> From: Velasco MGySgt Louis [mailto:VelascoL_at_3MAW.USMC.MIL] > > Were you paddling a glass, plastic or foldable? I'm > curious of the > tenacity of his grip. On the bright side, at least it wasn't > a sea lion... > or larger. =) The mere thought of a sea lion boarding a kayak is scary. Stellar sea lions (that's the kind we have in Alaska) get BIG. Males up to 10 ft and over a ton, females to 6-7 ft and 500lbs! The Stellar sea lion population in Alaska is generally on the decline, but seems to be holding steady in Southeast Alaska. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Aug 09 2000 - 12:19:25 PDT
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