FROM: dlloyd_at_telus.net (Doug Lloyd) 11/12/00 2:22:18 AM Pacific Standard Time >>>>I'm not a great kayaker -- just a big-mouth, opinionated ass -- though altruistically, I do want to share a bit of experience, wisdom, and some of the lessons I've learned from the sea.<<<< I, for one enjoy immensely the straightforwardness of the post on here. I do believe however, that you had a typo, isn't it "just a big-mouth, opinionated bass?" (sorry I couldn't resist, you provided the opportunity to be hooked SIC play on words). The combination of styles of writing/thinking of paddlers the world around is a tremendous help to us yet unseasoned kayakers (I have been paddling for almost 2 yrs & consider myself yet to be wet behind the ears). We need to hear of others experiences, wisdom & lessons learned. If it weren't for paddlewise I wouldn't be privy to hear about other experiences since my daily world is spent around people who can't grasp the intense sense of peace I feel when I am out paddling. Your style of writing is great and even I can understand and grasp what you are saying so please don't back off! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Doug Llyod wrote: > <snip>What IS a real kayaker anyway? Is a middle-aged, > overweight housewife > whose just taken up the sport and found something > transcendent to > domestic enslavement, not a "real" paddler? How many > crossing do you > have to make to be a "real" paddler? I certainly > don't have the answer > to these and many other questions about our sport as > it evolves and a > new generation of paddlers emerge. I am new to this mailing list and have been lurking for awhile and just about ready to put the boat back on the roof and haul ass off to kinder waters. I am really glad that Doug asked "how many crossings do you have to make to be a "real" paddler?" I have owned a sea kayak now for about 4 years and it has yet to see an ocean, alas I am an inland paddler who simply loves exploring the Canadian Shield and the vastness of Lake Superior. It is refreshing that even big mouthed asses can back paddle and show a little humility- I think I'll stick around a little longer. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
kate moran wrote: --snip-- > I am new to this mailing list and have been lurking > for awhile.... ...I am an inland paddler who simply loves > exploring the Canadian Shield and the vastness of Lake > Superior.... --snip-- Me thinks a lurker should pay a toll for crossing into the Paddlewise domain. Surely this paddler of Superior and Shield must have a merry tale or two to tell now that the boats are in their lofts and the long winter snows begin to blow. So as the embers of the fire glow in our eyes, let us hush to hear her story... Cheers, Richard Culpeper Thunder Bay *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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