[Paddlewise] Fwd, Message on Journals or something like that

I'm forwarding a message for Wes Boyd who seems to be having some
difficulty getting his messages through to the list.  Here's hoping
it's not contagious... :-)

Jackie

p.s.  I couldn't remember the subject title 8-}


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>From boydwe_at_dmci.net Fri Nov 19 19:46 PST 1999
X-Sender: boydwe_at_dmci.net


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At 06:38 PM 11/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>I've enjoyed Woody's stuff, and would like to see more
>> of it from others.
>
>
>Since Wes is too modest to mention it, I'd should point out that he has an
>EXCELLENT trip report page:
>
>http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/kayak.htm
>
>Wes's command of the English language is several orders of magnitude greater
>than mine, and I always feel like "I'm there" when reading one of his trip
>reports.

<sheepish mode> . . . . awwww, shucks . . . you didn't have to say that . .
. </sheepish mode>

>I must confess to the true reason of my Journaling though - My memory is so
>bad I forget a lot of the details very quickly. I even find the detail in my
>journal is directly proportional to how long I wait to write the story.
>After it is written though, it has been great to re-experience it again from
>time to time by reading what I wrote in days gone by. It is also a big help
>when planning a trip through the same area again.

Actually, that page is more essays based on paddle trips, rather than my
actual trip journal -- which is combined with the journal I keep regularly,
and is filled with lots of non-kayak stuff. Woody at least write a good
report of each trip. Mine often read like this, from the actual journal:

"11/13/99: Devils Lake, south shore, 2 miles, .6 hr. Warm day, light
breeze, stayed close in as water getting cold. Didn't want to put a lot of
time in on it, as I had other things to do, so just coasted down the
shoreline to around Tibbs, then turned around and came back. Did see a
couple of ducks. Docks are mostly out, now. Threw boat back on the trailer
and took it back to the storage shed." 

See -- a lot more mundane than the essays . . .

-- Wes



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