tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51158712012-02-16T02:29:38.061-05:00on the roadGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.comBlogger5751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-89933729328644528142012-02-15T16:14:00.001-05:002012-02-15T16:19:06.820-05:00SOME OF MY FAVORITE EDWARD ABBEY QUOTES:
A drink a day keeps the shrink away.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.
Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-22987744050706089912012-02-11T21:13:00.000-05:002012-02-11T21:13:01.115-05:00So I just returned home after leading three one week sea kayaking tours to the Exuma Islands in the southern Bahamas. It was an awesome time at a beautiful place, with amazing people. I look forward to my next paddling trip there in a few weeks.
So if you are one of the hundreds of people who emailed me or one of the 89 people who left me a voice mail, I'll be contacting you soon. Sorry for the GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-20933566310694928832012-01-05T20:29:00.003-05:002012-01-05T20:29:51.069-05:00GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-11804752954622926982011-12-23T06:50:00.001-05:002011-12-23T06:50:24.107-05:00
HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR A SIGN?
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-22497399113201711472011-12-13T07:56:00.000-05:002011-12-13T07:56:21.731-05:00ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES LIVING IN DIXIE SO GREAT.
Click the above link for a wonderful look into picking circles. I remember here in Orlando they happened every Sunday afternoon in the parking lots of Piggly Wiggly's.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-51665792291412180552011-11-25T07:35:00.001-05:002011-11-25T07:35:50.447-05:00The beautiful Fillman's Bayou, on the northern edge of Pasco County is a wonderful area for kayaking and fishing. This could all be lost if the Corps of Engineers grants a permit to SunWest Harbortowne developers for a 5 mile dredge right through the middle of these sensitive sea grasses, marshes and wetlands.
Despite the inclusion of a small public park, the majority of the project – a luxuryGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-61557767559898530292011-11-24T18:51:00.002-05:002011-11-24T18:51:06.864-05:00Please help the National Park Service lift their ban on paddling in Yosemite National Park.
The National Park Service is updating their Wild and Scenic River Management Plan for the Merced River, which includes the reach of the river through Yosemite Valley. Last year I had the opportunity to float through the Valley with Park Service Staff. While the Merced River is almost completely flat GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-45513663680643074672011-11-15T09:51:00.003-05:002011-11-15T09:52:16.246-05:00
There are many ways to salvation, and one of them is to follow a river. — David Brower
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-90895027826496963102011-11-08T09:55:00.000-05:002011-11-08T09:55:12.174-05:00
Dean exploring the side swamps near Hontoon Island
Judy's art studio deep in the swamp with water rising.
My old friend Lee hanging out with my new friend Judy.
Flying back to Orlando today from Washington D.C. Had a meeting with the environmental non-profit American Rivers trying to start up fundraising through guided river trips. It was a huge success and it looks like we will have GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-81451142765343546512011-11-01T16:31:00.001-04:002011-11-04T16:08:22.916-04:00CLICK HERE TO VIEW ADVENTURES IN FLORIDA'S NEWSLETTER!!GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-34789513389584013052011-10-29T05:06:00.000-04:002011-10-29T05:06:33.951-04:00Great video that reminds us to dance when the music plays.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-41481076577940010712011-10-28T18:28:00.000-04:002011-10-28T18:28:49.192-04:00
16' Burmese python shot in the Everglades National Park
A sixty pound doe found inside.
ALWAYS HIRE A GUIDE WHEN TRAVELING INTO THE EVERGLADES!GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-58893101632991116032011-10-26T13:57:00.001-04:002011-10-26T13:57:26.800-04:00Warren Buffett, "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all
sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th
amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months
& 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in
1971...before GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-33538469824854941532011-10-13T14:48:00.000-04:002011-10-13T14:48:24.965-04:00
Night and day the river flows. If time is the mind of space, the River is the soul of the desert. Brave boatmen come,
they go, they die, the voyage flows on forever. We are all canyoneers. We are all passengers on this little mossy
ship, this delicate dory sailing round the sun that humans call the earth. Joy, shipmates, joy.
Edward Abbey, The Hidden Canyon -- A River JourneyGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-3642495223924885352011-10-12T10:04:00.001-04:002011-10-12T10:04:42.970-04:00
Benedicto:
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing.
May your rivers flow without end,
meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets'
towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl,
Through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-77731030647120332682011-10-11T19:01:00.001-04:002011-10-11T19:02:18.020-04:00
Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am -- a reluctant enthusiast . . . a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic.
Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is
even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it's still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess
around with your friends, ramble out GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-46759649636224481992011-10-11T11:38:00.000-04:002011-10-11T11:38:10.093-04:00
Sam with Quocks dog "Kie" before it became a killer!
Back home from out West and taking some time to re-adjust. I have lots going on but not many day trips. I'm trying to put together a paddle for the last week in November. Anyone have any ideas? I was thinking the Keys, Glades, Big Bend Paddling Trail, or the Roanoke platforms. Who's got any ideas and who is coming along?GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-76143524037496667142011-09-26T11:10:00.000-04:002011-09-26T11:10:12.845-04:00
The Jersey Girls (and Lewis) Lake Powell
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-16616791661106978932011-09-17T13:06:00.002-04:002011-09-17T13:06:31.659-04:00The heights by great men reached and kept...Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.
--Henry Wadsworth LongfellowGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-77420791725442984532011-09-16T11:38:00.000-04:002011-09-16T11:38:29.646-04:00
Gavin and his favorite chick
The Perryville, Kentucky temple
The Salt Lake City Temple
The view from my tent this morning 9/16/2011
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-5347042656967372672011-09-16T11:31:00.001-04:002011-09-16T11:32:42.158-04:00Subject: See if you can solve this one.
Facial expressions are an important part of the respected Mayo Clinic psychometric test.
In the following pictures you see women with a range of facial expressions.
Study the expressions, and try to imagine what single act each is experiencing.
Then scroll down to see the answer.
They are all about to sneeze.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-25240166819734117892011-09-15T16:56:00.000-04:002011-09-15T16:56:00.634-04:00
Antelope Island sunset
Stayed up late chasing rabbits and mice who think they are loggers. Took off early in the morning for coffee, then decided to get lost. I drove north until I saw a saddle in the Wasatch Mountains then turned east right into them. I traveled east on Highway 37 and was greeted by enormous mountains and a waterfall. I love getting lost.
The road followed the Ogden RiverGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-52745164642456720072011-09-14T13:50:00.000-04:002011-09-14T13:50:36.483-04:00
Never a bad day on the river
The sun setting outside my tent window.
The view from the other tent window
My morning suprise
So the Green River trip was a huge success. We had some rain and unreal mosquitos one night but that was the extent of any drama. It was fantastic having my brother and nephew on the river. Having good friends on board even made it more special.
After dropping GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-46788229976852910212011-08-25T16:10:00.001-04:002011-08-25T16:11:28.128-04:00
THE JERSEY GIRLS (with Lewis and Duane, their male escorts)
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-67834495684700038372011-08-25T11:42:00.002-04:002011-08-25T11:42:48.536-04:00
THE BOSTON BUTTERCUPS
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-81448379237183860762011-08-24T18:58:00.000-04:002011-08-24T18:58:18.133-04:00Cabbage Peanut Salad Recipe:
Peanut Dressing: 1/3 cup peanut oil 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
3 TBSP soy sauce
1/3 cup peanut butter
2 TBSP brown sugar
2 TBSP grated peeled ginger 3 garlic cloves
1 finely minced jalapeno -
Mix all of the liquids in a bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix together the peanut butter, brown sugar, ginger, garlic cloves and jalapeno. Slowly drizzle in the GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-1090240559157631052011-08-24T09:54:00.002-04:002011-08-24T09:54:23.661-04:00
RIVER JUSTICE!
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-45813174210051399782011-08-24T08:27:00.002-04:002011-08-24T08:27:37.469-04:00GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-65109233302132737122011-08-22T13:51:00.002-04:002011-08-22T13:51:07.485-04:00GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-60972909024080512572011-08-22T09:42:00.000-04:002011-08-22T09:42:23.633-04:00Didn't get enough sign ups this year for the Lewis and Clark trip. At least not enough to drive to Great Falls, Montana. Its a shame because I really enjoy the lay of the land, the speed of the river, the much cooler air, and all the Lewis and Clark history. So I grabbed a few photos from Scott from the first trip I guided on the Upper Missouri.
Sam before falling in
Chuck teaching GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-57845731890209760012011-08-22T09:26:00.002-04:002011-08-22T09:26:39.309-04:00
545 vs. 300,000,000 People-By Charlie Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-50511521502434363632011-08-12T10:02:00.001-04:002011-08-12T10:02:02.250-04:00
Its the rainy season in Florida again.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-55575091603496509172011-08-12T08:27:00.000-04:002011-08-12T08:27:31.724-04:00"People who are able to realize their dreams are happier people. And happier people are less fearful."
