#4 – When we had our kid years ago, I looked for a project where I could spend a couple of hours here and there over the course of a winter in my basement. Little did I know that my first venture into traditional paddling would bring me to meet an amazing community of paddlers eager to share their skills and help each other out. On my first summer after building this skin on frame I made it to two Qajaq USA events, and then have tried to make it to as many as possible each year. If you get the chance, I highly recommend any of the traditional paddling events around the country, and there’s many around the world as well. #paddlingmixtape #optoutside #qajaq #hrgf #paddleforever #mypaddlestory