Tim Shuff at <tim_at_adventurekayakmag.com> said: >The book Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest covers the Quatsino area pretty well. I'm only familiar with the outer coast of that area but there...< Yes Tim, we all enjoyed your series of articles in the Times-Colonist last year. Your reportage was invigorating to read, admirably written, and thoroughly engaging for both kayaker and none-kayaker alike. Your description of you and your partner's paddling experiences down the Inside Passage, then down the outside of Vancouver Island was a testament to your obvious love of the outdoors, logistical skills, understanding the sea, and all things life-affirming -- not to mention your obvious joy with the sport of sea kayaking. Those of us who take notice of journalistic staffing issues back east look forward to your contributions in the world of Canadian kayaking publications. The latest issue of Adventure Kayak Magazine (summer 2003) was informative, entertaining, and in one kayaker's opinion (mine) suggestive of this newer magazines coming of age. I particularly enjoyed John Dowds perspective on the guiding industry this time around. Alex Mathews dry wit is always fun, and he is always informative to read - even when one disagrees with him or he's a bit over the top. And "Dowdsy" is eminently more readable, respectable and meaningful when moderated by good conscience and crisp self-editing (as we all are!). He is the master, master of kayak seamanship and penmanship. Good luck in all your pursuits, wherever they may take you. Don't burn out man. And the warm, sometimes wet (okay, often wet) mellow westcoast is always here when you want to come back or get tired of all the snow! :-) Doug Lloyd (who burnt his head raw Monday out in the sun -- yikes man, I own 30 hats) Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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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