Re: [Paddlewise] Conquering Kayakers?

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 23:09:44 -0500
jrussell wrote:
> 
> So part of my curiosity is -- what is this about? What
> makes people want to paddle to conquer? (I realize it's not just paddling,
> of course.)  The second part of my outloud musing was that it seems to me
> that, more often than not, these folks are men. So I wondered (and this got
> me into a bit of hot water since I'm female) whether there was some gender
> thing going on here (and *I* wasn't the one to use the word testosterone!).
> 

Not me!  I love to gunkhole around, investigating every little cove and bay,
wandering up into rivers, look past the next point and gaze at everything 
that passes under my kayak.  Island hopping trips are great, but I have no
desire to do a long crossing where I see nothing but deep water for hours
on end.  I'm too old to prove anything to the world and young enough to 
wander and explore.

Mike
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