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.

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.

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.

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.