Edmunds Beacon: It’s never too late for a cross-country kayak
When Hank Landau had the idea to take a long kayak trip at age 65, he just wanted to see if he could pull it off. Turns out he could. "At first, I just wanted to see if it was possible to paddle upstream on a free flowing part of the Columbia River," he said. "Lewis...
The Daily Herald: The conclusion of an epic, cross-country adventure
The following was originally published by by Gale Fiege in The Daily Herald on November 12, 2017. Hank Landau, 74, of Woodway, has crisscrossed the country, and all of it at ground- or water-level. He’d previously biked across the states from north to south and from...
My Edmonds News: Edmonds man completes epic 4,000-mile coast-to-coast kayak trip
The following article was originally My Edmunds News on September 7, 2017 Seven years ago, Edmonds’ Hank Landau put his kayak in the water at the mouth of the Columbia River, intending to paddle 145 miles upstream to Bonneville Dam. A retired professional engineer,...
The Daily Herald: Woodway man traces Lewis’ journey by kayak, bike
The following was originally published by by Gale Fiege in The Daily Herald on April 21, 2014. Hank Landau often wishes he’d been born during the age of exploration. Oh, to have been a member of the Lewis and Clark party headed west to the Pacific Ocean, he said. “A...