Two great books: Keep It Moving, by Valerie Fons- An account of a canoe trip from Seattle to Baja. The Sea Runners, by Ivan Doig- The true story of a Russian slave camp escape in a stolen canoe, and a winter paddle down the west coast from Alaska to Washington State. Tina >Susan wrote; >>Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" >type. >>(I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books. ------------------------------------------------------------- ___________ / OOOOOOO- / I / -OOOOOOO- / I /___________/ / I___________I / Have you hugged your bento today? Check out the BENTO BUGGY website at: http://www.pcez.com/BentoBuggy ------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Try Chris Duff's On Celtic Tides books. You can find an except by going to members.aol.com/kayaktours and following the link to the Millenium Trip. I have not completed the book but am finding it interesting reading. sid (Embedded image moved MCLAURY_at_aol.com to file: 11/11/99 07:03 PM pic07518.pcx) To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net cc: (bcc: Sidney Stone/AMS/AMSINC) Subject: [Paddlewise] Book suggestions, please For winter reading, I have already ordered via Internet The Perfect Storm (based on PW'ers comments - sounds fascinating !!!! ) Paddling Hawaii by Audrey Sutherland because the description sounded good. Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" type. (I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books. I have read "Deep Trouble" (from the stories run in Sea Kayaker over the years). Wonderful book and important for "newbies" like me to read. Thanks in advance, Susan *************************************************************************** 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/ *************************************************************************** [demime 0.92b removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which had a name of pic07518.pcx] *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Susan wrote; >Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" type. >(I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books. Hope I'm not going to far from your winter reading topics. Here is some I've learned from and enjoyed. I must say the Perfect Storm is high on my list of great books. Can't wait for the movie!! "Alone at Sea" by Hannes Lindemann Pollner Veriag Two Atlantic crossings in a dug out canoe and a folding kayak. "The Dream Time Voyage" by Paul Caffyn Circumnavigation of Australia, by sea kayak "Our Last Chance" by Bill and Simonne Butler Exmart Press Survived 66 days in a life raft on the Pacific Bill tried his best but rarely really seemed to please Simonne. The ultimate tandem voyage and their marriage survived!! "Capsized" by James Nalepka and Steven Callahan Harper Four men 116 days on the south Pacific in their overturned boat. "Adrift" by Steven Callahan 76 days in a life raft on the Atlantic A true test of survival with min. gear. I have a strong admiration of the survival instinct of both Hanns Lindemann and Steven Callahan. We should have all the safety back up possible but if you ain't got da will to survive in a life threatening situation your are missing the most important backup. Sea Kajun *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Another good book --- not heavily into water sports but definitely linked with water --- is David James Duncan's novel, "The River Why". Takes a little getting used to, but a wonderful story of life on a river in the Pacific nortwest. And, by the same author, "River Teeth" --- a story about things that last. Not about rivers --- much --- but a great read of short pieces. The intro is worth the price of the book. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi, Try the following, which are quite good, including a few non-nautical books: "Fastnet 10" (Famous 1979 storm during race) "Pacific Rescue" (1984? weather bomb during race) "Knockdown" (1998 storm during race) "A Boat In Our Baggage" (Folding kayak travel around world) "Nautical No-No's" (very funny) "Polar Dream" (50yr-old woman walks to North Pole) "Why the Earth Shakes" (about earthquakes and volcanoes) "Why Buildings Fall Down" (same authors as above--good reads) Regards, ---Leander leander_at_worldnet.att.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/11/1999 8:04:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sidney_Stone_at_amsinc.com writes: << Try Chris Duff's On Celtic Tides books. You can find an except by going to members.aol.com/kayaktours and following the link to the Millenium Trip. I have not completed the book but am finding it interesting reading. sid >> Great URL, Sid. While reading about On Celtic Tides, I thought I'd share another recent Coscto purchase. It's the Eyewitness Travel Guide to Ireland by DK Publishing. I've already removed the sticker but I think the list price is $24.95 and I think I paid $17-18. THESE ARE THE BEST TRAVEL GUIDES - check them out at any bookstore. Aerial views, interiors of museums, color pictures of recommended local food, great maps, and oodles