"K. Whilden" wrote: > > Hi Paddlewise, > > I am heading down to California in a couple of days to go hiking in Joshua > Tree NP. Only catch is I sprained my ankle a couple of days ago, so hiking > might be out, and I would like to paddle instead. What are the paddling > options north of LA and south of SF for a couple of experienced kayakers? Kevin, there's a place along the coast a short distance south of San Francisco that you ought to check out if you are into surfing. It's called Mavericks, and as seen in the following (rather incredible) photo, the waves are sufficiently large that you could easily fit a 30 foot kayak on the wave face: http://www.mavsurfer.com/quiksilver_contest/gallery/image_gallery/imag_7.html I wouldn't try it with a bum ankle, however, since you can break even a healthy ankle kayaking here. A kayaker was killed here a year or two ago, on a day when it wasn't really going off. Last time I was down in those parts I was going to surf the break in my kayak, but, ...ummm..., ...err..., I couldn't find my helmet, yeah, that's it, my dang helmet went missing, and then were was that nasty cramp in my bicep, *and* the sore shoulder. (Just bad luck, I tell you.) Dan Hagen Chicken of the Sea *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 15 1999 - 19:54:44 PST
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