Warren Doyle- 16 time A.T thru-hiker
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Click the HERE and vote for me! Thanks!
The above photo was shot by me and submitted to the American Rivers photo contest for next years calendar. It is now one of the finalist. PLEASE click the above link and vote for my photo. Please also feel free to share this link to as many of your friends as you can.
My family thanks you.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-83614615399435364512011-08-05T08:58:00.000-04:002011-08-05T08:58:22.726-04:00
The 26th amendment, granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds, took only9 months and 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it.That was in 1971, before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to
become the law of the land, all because of public pressure.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011 (GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-36905093371474460182011-08-04T08:25:00.002-04:002011-08-04T08:25:52.152-04:00
The Top 20 Cannabis Friendly Colleges
THURSDAY, 04 AUGUST 2011 00:19
Every year, The Princeton Review serves up a list of so-called "Reefer Madness" universities, meaning widespread marijuana use on campus. Here are their stoniest schools for 2011:
1. Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
2. University of California at Santa Cruz
3. University of California at Santa Barbara
4. University of GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-54574845665686436182011-08-03T16:52:00.005-04:002011-08-03T16:53:59.878-04:00GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-60180631388408054962011-08-02T08:28:00.000-04:002011-08-02T08:28:33.760-04:00A good friend of mine turned me on to this dressing and she shared it with me so I can share it with you. I know you will enjoy it.
Best Tahini Salad Dressing Ever Invented:
3 tablespoons sesame tahini
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
2 teaspoons dill (I probably use more than thisGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-48588229460339721312011-08-01T08:06:00.000-04:002011-08-01T08:06:46.365-04:00
Sam calling in the girls.
Gator wanted to wrestle them, no success.
Spent last week with the boys out at Big Oaks Ranch. We had big intentions of bon fires, hiking, and paddling; however, we mostly rode bikes, played airosoft, visited friends, played uno, and watched late night movies. It was great being with the boys.
This week is being spent on marketing day trips (we finally got listedGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-81565520036957451922011-07-30T19:54:00.001-04:002011-07-31T10:01:43.906-04:00My Grandma Edna's Spiced Apple Butter
5 pounds tart apples- peeled, pared, cored and quartered about 12 cups
3 cups apple cider
2.5 cups sugar
1.5 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
In a large sauce pan combine apples and cider. Bring to boil over high heat then reduce heat cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Puree through a seine.
Add apples sugar and spices together and mix GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-34785568589992739932011-07-11T12:08:00.000-04:002011-07-11T12:08:58.212-04:00
Lake Yellowstone
Guiding on Lake Yellowstone
Spending the last few days at Scott and Steph's in Lake Mary. I'm really enjoying swimming all day with the boys and grilling out with Scott every night. For a guide who travels 35 weeks out of every year, I'm sure finding comfort in being local.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-80831375708718454642011-07-07T10:07:00.000-04:002011-07-07T10:07:22.952-04:00
Found this wild orchid blooming in a side swamp feeding Shingle Creek.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-37619717878974480852011-07-07T08:51:00.001-04:002011-07-07T08:52:08.174-04:00For the most part this has been one slow summer season. The great part of my time has been spent finding creative ways (inexpensive) to advertise and sell more Adventures in Florida day trips. I've hooked up with some great vendors and sales platforms, however, paperwork and dealing with a large corporate bureaucracy is not what I do well. Its worse than trying to be patient.
