A recent thread concerning short-term weather forecasting using an altimeter sparked my memory. Nicke Shrade's website has a wonderful collection of reports from Gail Ferris who has paddled in Northern Greenland. She has firsthand knowledge of reading the clouds and using a barometer for short-term forecasting of weather change. I haven't seen her on this list but she has been on a kayak-sailing list recently. Her accounts of solo paddling in the Artic are fascinating. The URL for Gail's Stories is http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Trips/Gail/GailFerris.html I admire the balance she strikes between adventure / exploring and danger / risktaking. I try to strike this same kind of balance when I explore my little area of the world. When the danger/risk level is unacceptable I am quite willing to stay ashore. Jake *************************************************************************** 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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