> >Way back when I read the newsgroup rec.boats.paddle there were several >threads about seeing lightning strikes down in canyons. A google search, >limited to the newsgroup rec.boats.paddle, brought up one such article. > >http://groups.google.com/groups?q=lightning+strike+canyon+group:rec.boats.pa >ddle&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=31blfk%24kh5%40search01.news.aol.com&r >num=1 Kirk, Thanks for the article, Read it carefully. It is very interesting how many scenarios can happen that one is not aware of when giving an opinion. My comments and experience were based on muddy, wet tropical canyons, and therefore neglected other possibilities. Now it is clear to me that in rocky places and deserts, the soil and ground can act as an insulator and the running water and wetted bottom of the canyon can act as the real ground that clouds see as the "target", or the place where potential difference is highest. My understanding in many of these topics is constantly confronted by paddlewisers. For example, we paddle in tropical waters and seldom need a wetsuit, while in some other places even in summer water is cold. We paddle in tropical places where everything is usually wet and resistance to ground is very low. In places like Seattle resistance to ground must be lower because it rains so much and there is so much vegetation, but then you must be careful of bears and animals that we donīt see around. In Padre Island Tx. the main concern is coyotes. What a great way to learn is this. Best Regards, Rafael el cayuco chief Mexico *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 21 2002 - 11:00:04 PDT
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