RE: [Paddlewise] Helping a new paddler?

From: Seng, Dave <Dave_Seng_at_health.state.ak.us>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:24:07 -0800
> From: dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com [mailto:dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com]
> 
>  Anyone else notice how fast you can paddle backwards?   Does 
> anyone else
> paddle backwards or is it just me?  Anyone else notice it is Friday?

  I practice paddling backwards frequently, especially when I'm just poking
around shore or checking out a little inlet.  It's also a nice change-up for
muscles tired of doing the same old thing.  My secret reason for practicing
is because I'm sure that one of these days I'm going to quietly slide onto a
beach and a bear will stick its head out of the underbrush yards away - then
you'll see a back paddle sprint!<grin>
  It's Friday, the sun is shining in SE Alaska (hey - it's a BIG deal up
here!!) and I'll be on the water in a few hours!  

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska

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