When the paperwork GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-82726865032464835982011-06-30T08:19:00.000-04:002011-06-30T08:19:22.395-04:00
Shingle Creek north of US-192
Been spending a lot of time the last few weeks leading trips on the Wekiva River and Shingle Creek. Most of my time however, has been spent looking for a house that fits my needs(lots of needs), filling out mountains of paperwork, and getting listed and represented by specialty travel companies. By the end of the year Adventures in Florida is going to be broke andGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-14849107492487284282011-06-10T18:24:00.002-04:002011-06-10T18:24:54.420-04:00
Thanks Kim for the new full color magazine ad. Its great!GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-85726870419897497332011-06-09T15:04:00.000-04:002011-06-09T15:04:20.605-04:00
Cassellberry's runyak race
Bob paddling the Econlockhatchee River
I have been grateful these last few days for a slower tour season, it has given me a chance to sit, relax, reflect and spend much needed time with the friends and family I have missed so much. As most of you know the last two months have been difficult for many reasons. I believe I'm over the major hump (God knows not much GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-23646440853380120522011-06-03T09:56:00.001-04:002011-06-03T09:56:43.644-04:00GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-71194667861501103892011-05-27T15:14:00.002-04:002011-05-27T15:14:37.273-04:00
Adventures in Florida Day Tours
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-11821253698597506582011-05-21T22:06:00.002-04:002011-05-21T22:06:46.659-04:00
Never be upset because its over, Be happy because it happened.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-32036507454956116632011-05-18T10:21:00.000-04:002011-05-18T10:21:05.975-04:00
I’ve been pursuing something greater than a dream as long as I can remember. A life well lived, experienced, one not made of memories but of constant anxiety in preparation for the next moment to arrive.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-67488520378519866752011-04-30T10:43:00.000-04:002011-04-30T10:43:29.713-04:00I got the phone message yesterday that the earth lost one of its great defenders and I lost a dear friend and mentor. Jim Geltz walked a way from a very successful and profitable career to help preserve the last few remaining wild places on the planet. He was from the Pacific Northwest, however, he shared my passion for the swamps, rivers, springs, and keys of Florida. I'm honored to have known GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-26292051287437234382011-04-30T09:50:00.002-04:002011-04-30T09:50:43.866-04:00"The greatest art is to sit and wait,
and let it come."
-Yogi Bhajan-
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-41354707374657509462011-04-21T07:15:00.000-04:002011-04-21T07:15:50.793-04:00
Jake taking a lunch break
Its been a busy tour season this year. Days off have been few and very far between. Things will come to an abrupt halt in June. I'm hoping to take the boys up to the Smokies for some paddling, Kentucky for visiting family, and the Roanoke river platforms for some exploring. I also hope to have some time to start construction on a cabin on the Suwannee property.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-21046083280490545672011-04-03T11:45:00.002-04:002011-04-03T11:46:44.198-04:00
If you enjoy kayak fishing give Adventures in Florida a call. Duane Ortiz we put you on fish, big ass fish!GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-68124954505512337662011-03-27T08:30:00.001-04:002011-03-27T08:31:41.334-04:00
PADDLING EXUMA
It was getting cold in the fall when I received an email from my friend,
Greg Pflug, owner and operator of Adventures in Florida, inviting me to
join him for a week of paddling in the Bahamas in February. As the first
snowflakes swirled outside my New York window, that sounded great! We
emailed back and forth and I decided to fly down a day early for some
serious GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-44664120439300013402011-02-12T18:01:00.000-05:002011-02-12T18:01:00.874-05:00Been away from the computer and home for the last two weeks. It seems more like a month away. I've been leading two Sierra Club outings around central Florida. The first we stayed at the cabins at Blue Springs State Park and the later at Big Oaks Ranch. Both trips were wonderful with excellent people.
My highlights were fantastic weather, blooming wild orchids, exploding sunsets, running into an GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-50090222882588794022011-02-06T03:36:00.000-05:002011-02-06T03:36:04.089-05:00Its been a busy new year, so busy the only time I have to post on my blog is 3 in the am. I've been gone most of the last month. I spent a fantastic week sea kayaking around the cape of Florida in the Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands. Met up with the guidebook writer Johnny Malloy. Its the second time our paths have crossed, however, this was the first time we camped at the same spot.
The bestGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-51194110809265637362011-01-10T08:07:00.000-05:002011-01-10T08:07:36.324-05:00http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/paddle.htm
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-61445092133048593402011-01-10T08:03:00.000-05:002011-01-10T08:03:53.565-05:00http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/paddle.htmGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-67575301352772916082011-01-09T20:32:00.000-05:002011-01-09T20:32:39.042-05:00
Deep in the Everglades. Thanks Paul Mason for the great shot.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-27695196924683483232010-12-21T07:57:00.000-05:002010-12-21T07:57:54.514-05:00
GREG'S END OF 2010 LETTER
Over the course of the last few years I have received heaps of letters at Christmas time from friends and family describing the major events of the past year. I love them and decided to post my years end letter online instead of licking hundreds of stamps.
