On December 19, 2024, the 49th anniversary of our first date, my 87-year-old husband Stan crashed at the bottom of a race course at Mammoth.

Stan & I experienced our most memorable adventure of 2024 when we hiked to Crystal Lake beneath Crystal Crag in the Mammoth Mountain area.

2022 was another fun-filled year packed with sports & social activities in the hills, beaches, mountains & desert of CA.

A brief history of our whitewater kayaking years ending with my last kayak, which Stan named "Barbara's Last Run," and my last paddle in it.

I have been writing my own life stories for some time, and now I want to write one about my wonderful husband Stan, my hero.

On July 21, 2001, while participating in a sea kayak rescue practice off Dana Point, CA, I saved a guy's life.

For each of 5 consecutive summers from 1996-2000, Stan & I attended a 7-day intense whitewater kayaking school in far remote northern CA.

In 1974, 4 sr. engrs. from Hughes go on a men's-only bike ride through Napa/Sonoma. One guy invites Marlene and me to 'crash' the ride.