Todd Miller wrote: <SNIP> >>>I *do* notice some similarities between downhill skiing and whitewater boating, though... I think the thing that links all of these together is a good dose of fresh air and the company of friends.<<< <SNIP> If you haven't tried it yet you might want to add downhill single track Mountain Biking to your list. To me the similarities of them all are the adrenaline rush (in fresh air) that comes from moving very fast, powered by gravity, where there is no way to stop immediately and lots of things you need to dodge quickly coming at you--real fast. I find the totally focused concentration and split second decision making and physical reaction (while faced with the possibility it is really going to hurt if you screw up) to be heady stuff indeed. I'd include surf kayaking with whitewater too. Matt Broze Author of "Freestyle Skiing" (1972) and "Deep Trouble" (1997) (a recovering adrenaline junky--who fell off the wagon and went mountain biking the other day, alone, so much for the "company of friends" Todd mentioned) http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jul 22 2000 - 20:23:13 PDT
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