If you are reading this blog you are one of the people responsible for giving me the greatest life ever. The GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-24404608256025936872010-12-20T10:55:00.000-05:002010-12-20T10:55:26.250-05:00“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer”
~ Albert Camus
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-77063236726273789482010-12-17T07:19:00.000-05:002010-12-17T07:19:07.531-05:00http://www.yelp.com/biz/adventures-in-florida-orlando
It seems I also got reviewed by YELP! Take some time and check it out. If you have some extra time and have been on a trip with me, please write your own review.THANKSGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-73915418983421075882010-12-17T06:50:00.000-05:002010-12-17T06:50:50.567-05:00Just thought I would share a little recognition I received. Thanks to who- ever picked me.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-85092455852142211392010-12-06T21:46:00.000-05:002010-12-06T21:46:32.749-05:00SO when it gets below 70 degrees in Florida the only thing left to do is burn a years worth of yard waste at one time. On my street everyone brings there dead trees and pallets to my backyard. In 11 years of gigantic fires that last for days, yes days, the police or fire department has never been called or arrived on scene. Amazing since these fires can be seen from space.
Yes that me in the GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-35050275830239463072010-11-17T07:37:00.002-05:002010-11-17T07:37:26.059-05:00
missing my wrecking crew
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-15020017352905306902010-11-04T22:50:00.000-04:002010-11-04T22:50:16.248-04:00"He spoke of landsmen pent up in lathe and plaster, tied to counters, nailed to benches, clinched to desks, how they get just as nigh the water as they possibly can without falling in. And there they stand. For us, we've traded safety to hear the Lorelei sing."
-Herman Melville-
Avoid being a landsman and head to the sea.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-55681322197337341352010-10-28T09:08:00.001-04:002010-10-28T09:09:23.053-04:00
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Someone sent this to me today. Don't know how factual it is but wow!
Hi all. I couldn't resist sending this one along. The photo was taken at the entrance GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-78374474002265516062010-10-25T19:58:00.000-04:002010-10-25T19:58:01.815-04:00Big zoning meeting regarding the healthy survival of one of only two Wild and scenic rivers in Florida.
I love having a beer at Wekiva Island and support their business, however, I do not support re-zoning of their lands to expand. Below is what I received from some of the members of "the friends of the Wekiva".
"The Wekiva Island zoning issue is not just about a business requesting a zoningGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-17113693223610832642010-10-21T10:54:00.000-04:002010-10-21T10:54:51.882-04:00"Once a journey is designed, equipped and put in process, a new factor enters and takes over. A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different from all other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality, uniqueness. A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do notGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-28029208558118340942010-10-18T14:34:00.000-04:002010-10-18T14:34:22.338-04:00I've had a wonderful weekend doing my thing. My thing being kayaking, barbecuing, and spending time with people I love but don't get to see enough. Friday I wasted my entire day smoking 120 pounds of pulled pork and 30 pounds of brisket with Sam over at Wendall's house. When we weren't checking the meat we swam in the pool, relaxed in the hot tub, and drank copious amounts of cheap beer. Sam GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-55454657116800729982010-10-13T20:06:00.000-04:002010-10-13T20:06:52.277-04:00Found some fireside quotes from 1998 journal. These are things I heard usually when doing dishes and the guests are drinking and talking around the campfire. When I heard a good one I'd write it down. So good things heard way back in 1998:
"I drive way to fast and drink way to much, to ever worry about my cholesterol."
"Despite the cost of living have you noticed how popular it remains?"
"GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-61445460570381733182010-10-12T22:57:00.001-04:002010-10-12T22:57:30.259-04:00GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-36429301151411926282010-10-12T22:06:00.000-04:002010-10-12T22:06:10.490-04:00Took Gator to Ski World in downtown Orlando tonight to meet Melissa Large the shops paddle board instructor. The meeting turned into a private class for Gator. He of course loved it (its on water) and he immediately fell in love with his instructor. I grabbed a few shots before it got dark.
Gator paddling towards "The City Beautiful"
Sunset perfection
"Daddy lets take it to where thereGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-41957097431032703722010-10-11T13:32:00.002-04:002010-10-11T13:42:37.991-04:00
I’ve been pursuing something greater than a dream as long as I can remember. A life well lived, experienced, one not made of memories but of constant anxiety in preparation for the next moment to arrive.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-66357923216637987222010-10-08T16:08:00.000-04:002010-10-08T16:08:52.970-04:00Great Week on the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers. Stayed in the cabins at the state park and paddled a different location everyday. We also spent a day in White Springs hiking and feasting at the Teleford Hotel.
