Burton Speaks

The Portland Dragon Boat races are a big event; like Victoria , it’s a two-day affair.  The first day is a random grab-bag of races; teams...

This is a story of luck, technology, and a little bit of planning. This past Wednesday, as I do most Wednesdays, I took an outrigger canoe...

This year's Trek In The Park presentation was " Journey To Babel ". While I've attended in years past at Woodlawn Park ...

This past weekend, I traveled up to the Victoria Dragonboat Festival . We headed up to Port Angeles, leaving at a  leisurely 11 AM. My frie...

It was a nice, sunny, summer afternoon when my friend and I took a walk through northeast Portland. On a quiet street, we spotted a bucket ...

The astute reader might recall that I bought a house about two-and-a-half years ago. When I bought the house I knew that the fence would ne...

After an amazing weekend, how do I cap it off?  I take Monday morning off of work, hop on my motorcycle, and go to a Team Oregon cornering...

Yesterday was the Salem World Beat Festival Dragon Boat Races.   The first two races for each team were going to be 2-boat heats to deter...