let's hear some _warm_ trips reports, it's a bit cold here: Forecast for Denver, CO (closest zone for 80621) Conditions from Denver, CO at 5:53 AM MST Forecast from the Weather Channel ___________________________________________________________________ NOW: -4 F / Snow Shower Pressure 29.96 in Hg Humidity: 91% Wind from E at 7 mph ___________________________________________________________________ Tues Hi: 9 F Lo: -9 F Partly Cloudy Wed Hi: 21 F Lo: 0 F Mostly Cloudy ___________________________________________________________________ #------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 -- Fortune: "In a world without fences, who needs 'Gates'" -- Scott McNealy "In a world without walls, who needs 'Windows'" -- Dave Livigni *************************************************************************** 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 don't have much of a trip to report...just my typical weekend paddles: Saturday: The extremely cold weather the last few days (60s at night) usually results in bug free paddles in the Everglades. I rolled my Nordkapp up on the rack and headed out to the Arthur S. Marshall Loxahatchee Reserve, about 1/2 hour West of my home. The weather was mostly cloudy and a cool (70F) 10-15 kt breeze was blowing from the East. The put-in was deserted. There is a shallow concrete ramp but it is overgrown with water lettuce and water hyacinth, so it's barely visible. The water seemed relatively cool (70s) as I headed out to explore the 5 mile canoe trail through the reserve. I crossed the main canal and headed into the trail. About 50 yard in I heard a large splash a few feet from the port side of the boat and proceeded a few hundred yards further. At this point the trail became totally overgrown, but was till passable. I felt a large thump on the hill and decided that I'd probably be better off with a paddling buddy in the event a startled Gator inadvertently capsized me. I backed out and headed up the main canal. The canal is about 100 yards wide and clear of floating vegetation. I paddled about 5 miles up and back. Besides the herons, egrets, ospreys ducks and other Florida water fowl, there were large gators every 100 yards or so, trying to warm up in the cool conditions. Occasionally one would cross in front of the boat, but most were either shore bound or hiding. I was the only boat on the water and the total absence of powered craft made for a relaxing paddle. Sunday: Sunday was a beautiful day; clear blue skys, lighter winds (10 knots) and the temperature was a comfortable 82F. I pulled the boat out of the garage, attached my wheels and rolled the block or so to the intracoastal. It was high tide and there was plenty of boat traffic, but I was able to board between wakes. There is a nice beach at low tide, but at high tide there are rocks covered by sharp oyster shells that make the put in a challenge, especially with boat wakes. I paddled South enjoying the sunshine. Most boats attempt to be courteous, but when the large (80') boats slow down in a narrow seawalled section they send a 4-6 foot wake which quickly turns the area into a large Maytag. There were lots of Canadian sailboats headed South, some beautiful wooden replica boats and a few huge toys of the rich and famous. One boat had a helicopter on board. The scenery is one beautiful multimillion dollar mansion after the other, punctuated by golf courses and sections of protected mangroves. There's a draw bridge about every 1.5 miles and these give me the opportunity to catch up and pass some of the larger craft who have to wait for an opening. There are plenty of herons, ospreys and other bird life scattered amongst the mansions and golf courses. The 8 mile paddle lasted about an hour and 20 minutes and I consumed 1 1/2 bottles of Gatorade. I was sweating profusely under my skirt and my T-shirt was pretty much drenched from sweating. Well, not too exciting, but I hope that makes you feel warmer! cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Bob Denton wrote: > > Well, not too exciting, but I hope that makes you feel warmer! I don't know about us feeling warmer, Bob, but it sure makes me envious. There's snow on the ground here and ice in the river. Send more reports as the winter goes on. I can close my eyes and pretend that the white stuff on the lawn and beach doesn't exist. I'd almost forgotten about being able to sweat under a spray skirt! John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Bob Denton wrote: > I don't have much of a trip to report...just my typical weekend paddles: > > Saturday: > > The extremely cold weather the last few days (60s at night) usually results it was -25oF when i got up this morning!!! > in bug free paddles in the Everglades. I rolled my Nordkapp up on the rack > and headed out to the Arthur S. Marshall Loxahatchee Reserve, about 1/2 hour > West of my home. The weather was mostly cloudy and a cool (70F) 10-15 kt > breeze was blowing from the East. [snip] > > Well, not too exciting, but I hope that makes you feel warmer! > > cya thanks!!! this was what i was looking forward to, just close my eyes, and imagine the warm air from the space heater is a breeze across the beach ;-) 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 -- Fortune: "In a world without fences, who needs 'Gates'" -- Scott McNealy "In a world without walls, who needs 'Windows'" -- Dave Livigni *************************************************************************** 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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