of glorious color pictures. They are quite small in size, but are quite heavy. Still, worth every penny and every ounce. Great armchair reading *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:47 AM 11/12/99 -0500, Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 11/11/1999 8:04:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, >Sidney_Stone_at_amsinc.com writes: > ><< Try Chris Duff's On Celtic Tides books. You can find an except by going to > members.aol.com/kayaktours and following the link to the Millenium Trip. I > have not completed the book but am finding it interesting reading. sid >> > >Great URL, Sid. Chris is also a hellava nice guy and was one of the few people at the LL Bean Symposium last July that actually looked like he might have contradanced before. I missed his slide show (I opted for Audrey Sutherlands talk instead) but I did take an "paddling efficiently" on water class from him the next day. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/11/1999 10:21:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, seacajun_at_gs.net writes: << I must say the Perfect Storm is high on my list of great books. Can't wait for the movie!! >> Elaine had lent me The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw. As I began reading I saw that it was tied in with The Perfect Storm (Linda is the Captain of the Hannah Boden, sister ship of the ill-fated Andrea Gail as related in The Perfect Storm). I realized that I must be reading things arse-upwards (Elaine is currently reading Storm) and was lucky to find Storm which I am now reading, while The Hungry Ocean sits on the back burner. Here are some more: A Boat in our Baggage: Around the World with a Kayak by Maria Coffey $13.95 PB "In a year's journey, the pair toured shark-infested waters around the Solomon Islands, negotiated bandits and floating bodies along the River Ganges, and dodged irate hippos and government spies on Lake Malawi. This is travel writing at its most intrepid." They traveled in a Feathercraft K2. Kayaking the Full Moon: A Journey Down the Yellowstone River to the Soul of Montana by Steve Chapple. I read it a while back...He does it in sections using different crafts (sometimes yak sometimes raft). His wife "the Brazilian" and their two kids meet him along the way several times. Local and Native American Indian lore, and family reminiscences. $12.00 1993 PB with a black stripe which means I picked it up for a pittance at a book outlet. Then there is Paul Teroux's (big, thick book) The Happy Isles of Oceania. Folding Kayak travel. He's very opinionated, and if the "natives" were unfriendly he makes no bones about it. I enjoy his books. Sandy Kramer who wishes she worked in a bookstore -- but then she wouldn't get any work done! I guess I'd just better wish I could be retired so I can have more time to read. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Lot's of great books mentioned, but I'm a little supprised that the grandest of all kayaking adventure books hasn't been mentioned yet. Fabulous FOLBOT HOLIDAYS!!!!, by J. Kissner (founder of folbot) This book is only availble direct from folbot. I don't remember the price but it is worth many times the asking price. Right Ralph.. It has TONS of old pictures and stories written by Mr. Kissner and others submitted by "people" that owns folbots. It is a look back at a simpler and safer time, when adventure was around every corner. It's printed on heavy weight paper and if you carry it on the bottom of your kayak, I promise that it will work better than some advertised ballest rocks(and you can read this in camp!). Like the cover sez, "unlike any other ...America's NEW joyful CAREFREE Recreation." When their gone.., they are gone. James, bought two copies for my mother.. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sid wrote in response to a post by Susan about good books: >Try Chris Duff's On Celtic Tides books. You can find an except by going to >members.aol.com/kayaktours and following the link to the Millenium Trip. I >have not completed the book but am finding it interesting reading. I'm almost all the way through "On Celtic Tides". I just did a short review of it for Wavelength Magazine (even though I wasn't finished). Sea Kayaker Mag. has just reviewed it as well. I'm getting bogged down in it a bit. I love the way Chris can put into words, feelings that we all have out on the sea or as we interact with the land-sea interface. He does manage to avoid grounding on the reefs of taxing, muddled prose that some adventure writers have a hard time navigating around (such as in God Forsaken Sea). However, Chris spent a lot of time "in his head" on the trip, and it makes his story a little unbalanced and hard to plow through at times. Don't get me wrong, it is a great book and a lot less dry than some of Paul Caffyn's books. You just need to be in the right mood to read it. This brings up a interesting question for me. A friend of mine is writing a book about sea kayaking adventures on the west coast of Vancouver Island (many of the trips I was with him). He hasn't