With the shop messing up on my lower control arm assembly and me not taking it back in right away, the inside of my front tire wore down to about nothing. I had been thinking about purchasing new rims and figured since I needed new tires, I would go ahead and purchase new rims as […]
Author: Crystal.Gustin
I started kayaking in Wisconsin of all places, because this is where I am from. I then moved to San Diego and took on kayak surfing along with heading to the Kern River when water was available. I then made the move to Asheville, NC and have been hooked on this sport since my Wisconsin days.
With whatever it is that you do, do it because you love it, not because society tells you should or for other outside factors. Don't simply exist, live!
Van Life Update
I realize I have not posted anything regarding my van in what feels like forever. I did a lot of mechanical work this summer and wanted to summarize it. I needed to replace the driver-side wheel bearing assembly and figured I would go ahead and put on new front shocks. With some research, I purchased […]
What Is Important To You
Last weekend I loaded up my Rockstar and headed to WV for Gauley season. That is a solid 12 hours in a car for me. Gives me plenty of time to think and catch up on podcasts that I have neglected. I listened to one podcast where the person being interviewed devoted a set of […]
2021 Dirty Bird (Pigeon River) Recap
It was a breath of fresh air to be able to run the Paddle In Pink annual Dirty Bird event at the end of July this year. For most of us, the last year has been an incredibly hard year. As a kayaker, I really missed the closeness that the community can bring to this […]
2021 Dirty Bird Confidence Series
Let’s face it ladies, 2020 was likely not the best year for most of us. Most events were cancelled, we were in isolation, many experienced financial hardships and many other reasons why we want to keep 2020 in the past. Paddle In Pink has a long standing of our Dirty Bird event and while we […]
Dynamic Stretching – Lower Body
This is repost of a blog submission I had on jacksonkayak.com (video at the bottom) Let’s be real, most kayakers don’t stretch before they hit the river. Is this wise? As a PE teacher who instructs my athletes to do a dynamic stretch and a static stretch, I prefer to lead by example and at […]
