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“THERE’S ONE! THERE’S ONE!”, the nun barked at me as I trudged into the woods.  This was not some sort of Catholic school punishment I was receiving as you might expect, but a rather interesting service opportunity to remove an … Continue reading →

Gravel crunched under my tires as my car pulled into the parking lot of the crew team’s boathouse at Rockett’s Landing.  I arrived about an hour before the start of practice to do a few repairs, and realized this would … Continue reading →

On the day prior to the GeoJames exam, I decided to take a break from the library to lay in the hammocks. The environment of the library can be a bit overwhelming: the sound of clicking on multiple keyboards, the … Continue reading →

As I locked my helmet in place and zipped up my PFD and wetsuit, I looked ahead and saw my coworkers, Zach and Natalie, sliding down the stairs in their kayaks and plunging into the James, barely able to contain … Continue reading →

Instead of being sound asleep in a warm comfy bed at 8am on a Thursday morning, 2 weeks ago, we were cooped up in a University van, on our way to Reedy Creek.   As we got closer and closer to … Continue reading →

There I was, standing waist deep in the James River, 1½ hours away from campus in Howardsville. The river was about 3½ feet deep with the current strong, but I did have one hand on a fallen branch to hold … Continue reading →

“Save Reedy Creek!” Andrew or Parr yells out once again in class after Todd mentions it. I don’t particularly know much about Reedy Creek, much less why we have to save it. It seems like more of a “I’ll cross … Continue reading →

This weekend I went on the Tireless James trip, which aside from going two hours later than expected and the weather being very cold, was enjoyable and eye opening. Garrett Stern, the trip leader, gave us a bit of background … Continue reading →