Re: [Paddlewise] Was "whatsa prusik?", what activities do you do?

At 03:55 PM 7/18/00 -0700, Melissa wrote:
>--- Patrick Maun <pmaun_at_bitstream.net> wrote:
>
>-snip-
>
>> So here is my question. What other activities do you do? How do you 
>> divide them up (ie how do you find time away from paddling to partake
>> in the heathen non-paddling related activities)? Do you find the 
>> sports complimentary (XC skiing) or completely non-related (ummm, 
>> NASCAR racing) with no influence on your paddling skills?

>-more snippage- 
>
>Well, okay... I admit it - I'm a closet bicyclist.  Pretty much daily,
>I do what I call my Ocean Shores Triathalon:  paddling, bicycling,
>walking/sitting/flying kite on beach (does that third part count as an
>athletic activity? - it does have three parts to it after all!).

I just bought a new mountain bike though I mostly use it for riding around
town, back and forth to work, and for riding from my house to the shop
where I keep my kayaks (right on the water).  Ithaca is very hilly and I
live "up on the hill".  I can literally push my bike out the driveway and
coast about a mile until I get downtown.

In the past few years I haven't skied as much as I used to even though
there is a ski resort about 30 minutes from here.  When I lived in
California there were several years that I was  driving to Lake Tahoe 250
miles away almost every other weekend to go skiing.  I would say that I am
a much better skier than I am a kayaker.  I raced for the Hewlett Packard
corporate ski team for three years.

Other than kayak the other outdoor activity that I spend the most time on
is flyfishing.  I've been doing it for 27 years and fishing in general for
about 40 years.  I tied all my own flies and have built several flyrods.
Fortunately,  the best times of the year to fish around here are the early
spring and late fall when the water is starting to get real cold (many
mayflies start hatching in the spring when the water gets to about 50 degrees).

Although I don't do it as much any more I used to play darts a lot.  At one
point I was competing on three different league teams and playing in 2-3
small tournaments a week.  I once played an exhibition game against Dave
Kelly, the first american to through a perfect game in international
competition.  I also once played against a guy in a tournament that had
just beaten the number 1 ranked player in North America.  I lost.

>I do love skiing as well, but need to move to a place where there's a
>bit more snow in winter (still dreaming of Alaska).  Well, that's
>enough computer exercise for now.  Time to ride to the grocery store...

Could you pick up some yoga for me?

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