The Timeline

Below you will find a timeline of all the Naked Kayaker blog posts, since the blog was born in 2010. From New York, to California, to the Netherlands, to Belgium (and lots in between), it's all here!
Note: I'm still working on adding key photos to each year, so come back soon and check it out!

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2017

Finishing up my time in Belgium and starting a life in Rotterdam, the Netherlands! Started out the year with a nice trip to the Canary Islands. Also includes some trips that took place at the end of 2016 but were posted in 2017... 

2016

Living and working in Belgium, piecing together kayaking trips whenever possible! The kayaking community is rather small here, so if you're a Belgian kayaker, I'd love to hear from you :) 

2015

Wrapping up the second half of a year of coastal research in the Netherlands. Trips to Croatia, France, and Norway for kayaking. Started a new job in Belgium, and now farther away from kayaking opportunities than ever before. 

2014

Nena is awarded a Fulbright Grant to study water management in the Netherlands, takes full advantage of the spring in California, and drives up the West Coast and across the US to Boston, kayaking along the way. Moves to the Netherlands and kayaks whenever possible. The Naked Kayaker website undergoes a major revamping thanks to a plethora of free time. Quitting your job is really great for blogging!
  • Sunday Afternoon Canal Explorations in the Hague
  • "Wildwater" Kayaking in the Belgian Ardennes
  • Amstel River through the Center of Amsterdam
  • Grand Canal de Versailles
  • Ringing in the winter paddling season with the Windhappers
  • Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) in Interlaken, Switzerland
  • A Stroll to the Oosteschelde Oyster Reefs
  • Maeslantkering: Testing a Storm Surge barrier
  • Rotte River: 20 km Bike, 20 km Kayak, 20 km Bike
  • Leie River in Ghent, Belgium: from Pastures to Centrum
  • Finally in Belgium: Antwerpen!
  • Windmills at Kinderdijk
  • De Zandmotor, Herring, and the Girl with the Pearl Earring
  • Bike Touring on Texel Island
  • The Kayak Burrito
  • Days 21-24: Revisiting Owasco Lake, BayCreek, and NYC
  • Days 19 & 20: Rough Rider Reunion on Lake Ontario
  • Day 18: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
  • Day 17: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
  • Day 16: Sea Caves at Sand Island (Apostle Islands)
  • Day 15: Bismarck, Baggage, Bayfield, and Bud Light Lime
  • Day 14: Floating the Missouri River and a Tour of Bismarck
  • Day 13: A Relaxing Evening in Bozeman
  • Day 12: In Transit - Orcas Island to Missoula
  • Day 11: Speedy Sunset Paddle in East Sound, Orcas Island
  • Day 10: Sunset Paddle with Mt. Baker and a Hike up Mt. Constitution
  • Day 9: Kayaking with Orcas in Haro Strait!!!
  • Day 8: Ferry to San Juan Island, Paddle Griffin Bay
  • Day 7: Errands in Seattle and Deception Pass State Park
  • Day 6: 4 hrs Driving, 4 hrs Working, 4 hrs Drinking
  • Day 5: Drizzly Columbia River Gorge and Oregon Brew Fest
  • Day 4: Putzing around on the Willamette River and a night in Portland
  • Day 3: Corvallis Chillin'
  • Day 2: Southern Oregon Coast
  • Day 1: The Big River and MacKerricher State Park
  • The Start of the Journey: Goodbye San Francisco Bay
  • Independence Day in Tennessee Valley and on Richardson Bay
  • Tomales Bay Overnight #2: Inverness to Fruit Tree Beach
  • Kayaking: Part of a Hard Day's Work + Baseball by Kayak
  • Sunday Lunch on Sea Glass Beach
  • The 100th Post
  • Lewiston Lake: The Annual Freshwater Paddle
  • A Sober Day on Whiskeytown Lake
  • Out-the-Gate, Finally!
  • Midwest Reunion Road Trip to Morro Bay
  • Easter Sunday on Estero Americano
  • Keller Beach 'round Point San Pablo to the Chevron Refinery
  • Kayak Polo Uniforms
  • Moon Snails, Loons, Seals, Sea Stars, and Fish Heads: Tomales Bay Never Disapoints
  • Escape from San Quentin to Red Rock
  • Kayak Polo: A Lesson in Clumsy
  • "Wringing" in the New Year with the King Tides
  • Berkeley Marina to Brooks Island (+ too much mexican food)

    • 2013

    Continued explorations of the Wild West.

    2012

    Big Purple arrives in California and the California kayaking adventures begin. 

    2011

    A month in Nepal and spring break in Iceland. Too much working and not enough kayaking - Finished a Master's degree in the spring and moved to San Francisco for a new job in the fall (car-less and kayak-less). 

    2010

    Thanks to a mean case of senioritis, the blog is born! Kayaking on all of Upstate New York's Finger Lakes, and climbing mountains in New Hampshire. 
  • Packing for Nepal
  • XC Skiing at Bear Swamp
  • Return to the Whites: Mt. Avalon, Mt. Field, and Mt. Tom
  • Nepal!
  • Mapping the Cayuga Lake Inlet & Other Tributaries
  • Elbow & Straight Jacket Rolls
  • Majestic Clay Cliffs at Chimney Bluffs State Park
  • Last, Smallest, Shortest, but Certainly One of the Best: Canadice Lake
  • Glimpses of a Pond in Autumn
  • Romping around Red River Gorge
  • Otisco: A Lake with a Split Personality
  • A Tribute to the Earthen Dam
  • Waterproof Cameras are Fun! (COE Pool Session #1)
  • Honeoye Lake is Green (Sometimes)
  • Ontario Greenland Kayak Camp (Nena's Story)
  • Greenland Kayak Camp: Guest Blog by Heather Adams
  • Labor Day on Hemlock Lake: A Different Kind of Finger Lake
  • FAST Sea Kayak Seminar
  • Return to Ithaca
  • Backpacking the Carter Moriah Range Trail
  • A Relaxing Evening on Irondequoit Bay
  • Playing in Sprinklers on Canandaigua
  • Rough Riders - Forward Stroke Clinic
  • Somes Sound (Mt. Desert Island Day #2)
  • Hiking in the Whites: Mt. Moosilauke
  • You've got to start somewhere…
  • Seal Cove and Bartlett Island (Mt. Desert Island Day #3)
  • Long Pond (Mt. Desert Island Day #1)
  • Southport Island in Boothbay, Maine
  • Maine: Foggy Knubble Bay & Robinhood Cove (Not Peter Pan or Huckleberry Finn!)
  • Packing List!
  • Off-Roading on the Segway
  • Loons, Bugs, and Beas on Lake Winnipesaukee
  • Greenland Camp!
  • Wandering around South Uncanoonuc Mountain
  • Adventures with Julia and Thundery Kayaking
  • Putting my legs to good use! (Mt. Lafayette and Mt. Jackson)
  • Exploring Honeoye… er… Conesus!
  • Rough Rider Rescues (Year 4!)
  • Memorial Day on Skaneateles Lake
  • Circumnavigating Cayuta Lake by Canoe
  • Keuka Lake is Shaped Like a Y
  • Exploring North of Taughannock Falls State Park
  • Sunset on Northern Cayuga Lake
  • Lower Half of Owasco Lake
  • Wiz Canoe on Dryden Lake!
  • Expedition to Taughannock
  • Slope Day on Seneca Lake
  • A Short Stint on Cayuga
  • i like numbers