a)NAME: Val Harper b)CONTACT: val.harper_at_unh.edu c)BOATS: 1 Cape Horn (ordered but not yet received) and 1 Necky Amaruk e)SPECIAL INTERESTS: We're new to the sport, so haven't really developed any yet - we plan on doing some touring and camping, so guess that's our interest at the moment. f)SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE: I'm a reference librarian - I have no "specialist knowledge," but I do know where to look it up! g)STRONG OPINIONS: None - except we really love kayaking! h)MOST INTERESTING TRIP: Our first one, this summer - around the south side of Mt. Desert Island. i)BIO: I am a reference librarian at the University of New Hampshire; my husband is a science teacher at Pinkerton Academy. We are both divers and both really enjoy kayaking. Our 5-year-old daughter also thinks kayaks are great; she's so relaxed in them she's been known to nap while en route! We hope to learn a lot from those of you who have done this longer than we. -- Val Harper University Library University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-4713 val.harper_at_unh.edu http://chaucer.unh.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Well, all right, I might as well . . . a)NAME: Wes Boyd b)CONTACT: wesboyd_at_dmci.net c)BOATS: Old Town Heron; daughter has a Dagger Vesper. e)SPECIAL INTERESTS: In addition to kayaking: North Country National Scenic Trail (I edit the magazine), astronomy. Thinking about buying a sailboat. f)SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE: North Country Trail, again. Local politics and gossip. g)STRONG OPINIONS: Television is a pox on humanity. Time flies -- all too soon I'll be too old and sick and stupid to do anything but vegetate in front of the idiot eye, so why waste time on it now? h)MOST INTERESTING TRIP: Isle Royale last September -- or any time I can make it out to my favorite spot. i)BIO: I run a little country weekly newspaper in Michigan; have worked for small papers off and on for 30 years in one capacity or another, except for time out to be a flight instructor and charter pilot. I do not like the direction the media has taken in the last few years, and try to operate by ethical principals, unlike much that I see. I have one high school aged daughter. My wife works in accounting at a nearby prison. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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