak chasing any fish that swims, and surely some that don’t. Catch him and his art of fish rubbings, Gyotaku, on his website, http://www.angling-addict.com and follow him on instagram, robchoi.

Join Ryan Crenshaw, Ben Moore, Alex Shaw, and Garett Sobatka as we sit around and catch up on a random and rambling assortment of topics. To name a few: The James River Batteau Festival (STARTING THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 17th in Lynchburg!), getting into the swing of life in the Riverside Outfitters season of raft, paddle board, kayak trips etc, recent RVA surfing during high water and surfing swells in the Outer Banks.