asked me for input, but I'd like him to achieve a nice balance between expressing the inner joys of his discoveries and journeys as well as the descriptive "travel log" part of the writing. He can be kind of dry at times. (he does have a great article in the latest issue of SK Mag called "My Deck, Your Deck" about easier assisted rescues we teachat our club in Victoria - everybody should read and practice the technique). As readers, do we paddlers want good balanced reading, or should a person tell their story in the exact way they want to, and forget about any consensus? I've read articles by some of the Paddlewisers, here and there, in a number of publications. Arthur Ehbert did a great job in an SK article about is crossing of the Gulf of Mexico. Some of my friends felt the article was overly macho. I didn't think so, and if it was, he probably should be allowed to tell the story from his perspective, because what he wrote was what he was feeling - not what someone else was. Some of Don Diamonds stuff is a bit too straight forward (but then he crossed all the Great Lakes at their geographical center, and crossings are kind of, er, "straight forward"). So, should I offer my friend some opinions, or just let him be? Just thinking out loud, I guess. PS PW'er, Kevin Whilden, has a great article out on tides and GPS use. One of the best SK technical articles I've read in a long, long time. PPS A Boat in our Baggage: Around the World with a Kayak by Maria Coffey is a great read. She is a local Vancouver Island paddler. She also has a book out about her husband who died on Everest attempting the ascent without oxygen due to certain pressures inherent in the buisness. I can't recall the name of the book, unfortunately. BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/12/99 11:31:43 PM, dlloyd_at_bc.sympatico.ca writes: << So, should I offer my friend some opinions, or just let him be? Just thinking out loud, I guess. >> bottom line: If he is your friend he will listen attentively, thank you, and then write the way he know how to write. the rest of the opinion: When I read about trips on the water I like to see things as well as feel things. In paddling, no two moments are the same, though many are similar. In the similar moments I see reflected my own past. On the internal voyage I recognize where I am and maybe how I fit into this experience. That is a large part of why I paddle. To read about paddling I like to have a similar experience with the external as well as the internal journey. I need to recognize the trip as one I want to take, one I have taken or one I want to avoid or some combination of the 3. "I" have to be part of the story. That said, you can't fake the internal journey. That internal journey doesn't have to be full of deep thoughts, or even very coherent thoughts as long as the story is whole. But I get bored with other people's internal dialogs after a rather brief period. Most of what I think and feel is rather pointless and repetitious. People who write like that don't sell me books. The art of writing is striking a balance between offering the reader something they recognize and something beyond what they already have. You can tell your friend what happened to you but you can't tell him what happened to him. I suspect this group likes the adventure, from looking at our posts over time. But I see no way, from all the words we post up here to draw a conclusion about how we like our art of storytelling served up. If he really cares what we think, I'd suggest he read how we write. Joan Spinner *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/13/1999 9:07:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, JSpinner_at_aol.com writes: << In a message dated 11/12/99 11:31:43 PM, dlloyd_at_bc.sympatico.ca writes: << So, should I offer my friend some opinions, or just let him be? Just thinking out loud, I guess. >> << bottom line: If he is your friend he will listen attentively, thank you, and then write the way he know how to write. >> As a second bottom line: you may lose a friend if you offer YOUR VERY OWN PERSONAL ADVICE. People tend to be sensitive about things like that. Writing about personal experiences has to come from the heart. If he didn't write it HIS way, it wouldn't be HIM. Sandy Kramer the "professional" writer for a police department in Miami who knows she can't have an "ego" about her work (fortunately they like my writing and rarely change much). I learned this from my predecessor who said: I write about the house and she (the boss/editor) rearranges the furniture. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
