Plunging Head-First Into A New Obsession...
We All Start Somewhere
When I was 18, I started playing banjo. I would take my banjo everywhere I would travel whether it was on a business trip, a whitewater kayaking trip, or a camping trip. As much as I loved playing the banjo, it was cumbersome to travel with. I thought a mandolin would be an easier instrument for travel, so playing the mandolin had been in the back of my mind for a long time.
In 2002 I was on a whitewater kayaking trip on the Feather River when I had an accident that would change my life. I was portaging a drop and carrying my 60 lb kayak on my shoulder when I slipped and fell off a 30-foot boulder and I came crashing down on my left leg and shattered my knee.
In 2002 I was on a whitewater kayaking trip on the Feather River when I had an accident that would change my life. I was portaging a drop and carrying my 60 lb kayak on my shoulder when I slipped and fell off a 30-foot boulder and I came crashing down on my left leg and shattered my knee.