This is surfing on a natural river wave on the Gauley River in West Virginia. Flow: 4,000cfs. The endless wave

April 9th: The time of year when in West Virginia we can have a 70degree day or a 35degree day. This year we got treated with a low of 19 and 3 inches of snow. I looked out my window to the beautiful winter

Before this project I haven't really done any wood working. I did make a pretty sweet wooden duck in middle school shop class, but that was 20 years ago... I love creating things and I love learning the

Seals are an animal we see in Antarctica very often. It's no uncommon for us to paddle right by a group of them or have one swim up to our board. The seals we see the most are called Crabeater Seals. They

The OneWheel: It's a powerful smart device that you ride kind of like a snowboard (more like snowboarding than skateboarding) It's got one big wheel with the motor and gyro. You lean forward it goes faster,

The Drake Passage is a body of water that separates the Southern tip of South America and Antarctica. This passage is about 600miles and is known as the "roughest seas in the world." I've crossed

Most of us live in places where we don’t have endless summers. The seasons change, temperatures drop and winter sets in. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to pack your paddling gear away until a warm

The sun sets over the mountain in Antarctica This photo is taken from a zodiac on a cruise around Curville Island. The lighting in Antarctica is open very dramatic. There is a lack of color - black, white,

I just kept thinking "don't crash!" I didn't get hurt on my Mountain Bike ride, I didn't even fall or crash once. I didn't need to go to the doctors or the hospital. However, for the past two

For the last three years I have been guiding Stand Up Paddleboarding in Antarctica. It is a dream job, the type of job people fantasize about but know that the odds of ever getting a job like that is so

When in Antarctica Paddleboarding, why not have a little fun? Anyone else can't get Dtube to upload videos?

A Gentoo Penguin chick working on it's adult feathers shot on my iphone7

These little lobster like crustaceans are called Squat Lobsters. Although there are hundreds of different kinds of Squat Lobsters in the seas, almost all of them live in the deep deep sea and we never

Here is local West Virginia Surfer Andrew ready to cut left on our favorite spot on the Gauley River.

A true delicate arch in Antarctica Iceberg arches are a treat to see. Sometimes on trips we see the same one again and again and again each voyage, and then all of a sudden it's gone. These arches are

Most of the time when I am outside and seeing really beautiful and amazing things, I am on the water paddling. I can't take a nice camera out, they are big, they get in the way, and I am bound to get it

Glassy calm conditions near Cierva Cove make for stunning views.

River Surfing at the most beautiful spot on the Gauley River in West Virginia, Canyon Doors!

I'm not a morning person. Actually I think the low part of my day is making myself get out of my warm and cozy fluff of blankets and pillow, especially when I know I have to go outside to rigid temps.

Today we had a really amazing discovery on the river. Over the past 3-4 years we have been river surfing on our local rivers. One spot in particular is really special to us. It is extremely difficult to