It must be too cold fer them there kayakers up yonder in the north contry ( above Florida that is ) to paddle or type. They couldn't all be out Xmas shopping, stuck in the snow,sliding down the slopes in there kayaks or building Igloos now could they. I hope they arn't all coming south so they can paddle cause we ain't letting any more people in, we are full. Dana *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Ohh my Lordie. I just saw the news, its gonna get into the high 50's for Christmas. I just changed my entire Christmas wish list. New dry suit, polartec undies, pogies, head fleece, the works! Quick, anybody got a source for an insulated skirt for my SOT? Merry Christmas all! Scott Just north of Cuba *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 07:54 AM 12/22/99 EST, MadPoodle_at_aol.com wrote: > Ohh my Lordie. I just saw the news, its gonna get into the high 50's for >Christmas. I just changed my entire Christmas wish list. New dry suit, >polartec undies, pogies, head fleece, the works! Quick, anybody got a source >for an insulated skirt for my SOT? > >Merry Christmas all! > >Scott > >Just north of Cuba Scott stock up on supplys if it will be in the 50's there we North Fla. kayakers will be down shortly.Eat your hearts out northerners, we can go south cause were are in the same state, even though some way down there think we ain't. The weather man, who never hardly gets things right say LOW IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. No Igloos here but I will be on the look out for Eskimos paddling by Dana *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
The secret is to go north to paddle in the winter. The coast is quiet. The summer crowds are gone. Peaceful solitude is well worth the cold of winter. The only bad part about winter is the short days - makes it tough to get my regular evening paddle in; especially when the clouds obscure the moon. ----- Original Message ----- From: <dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 9:54 PM > It must be too cold fer them there kayakers up yonder in the north contry ( > above Florida that is ) to paddle or type. > I hope they arn't all coming south so they > can paddle cause we ain't letting any more people in, we are full. > Dana *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 08:37 AM 12/22/99 -0600, Glenn Stauffer wrote: >The secret is to go north to paddle in the winter. The coast is quiet. The >summer crowds are gone. Peaceful solitude is well worth the cold of winter. >The only bad part about winter is the short days - makes it tough to get my >regular evening paddle in; especially when the clouds obscure the moon. > Minor problem with that, though. I was down to the lake this afternoon, and since last night, it's turned hard. Several days of cold remaining before a short warm spell, according to Lyin' Stan the Weatherman, so it looks like I might as well take the paddling gear out of the back of the van for the winter. -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sorry, Been too busy paddling to reply. This weekend was gorgeous on the water. 35 degrees, water temp in the 40's, glass smooth, no wind. The water is as clear as gin. All of the travelers have traveled south, peace and solititude abound. I even caught a glimpse of Santas reindeer on Dutch Island. Happy Solstice Tom Narragansett Bay Rhode Island, Where winter paddling is .....winter paddling *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 08:47 AM 12/22/99 EST, WILAX_at_aol.com wrote: >Sorry, >Been too busy paddling to reply. This weekend was gorgeous on the water. 35 >degrees, water temp in the 40's, glass smooth, no wind. The water is as >clear as gin. All of the travelers have traveled south, peace and solititude >abound. I even caught a glimpse of Santas reindeer on Dutch Island. > >Happy Solstice >Tom >Narragansett Bay >Rhode Island, Where winter paddling is .....winter paddling > 35 degrees, water temp in the 40's sure sounds inviting to me , NOT, I am proud of ya cause as MadPoodle said it will be in the 50's here and we need to winter up on paddling gear , T shirts just won't hack it Dana *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>> It must be too cold fer them there kayakers up yonder in the north contry (above Florida that is) to paddle or type. They couldn't all be out Xmas shopping, stuck in the snow,sliding down the slopes in there kayaks or building Igloos now could they. >> Naw, we're just waiting for it to get a little colder. It's only 4 below in the Twin Cities right now. Love these crisp, clear days when I can breathe without drowning in humidity. The moon looked especially bright last night, and cast sharp shadows on the snow. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net writes: <<35 degrees, water temp in the 40's sure sounds inviting to me , NOT, I am proud of ya cause as MadPoodle said it will be in the 50's here and we need to winter up on paddling gear , T shirts just won't hack it >> Maybe someone could organize a Southern Freeze Relief effort. They could collect all the summer gear from "us northern folk" an' send it on down where the good 'ole boys can make good use of it. Hell, we won't need it here for 5 or 6 months anyway. They should be done with it before we need it back. Hell, send them the winter stuff too, we can work on our hypothermic resistance training and just paddle in their T shirts. OK, who's in ?? Well ????? Is anybody listening ???? Oh well, sorry guys. :-( Jed *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:21 AM 12/22/99 -0500, LedJube_at_aol.com wrote: >dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net writes: > ><<35 degrees, water temp in the 40's sure sounds inviting to me , NOT, I am >proud of ya cause as MadPoodle said it will be in the 50's here and we need >to winter up on paddling gear , T shirts just won't hack it >> > > Maybe someone could organize a Southern Freeze Relief effort. They could >collect all the summer gear from "us northern folk" an' send it on down where >the good 'ole boys can make good use of it. Hell, we won't need it here for >5 or 6 months anyway. They should be done with it before we need it back. >Hell, send them the winter stuff too, we can work on our hypothermic >resistance training and just paddle in their T shirts. OK, who's in ?? I think I've got some old stinky polypro that standing in the corner I can send. BTW, I'm going to be in Houston starting Friday for about a week. Anyone know of a place where I can rent a kayak and gear for a day paddle? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 12/22/1999 8:07:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, MadPoodle_at_aol.com writes: << Ohh my Lordie. I just saw the news, its gonna get into the high 50's for Christmas. I just changed my entire Christmas wish list. New dry suit, polartec undies, pogies, head fleece, the works! Quick, anybody got a source for an insulated skirt for my SOT? >> That was a false alarm, Scott. I actually turned on the air conditioner a couple of nights ago! :) Sandy Kramer who will soon be subscribing as the Gypsykayak - gotta get Pwise mail in some corner so I don't feel overwhelmed every morning! *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Let it be known that Jed wrote: > Maybe someone could organize a Southern Freeze Relief effort. They could >collect all the summer gear from "us northern folk" an' send it on down where >the good 'ole boys can make good use of it. Hell, we won't need it here for >5 or 6 months anyway. They should be done with it before we need it back. >Hell, send them the winter stuff too, we can work on our hypothermic >resistance training and just paddle in their T shirts. OK, who's in ?? >Well ????? Is anybody listening ???? And heretofore Shawn replied: Works for me! My brother and I are planning a Y2K XC ski trip to one of his favorite lakes. Since it will be very hard for another 5 months, my paddling gear is all lonely for want of use.... Hmm...maybe we could chop a hole in the ice and have our own Polar Bear Club, Finnish style! Ari--any pointers? BTW, how short are the days up there now? Shawn -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dana, Not cold yet. Northern CA is having an unusual heat wave. We've set heat records all around the Bay. I took off Monday to paddle and the temperatures reached 72 degrees around Redwood City. I got a sunburn on my shoulders in December! What a way to greet the coming of winter. Every city nearby broke heat records, some 100 years old. The tides were near their annual highs. I was able to cover 12 NM and easily cruise through some areas that are restricted to very high tides. Water nearly covered Greco Island, a place with a curious mix of Wildlife Sanctuary and State Duck Hunting Preserve. Go figure. The only nervous time of the day was when I heard a couple of shotgun blasts, far off. Why didn't I paint my boat safety orange? As the water receded from the island, the sound of thousands of tiny waterfalls tinkling onto sand and shell beaches was reminiscent of rainfall. The day was completely without clouds. As I paddled down Redwood Creek (not a creek anymore at all but a dredged deepwater quarter mile wide shipping channel and port) Mount Diablo was in plain view. The Red Hills, Mission Hills and Mount Hamilton surrounded the southern and eastern views on the first half of the trip; Mount San Bruno and Mount Tam and the Hoover Tower stood out plainly on my return. Most of the migratory birds have departed now and only some egrets and a few variety of gulls kept watch over me. The day was amazingly calm and relaxed. I'm more relaxed, too, with a recent recovery and rescue session behind me. Even the traffic on the Dumbarton Bridge a mile ahead of me at my lunch spot seemed calm on this easy day. A quick stop alongside a park for a potty break and an extended family stops to stare at the strange looking fellow getting back into the little wood boat. Mouths agape, they did not respond to my friendly greeting. A mild wind from the south, warm, and at most a force 2, conspired with the start of the ebb tide to push me back toward the dock and return me to the real world of traffic, work, and Christmas shopping. jerry. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Had wonderful paddle Christmas in Muscongus Bay. The only one else out I saw was a seal. Two huge helpings of Christmas dinner were well appreciated afterwards! Tom York, Maine *************************************************************************** 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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