drivers means not enough seats. while sitting down to dinner, josh says something intriguing. we were sitting there and josh said, hey, dad, would you mind if i kayak to school? i knew if he asked it, he was planning on doing it, and i needed to be careful in my response. reporter: so when the conditions are right, josh gets up early to give up his seat on the school bus. i would decide to kayak to school because i always wanted to do something cool that i ll remember for my whole life. i ll remember this for my whole life. i can remember finally pushing him off into the reservoir thinking, what have i just done. i throw my bag in the front, hope i don t capsize, and get to school. reporter: the route is two miles long. i like how when i do it, the sun rises when i m in the middle of the lake and lake is smooth
because i always wanted to do something cool that i ll remember for my whole life. and i will remember this for my whole life. i can remember finally pushing him off into the reservoir thinking, what have i just done? just throw my bag in the front, hope i don t capsize and get to school. i really like how every time i do it, the sun rises, like when i m in the middle of the lake and the who will lake is really smooth and like glass. 7k i just think it s really pretty and stuff and i think it s worth it. wow, i love that. and guess what, it is not a short route. it s 2 miles a day. once the lake freezes over, josh tells our cnn affiliate kusa he plans to cross-country ski to class. i love that kid. what kind of 12-year-old has this amount of initiative? awesome, this is awesome. he s not tied to the video games. he wants to kayak to school. we love you. the nba is investigating allegations of racism and sexism against the owner of the phoenix suns this morning.