Discussion on this list is listing heavily towards technography lately. Anybody have any trip reports to balance things out? Brad Crain ********************************************************************** Bradford R. Crain E-mail: brad_at_mth.pdx.edu Dept. of Mathematics Phone: (503) 725-3127 Portland State Univ. FAX: (503) 725-3661 P.O. Box 751 Portland, Or. 97207 ********************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
hi Brad > Discussion on this list is listing heavily towards technography lately. Anybody have any trip reports to balance things out? Last weekend there were severe thunderstorms with high winds and lots of lightening on friday nite. i paddled Chincoteague Bay, Maryland on saturday morning and found two new PFD's in a marsh that was 15 miles from the closest marina... one had a toy critter attached...can be described as *Mighty Moose* - half-man and half-moose. biting flies are coming into season here, so we will have to pay attention to time of day and wind for choosing sandy beach landings... that problem will be addressed tomorrow. where you been paddling? bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:23 PM 7/2/98 -0400, "Larry Bliven" <foxhill_at_shore.intercom.net> wrote: > > >hi Brad > >> Discussion on this list is listing heavily towards technography >lately. Anybody have any trip reports to balance things out? > >Last weekend there were severe thunderstorms with high winds and lots of >lightening on friday nite. i paddled Chincoteague Bay, Maryland on saturday >morning and found two new PFD's in a marsh that was 15 miles from the >closest marina... one had a toy critter attached...can be described as >*Mighty Moose* - half-man and half-moose. biting flies are coming into >season here, so we will have to pay attention to time of day and wind for >choosing sandy beach landings... that problem will be addressed tomorrow. > >where you been paddling? > >bye bye bliven > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** i've been paddling all over the state [of colorado!!] and much has been enjoyable!! every year, for the national "river clean up day" the RMCC cleans a part of the platte river through downtown denver, or at least through the denver metro area. this year i found a stuffed "tazmanian devil" the warner bros cartoon character!! there are three ways to "run" a river, faster than the current, slower than the current, or floating at current speed. when my partner and i got to one of the big drops on our section, we were going slower than the current... in an aluminum canoe. we had no speed whatsoever, and instead of plowing through the curling wave at the bottom, we hit it and stopped, due to lack of inertia. the wave we hit was just under derek's armpit. i saw him lift his arms, and his lower half just went out of sight as the water rushed around him and filled the boat. as we hit each wave the boat got lower and lower in the water. it finally sank, but we kept it from tipping over bracing at about eye level ;-) more like chest level, but quite funny. we were laughing so hard, we finally just stood up in the titanic, and stepped out. as we swam the boat to the shore, our compatriots came over to our rescue, but we waved them away, saying "please rescue the devil, and the balls" --- we have a dog at home that loved "river flavored" tennis balls. and i had found about a dozen balls of various sizes and colors, which all were floating away as we sank the boat!! so much fun --- "so many rivers, so little time" ;-) mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- 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 of Paddling websites I manage] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page #-Fortune: Langsam's Laws: (1) Everything depends. (2) Nothing is always. (3) Everything is sometimes. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:43 PM 7/2/98 +0000, "BRADFORD R. CRAIN" <brad_at_mth.pdx.edu> wrote: > > > Discussion on this list is listing heavily towards technography >lately. Anybody have any trip reports to balance things out? > Brad Crain >************************************ if you can handle a long one, involving canoe touring, whitewater canoeing, and sea kayaking, it should be done by the end of the weekend... and here's a short report today: Wet-n-Wild ... not a porn movie ;-) but a girls scout's senoir project was today. the initial details can be found at: http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr/pleashlp.html there were about 30+ girl scouts, 10-14ish yrs old, divided into three groups. we all met at lonetree reservoir at 8:30 this morning. cool temps, 75oF or so, and a strong breeze, so rather pleasant. 3 members of the RMCC provided "perimeter support" while the instructor gave the girls brief instructions on canoeing fundementals. the first group was blown 1/4 of the way across the lake, and concerns were raised about the group "drifting" too far away. the instructor made a point of clarifying with the subsequent groups where the boundaries were, and asked us [as support] to confine the paddlers to this area. many games of "dead fish polo" were played, and the weather cooperated for the rest of the day anyway. we didn't have anything but a gentle breeze after the first group... the view of the rocky mountains was fantastic, the temps never got roasting, and nobody went swimming, although the last group was mostly a family, so the polo game turned into how much water can you splash on each other!! my daughter, jessica, paddled her aquaterra spectrum, while i paddled my prijon yukon expedition. we had the chance to paddle emily's family sea kayaks as well. i have never paddled the aquaterra scimitar, or "sealution" before, so that was quite a bit of fun. i didn't like the seat to the scimitar, but the boat was ok. i could see why the sealution [plastic] has such a following [or as near as i can tell, it does!!]. it was pretty stable, but you could heal it over until the combing [sp?] was underwater for a leaned turn. ok, mini-trip report & boat review ;-) next?!! mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- 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 of Paddling websites I manage] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page #-Fortune: Langsam's Laws: (1) Everything depends. (2) Nothing is always. (3) Everything is sometimes. