[Paddlewise] Internet projects for whitewater paddlers

1. I've set up a web page that has links to most of the resources
of interest to paddlers in/near Pennsylvania -- things like gauges,
clubs, river descriptions, etc.; it can be found on the web at:

	http://www.itw.com/~rsk/whitewater.html

Comments and corrections welcome.  Please note that the page itself
doesn't have much real information: it's just a collection of links
to the sites that do.

2. I've started a web site for the Penn Cup race series; it'll gradually
be assembled at:

	http://www.itw.com/~rsk/penncup

Somebody had to do it sooner or later. ;-)  Seriously, though, the Penn Cup
has been a wonderful experience for me since I happened on it some years
ago, and I've derived so much enjoyment from it that I'd like to be able
to give something back.  This seemed like a good way.

3. I've also started to assemble a web site for the Keystone Canoe Club,
which is based in and around Reading, PA.  There's just a little bit of
information there now, but I'm adding to it bit by bit on a daily basis,
so it will be growing into a full site over the next month or so.  It's at:

	http://www.itw.com/~rsk/keystone

4.  Many clubs have hotlines that are used for "pick-up trips" -- unplanned
trips that come together when it starts raining and somebody notices that
the gauge on a favorite river is at just the right level for a run.

There's now a mailing list that serves the same purpose for paddlers
in and near Pennsylvania.  I figured I'd try this as an experiment and
see how it goes.  You can get yourself on it by sending mail to:

	pa-ww-hotline-request_at_gsp.org

It works the same way as most Internet mailing lists: whatever you send
out goes to everyone else on the mailing list.  My hope is that people
will be able to use this as a quick, low-overhead way to put trips together.
I figure to run it for the 1998 paddling season and then evaluate how
things have gone in the fall.

5. I've revived the old, original Internet whitewater mailing list
that was started by Charles Daffinger well over a decade ago.  It fell
into my hands in the early 90's after Charles was unfortunately killed
in a spelunking accident, but I was unable to keep it going for a
variety of technical and administrative reasons.  Well, it's back on
the air again and you can join it via:

	whitewater-request_at_gsp.org

There are currently about 300 people on the mailing list, scattered
all over the world.


Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org
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