On Thu, 7 May 1998, Robert Apter wrote: > > It seems to me that one reasonable strategy, with lightning approaching, > would be to paddle to an island or shore with a high bank or cliff, if > available. Then any strike would go to the land above you. You wouldn't > necessarily need to get out of your kayak. Does this make sense to others > on the list? I agree that you certainly don't want to do anything to > increase your chances of getting hit! > > Bob Apter haven't heard from any river runners on this ... let's hear something ;-) to start off, are you safer on the river, since, by default, you are at the lowest point possible?? we've watched some pretty hairy storms move in, and have almost always managed to be at our cars by the time the lightening was striking, and there has always been [at least with larger groups] a mixed consensus [sp?] as to get out and hide near a tree [which i disagree with] or keep trucking and head for the cars, which i support, telling everyone to hug the banks... comments?? [oh this should be fun!!!] mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark----- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Remember, even if you win the rat race -- you're still a rat. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 07 1998 - 08:17:02 PDT
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