The family stayed an extra day to work on clearing land and burning scrub at the farm. I got covered in chiggers. I won't be posting any photos of that carnage.
How Steve spent hisGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-39878182108251043072010-10-01T22:54:00.002-04:002010-10-08T15:51:50.818-04:00Trying like hell to get into the grove of being home in the city. Its been a rough go. Please sign up for lots of trips so I can return to the wild where I belong.
Bill making his way through the Badlands
Missouri River in full bloom
MB soaking up the last day on the river
I have to admit that wilderness guides, especially river guides, are the absolute worst characters known to man when GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-82371891983361824472010-09-29T14:20:00.000-04:002010-09-29T14:20:15.593-04:00
Enjoying Fort Benton in the Fall
You should be here now!
Montana is BIG SKY country
why Greg's trips fill fast
what you don't want on day one
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-86649944874555403422010-09-14T15:38:00.000-04:002010-09-14T15:38:32.090-04:00
Making camp near Signature rock
View from my tent
Sunset at Mineral Bottom
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-65892835202153108482010-09-14T15:23:00.000-04:002010-09-14T15:23:16.846-04:00
Ann's real name is Tex
The very happy Ann
Entering Labrynth Canyon at first light
Patricia and Jonathan digging the Green
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-5368036278021525442010-09-14T00:26:00.001-04:002010-09-14T00:27:31.027-04:00Lying on the cool desert sands, warmed by the embers of the evening fire, watching stars shimmer, streak, and fall.
All the while listening to a fast moving muddy river carving its way even deeper into a billion year old canyon floor a thousand feet from the rim.
GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-85531886206384264992010-09-13T22:47:00.000-04:002010-09-13T22:47:36.202-04:00
Thank you God for another day!
Had a wonderful time floating the Green River through Canyon Lands with some serious great friends. The weather was ideal, the scenery perfect, and the company outstanding. In all honesty it was one of the most perfect trips in a long while. I laughed so much so often that I have sun tanned laugh wrinkles.
Darin and Danielle sans kids
The view from my GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-66087992439728172772010-09-01T12:49:00.001-04:002010-09-01T12:49:35.656-04:00
Get a cat to swim in Lake Superior.
Greetings From the North Country
So today I'm trying to get un-relaxed and get busy making lists, cleaning gear, organizing boats, and of course staying in contact with the people I love (yes you).
Cooked 4 Pork Tenderloins on the grill last night for Kim, she misses southern fare. I rubbed the loins with vidalia dressing, creole seasonings, and crushed GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-3579350281702273332010-08-31T11:26:00.001-04:002010-08-31T11:32:36.194-04:00My Sierra Club group after spending a week of paddling in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Pine bark beetles killing off our national forests.
There is only one thing I can do when I can't be mobile.
Stopped to go bouldering at Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. The knee held up fine but the weather made me leave.
My campsite for two nights on Lake Superior north of Thunder Bay. I soaked GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-18068997713940850892010-08-25T14:02:00.002-04:002010-08-25T14:13:22.925-04:00Greetings from Rainbow Falls State park on the northern most shore of Lake Superior. Yes its cold but the sun is shinning and there are no bugs. Since injuring my knee I've been exploring all the parks in Ontario off Highway 17 on the perimeter of Lake Superior by van. Its beautiful. I have to pull off every few miles and just sit on the roof of the van and look out over the lake with its pine GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-21650291638879209982010-08-17T09:38:00.002-04:002010-08-17T09:42:25.952-04:00Roger clear cutting 4 years of scrub and vines.Finally getting a gate put up at the Pflug Pfarm.Its not a trip to the farm without a little time on the firing line.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-23696431065265731702010-08-16T19:08:00.005-04:002010-08-16T20:41:15.541-04:00My entire drive for this summers rivers and road trip. Its more fun on the way out compared to the rush home.http://www.mapquest.com/mq/2-dYTxpygV51opGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-50715135714175406712010-08-15T21:27:00.003-04:002010-08-15T21:28:47.701-04:00NEVER FORGET HOW TO GIVE CPR!GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-42151095576366758712010-08-08T12:13:00.001-04:002010-08-08T12:16:16.660-04:00Before church today Sam competed in his first tri-athalon. He did great! The best part was he smiled the entire time he was swimming, biking and running. Its fantastic to have happy kids.