I am looking to buy a sea touring kayak in good shape, plastic OK, fiberglas better, preferably with a rudder and lots of stowage, preferably generously sized. It's for my boyfriend, who is 6'4" and 220 lbs - more tall than wide, but with big shoulders and quads (he's a mountain biker). We rented a Nekky Pinta for a recent trip and it was way too big for him. My Sealion is only a smidge too small. I'm new to kayaking, and a new boat owner myself. Since I am a newbie, and my boyfriend even more of a novice, I'm not looking for a high performance boat, but definitely one that he can grow into. I am in the Portland, OR area, and would be willing to travel a bit to check out the right boat. BTW, can anyone recommend VERY clean waters to paddle in the area? I do know of Waldo Lake, which is supposed to be cleaner than distilled water. I have a friend who cannot be exposed to any bad bugs or polluted water, but who really wants to take up paddling. How is Lost Lake in the Mt. Hood area? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Actually not trying to be funny here. Where's Waldo? Larry Mills > -----Original Message----- > From: Catherine Veraghen [SMTP:catherin_at_imagebuilder.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:59 P.M. > To: PADDLEWISE > Subject: [Paddlewise] looking for sea kayak > > I am looking to buy a sea touring kayak in good shape, plastic OK, > fiberglas better, preferably with a rudder and lots of stowage, > preferably generously sized. It's for my boyfriend, who is 6'4" and 220 > lbs - more tall than wide, but with big shoulders and quads (he's a > mountain biker). We rented a Nekky Pinta for a recent trip and it was > way too big for him. My Sealion is only a smidge too small. > > I'm new to kayaking, and a new boat owner myself. Since I am a newbie, > and my boyfriend even more of a novice, I'm not looking for a high > performance boat, but definitely one that he can grow into. I am in the > Portland, OR area, and would be willing to travel a bit to check out the > right boat. > > BTW, can anyone recommend VERY clean waters to paddle in the area? I do > know of Waldo Lake, which is supposed to be cleaner than distilled > water. I have a friend who cannot be exposed to any bad bugs or polluted > water, but who really wants to take up paddling. How is Lost Lake in the > Mt. Hood area? > > ************************************************************************** > * > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > ************************************************************************** > * *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"Mills, Larry" wrote: > Actually not trying to be funny here. > > Where's Waldo? > Waldo Lake is southeast of Eugene, Oregon. Accessible from the Mackenzie River Recreation area, via Hwy 126 or Hwy 58 west of Eugene. I have never been there myself - anyone have better directions? I hear paddling there is very cool - the water is so clear that on a sunny day, you can cast a shadow on the floor 100 feet below you. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
You might check out this URL for a string of lakes in the cascade range just east of Bend, OR. These are pretty clean lakes, but really only doable in the warmer months. http://www.corw.com/canoe/index.html Jeff Portland, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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