Eric Jackson
Cyberfishing the Potomac
I met Dan on two separate attempts at shad fishing on the Potomac River. The first time we fished the same bank, he outfished me...
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Eric Jackson
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Fishing for the Green Eyed Monster
Late to the Game. When I get that 30 foot Grady White center console, I’ll probably name it Late to the Game. That’s my typical approach...
Eric Jackson
- Mar 20
- 5 min
Crikey! Paddling the Turner River
I rented my kayak from Skunk Ape HQ. You read that right. Skunk Ape Headquarters. The skunk ape, long lost cousin of the common...
Eric Jackson
- Jan 23
- 8 min
End of The Road? That's the Point.
The Last 10 Shores Here at the end, as a whole, One Hundred Shores represents the places we can go. Every shore on the list represents...
Eric Jackson
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Chasing the Dragon- On the Shore of Dragon Run
By this point, I’ve checked off roughly 90% of the inaugural One Hundred Shores. Throughout the journey, I've come up empty plenty of...
Eric Jackson
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
On the Rappahannock at Portobago
This is the second part of a kayak exploration I took up the Rappahannock River earlier in the fall, with the goal of learning more about...
Eric Jackson
- Nov 14, 2022
- 4 min
Reclaiming the Land- On the Shore at Fones Cliffs
I’m out on a chilly fall morning, paddling in the middle section of the Rappahannock river. It’s the kind of fall morning when you’re...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
A Tomb with a View: On the Shore at Mt. Vernon and the USNA
An old tomb, built in 1734. An entrance pointing out northeast, overlooking the Potomac River. Down the hill, a new tomb built 100 years...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Sleep with the Fishes - The Floating Concrete Fleet at Kiptopeke
While the remote Delmarva shoreline and scenery is worth a trip in itself, I wonder if part of the push for a Kiptopeke State Park had to...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Mallow's Bay Ghost Fleet: A Specter of Bad Decisions?
It’s surprising how unrestricted Mallows Bay is to explore, once you set out onto the calm, shallow water. The most prominent of the...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Last Light at Lover's Point
It's a strange irony that sunset is on the one hand so routinely expected and on the other hand so unexpectedly sublime. The most...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
A Shore with a View: On the Shore at Accokeek Park and Mt. Vernon
“I have seen for several hours together in a summer’s evening, hundreds, perhaps I might say thousands of sturgeon, at a great height...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Seeing Ghosts- On the Shore of Blackwater NWR
With Halloween just over a month away, it's finally time to talk about ghosts of the Chesapeake. Not Charlie Brown costumes or spooky...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Sturgeon and Salmon Fight Night: Coming to a shore near you! On the Shore of Marshyhope Creek
When I was in middle school, I developed a bit of a dinosaur obsession. I know, it sounds a bit late to be fostering a stereotypical...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
100 Shores Photo Journal (Summer, 2022)
With summer coming to a close, I'm hesitant to say that I'm getting close to closing out the shores, but I'm getting close to thinking I...
Eric Jackson
- Aug 29, 2022
- 5 min
On the Shore at the National Folk Festival - Wicomico River, Salisbury
I was quite the air guitar player growing up. In the stage that existed in my mind, it was always a matter of when I’m a rockstar, not...
Eric Jackson
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
Brookdown Palace- Chasing Brook Trout on the Savage River
River gonna take me, sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home. ~Grateful Dead If you’ve never flipped a...
Eric Jackson
- Aug 1, 2022
- 5 min
Standing on the Edge- On the Shore at Turkey Point Lighthouse
“I wonder if I can get down there.” It’s a question I ask myself a lot when I’m out on the shore. Especially when visiting unfamiliar...
Eric Jackson
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
These 'Flops were Made for Walkin'- Trails to the Sassafras River - Sassafras NRMA
If there's one thread that's woven it's way through every part of the One Hundred Shores journey, that thread is about access. Behind...
Eric Jackson
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Retracing Steps: On the Shore at Middle Branch Park, Baltimore
In a metro area of 10 million people, side-skirting congestion and avoiding tolls often takes priority over the long and winding road. ...
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