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-29666599483168777042010-08-08T11:31:00.002-04:002010-08-08T11:40:30.981-04:00So today in church just as the sermon was to begin it started raining, I mean a good solid heavy rain. I looked at both the boys and they smiled at me knowing what I was thinking. Before I could get up, Melissa grabbed my arm and said "no you can not go outside with the boys and play in the rain". What a let down. The rest of the service all I could think about was "how can these people sit in GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-47666627369702307982010-08-02T08:42:00.001-04:002010-08-02T08:44:24.216-04:00An Inspiration As we get older we sometimes begin to doubt our ability to "make a difference" in the world. It is at these times that our hopes are boosted by the remarkable achievements of other "seniors" who have found the courage to take on challenges that would make many of us wither. Harold Schlumberg is such a person.I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired'?GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-56836307041490456732010-08-01T13:11:00.003-04:002010-08-01T13:14:45.518-04:00SAM AND GATOR QUOTES OF THE WEEK:"I'm being raised on cold boiled peanuts and warm hose water". Sam"In heaven do you get haircuts or are you stuck with the same hair cut for ever"? Gator"I'm really comfortable with the whole being famous thing". Gator"Dad, I'm really sick. My livers are hurting". SamGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-18420721852085928142010-07-31T06:24:00.001-04:002010-07-31T06:26:47.383-04:00Made the front page of the Orlando Sentinel today. Check it out at:http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-group-buying-websites-20100731,0,2184710.storyGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-16648516821448781202010-07-29T11:25:00.006-04:002010-07-29T22:16:23.236-04:00This morning I took part in a photo shoot for an upcoming article regarding Groupon and its success with my business, Adventures in Florida. It was a fun shoot with me kayaking with a bunch of friends and of course Gator paddling beside me in his mini-kayak. (Check Sundays Orlando Sentinel for the article) After the shoot the reporter/photographer ask me a few questions about the more GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-84909996154995647092010-07-25T16:45:00.001-04:002010-07-25T16:47:20.554-04:00Greg is now a vampire. Because of the extreme heat (think blow torch in Hell) and the popularity of the full moon paddles and the Living Lights tour, he now sleeps most of the day and paddles from dusk to 2am. There would be more tour photos posted, however, its dark.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-70313778247159655092010-07-25T14:30:00.000-04:002010-07-25T14:31:08.640-04:00Just got a call from Scott Pierce. Seems he's purchased a commercial grade/size smoker. Looks like most of Adventures in Florida Expeditions will now include a catered whole hog BBQ meal!! Anyone need a whole hog BBQ give Scott Pierce a ring!GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-44326576165563898982010-07-23T06:55:00.001-04:002010-07-23T06:55:56.163-04:00Signs of DrowningWatch for these signs the next time you’re swimming with your kids or others:Head low in the water, mouth at water levelHead tilted back with open mouthHair over forehead or eyesEyes glassy, empty and unable to focusEyes closedHyperventilating or gaspingNot using legsBody is vertical and uprightTrying to swim in a certain direction but not making progressTrying to roll over on GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-33491874798721659942010-07-18T08:17:00.003-04:002010-07-18T08:37:19.849-04:00It was a super hot day for throwing down a bbq for almost200 bikers. Craig Kennedy, Gator, and myself started setting up around 10am. Scott and Greg Pierce showed up shortly after. We pre-smoked the 100 pounds of pork ahead of time so we just had to fire up the smokers and warm everything up, it was perfect.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-7225850639640783012010-07-15T13:39:00.002-04:002010-07-15T13:46:30.766-04:00Greg guiding down Nantahala fallsAnn working her way down the Shenandoah near Front Royal, VirginiaPeter cleaning up in the Fontana near Tsali.Looking down the valley near Bryson City.Kristen waiting for sunset.Peter picking pine cones the fun way.GREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115871.post-60412941480119194122010-07-13T15:03:00.007-04:002010-07-13T21:03:02.983-04:00All stories start with a beginning, this one starts with a road trip. To be more specific a 12 hour drive to the Smoky Mountains and Lake Fontana. I had been home way to long. Something like three weeks of computers, the noise of a city, and the schedule of a middle aged father. It was time for wandering, exploring, paddling new rivers, and getting lost in small towns far from the interstate.As IGREG PFLUGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287332596330224839noreply@blogger.com0