Sean Jansen tells his incredible story of his solo paddling down the Baja peninsula. He describes what it was like to paddle nearly 400 miles solo and unsupported all while battling the elements and unexpected roadblocks. On this mission, Jansen is working to raise awareness for an endemic species of porpoise in the Sea of Cortez called Vaquita. Here's part one of his story...
Sean Jansen's details his Fall trip to paddle Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park with shorelines dazzled in nature's color.
“You’re going to do what?” Said the National Park Ranger in Yellowstone after I had just told him of my objective to circumnavigate Yellowstone Lake on a standup paddleboard. Right when he said that with raised eyebrows, my peripheries caught the other two rangers attention enough for them to turn around, distracted by what they were doing, to see exactly what I was.