It started out with a girl, a dream of owning a paddleboard and a whim: “I’m going paddle 10 states in my first year of paddling.”
Well, I bought a paddleboard (a 12′ 6″ Jimmy Lewis Albatross) and then another (better for travel, a 12’6″ Hala Nass), got to 10 and realized I didn’t want to stop…It took a decade (thanks, it part to a pandemic delay), but I did it. I paddled in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC. It was an amazing way to see the country, explore the waterways and spread my love of SUP (not to mention collect great stickers for my board). I finished with friends and family and a solstice party in Alaska in 2022, and it was everything I could have hoped for. See the map below for snapshots of where and why I’ve been.
(For more info, listen to my interview on the SUP Radio Show.)
Bonus international paddles: Israel, Mexico, United Kingdom