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> From: "Larry Bliven" <foxhill_at_shore.intercom.net> > To: <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] trips > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:23:26 -0400 > hi Brad > > > Discussion on this list is listing heavily towards technography > lately. Anybody have any trip reports to balance things out? > > Last weekend there were severe thunderstorms with high winds and lots of > lightening on friday nite. i paddled Chincoteague Bay, Maryland on saturday > morning and found two new PFD's in a marsh that was 15 miles from the > closest marina... one had a toy critter attached...can be described as > *Mighty Moose* - half-man and half-moose. biting flies are coming into > season here, so we will have to pay attention to time of day and wind for > choosing sandy beach landings... that problem will be addressed tomorrow. > > where you been paddling? > > bye bye bliven > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > We paddled the Columbia River last weekend, launching from Corbett. Weather was brilliant sunshine and a modest breeze opposing the steady current, making for a few interesting sections of wave action. Highlights were the massive basalt cliffs, towering waterfalls, and background mountains of the Cascades. Not a lot of wildlife, but scores of cool boats, mostly motorized. Just an ideal day to get out and stretch some desk-bound muscles. Two weekends ago, ventured forth on the Willamette River on a sunny Sunday afternoon, starting at the Sellwood Bridge. Saw too many runabouts and large pleasure craft, but had tons of oportunity to capsize in the numerous wakes. Most boats did not slow down as they passed, so had to pay careful attention to boat traffic, and stay out of the channel. But it was fun dodging all those waves. Also saw many ducks and geese in the shallows. ********************************************************************** Bradford R. Crain E-mail: brad_at_mth.pdx.edu Dept. of Mathematics Phone: (503) 725-3127 Portland State Univ. FAX: (503) 725-3661 P.O. Box 751 Portland, Or. 97207 ********************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Took a nice little trip last weekend. The plan was to head from Juneau southeast down Gastineau Channel out into Stephens Passage and then make a crossing of Stephens Passage over to Admiralty Island for a weekend of camping and paddling. Friday we managed to get underway around noon under sunny skies with the wind out of the southwest at 20 knots. Water temps were in the mid 50's - I almost always wear a dry suit in these waters. My partner and I had the kayaks _loaded_ with food, she was ribbing me incessantly about how much food I had bought and packed. (That's what happens when I do all the planning and shopping for a trip - I'm a former hard-core backpacker who saw the light when I discovered how much gear would fit into a kayak<g>) We'd eat well at least. Gastineau Channel leads toward the southeast from Juneau approx 8 miles until it reaches the southern end of Douglas Island and the waters of Stephens Passage. We hugged the western shore of the channel and paddled in very protected waters until we reached Point Tantallon at the south end of Douglas Island. As we approached the point we could see that the waters of Stephens Passage had a good chop running before the 20 knot winds. Nothing nasty, but the waves were probably a good three feet consistently. (Paddling these waters in anything less than ideal conditions always makes me think of the latest news of boats that have disappeared in the area. Within the last three weeks two skiffs had been lost with the lives of seven people. I like the fact that my kayak is truly much more sea-worthy than many of the boats that ply these waters.) We took a short break on the rocks of Marmion Island off Point Tantallon - a good time for a Power Bar, Pringles (hey, I did the shopping!) and some water before attempting the five mile crossing over to Admiralty Island (the native Tlingit name is Kootznoowoo - Fortress of the Bears) and our destination - a little jewel of a cove called Oliver Inlet. We were headed almost directly into the waves - I had a ball as the bow of my Seaward Ascente ducked time after time into the waves. It was a wet paddle.... We entered the narrow neck of Oliver Inlet about an hour after the indicated low tide, but the waters of Oliver Inlet weren't following the rules! The tide was still ebbing - and running at about 6 knots through a rocky channel. A little eddy-hopping and some tough moves and we got through. (Hey, this is the G-rated version) There was a little bit of muttered verbal motivation going on too - "Yes, I should have talked to somebody about local conditions like this."..... What I know is it certainly wasn't noted in the tide book or on the chart - ah, what's an adventure without at least one unforeseen difficulty. The secret is in knowing how to deal with the things that you didn't anticipate. Oliver Inlet is a narrow beautiful 1.5 mile long inlet. We saw Great Blue Heron and quite a few Bald Eagles as we paddled in an (eventually) leisurely fashion up the inlet towards our next destination - a small narrow gauge tram at the head of the inlet that leads across a mile wide isthmus and over to the 60 mile long Seymour Canal. We had reserved a State Forest system cabin at the other end of the tram and planned to paddle the protected waters of Seymour Canal the next day (and hopefully see some of Admiralty's Brown Bear). We saw an old dilapidated wooden boat anchored in the cove, but no signs of life onboard or of a dinghy on shore - strange. Shortly before the head of the cove we found the tram trail. It appeared that the rails had at one time run all the way to somewhere between the high and low tide lines (in this area the tides can vary by as much as 21 feet), but now they terminate at the top of a low hill. As fortune would have it, the last people to use the tram left it at the other end, so we had a nice walk, except for the ferocious Spotted Sandpipers nesting up in the muskeg - they were rather perturbed and scolded tremendously along with several dive-bombing runs at us. Both kayaks fit side-by-side on the tram car and it made an easy portage. The tram tracks cross an area of muskeg and appear to be quite old - we can't figure out why the tram is here - it's a little bit out of character for an area like this. Hard to believe that it was put here for recreational use. Ah, well - it was fun riding down the hills - as long as I didn't think too much about having to push back up the hills on the way back. The state-owned cabin had four bunks, a wood stove and a latrine. Several hours after low tide the waters of Seymour Canal seemed a long way off - at least a mile! Most bays and shorelines in this area (SE Alaska) are very steep and drop off sharply - long shallow bays like this are unusual. There weren't any salmon in either of the two nearby streams, so it didn't surprise me that we didn't see any bear - except for two bear skeletons left by hunters on the shore about two miles from the cabin. Spring bear season - nuts if you ask me! (Okay, My fingers are tired, the sun is shining and the fourth of July weekend is beckoning - I'm going to run home and go for a paddle. It doesn't get dark around here until about 11:00pm these days - gotta love summer in Alaska!). Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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