Catfish Crenshaw
I'm a rambling river-running rascal.Catfish
Born: Aug 1984
Hometown : Memphis, TN
One day I'd like to plant myself firmly as I can to a single spot and carve out something of a life for myself, but today just ain't that day. I'm a raft guide and I intend to have that take me around this globe. I can sleep when I'm dead.
Travel Blog Posts
March 31st 2009
I flew into Christchurch, New Zealand on Sept. 9th 2008. I came on the plane with my college friend Jessica and her Kiwi boyfriend Jono. Together we drove down to Jono's hometown, Queenstown. I was invited to stay with Jono's parents for a brief amount of time, getting to visit with my friends, before I was to travel up the West Coast eventually making my way to Rotorua in the North Island, where I was expecting to find rafting work. But that would not be the case. Turns out Jono's father Russell, an extremely nice man, happened to know a few folks with Queenstown Rafting and was spreading the word that his son was bringing an American Guide over with him. So my leaving soon turned into finding an apartment, and my hopes of trekking my ... read more
August 29th 2008
It was only August 11th, but my summer was over. For the previous 3months I was working in the Klamath National Forest as a River Ranger. It was a truly memorable summer, but it was again time to move on. I was traveling home to Tennessee, but only for a moment. At the beginning of September I'll be flying to New Zealand for 10months of trekking and rafting. As I packed my van for the drive back home it gave me time to reflect a bit on the first half of 2008. The year started with my arm in a cast, still healing from a nasty break I had last October. At the beginning of April my Dr. cleared me to return to work (raft guiding) so I left for Long Creek, South Carolina yet again, ... read more
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