Rich said (snip): >But, at least on one level, I have to disagree...I always take the same route, yet still take my I've never encountered the same paddling conditions, weather conditions, or even the same challenges related to having 5-10 beginner paddlers along. I have to tell you I wouldn't trade that routine trip for the world. Mystery still hasn't left our ...< Thanks for your candour and insight. I'd agree with you totally. Every favourite spot I go back to paddle again always has a new orientation depending on a number of natural and intrinsic-to-self factors -- otherwise why would we go back. I just really have come to find its the second, third and more times back one paddles the same route where the subtleties are noticed; but its that jump between the first and subsequent times where the difference is noticed. If it were not so pronounced, I'd not have posted so. I do like to go back to an area again and again if it is one I find intriguing. But any time out paddling is still better than at home mowing the lawn or whatever. :-) Also, going back gives me a chance to try more risky sea conditions and heavy weather trials. Once one knows the egress points, what's around the next headland, or where the hazards are worse, then the safer one is if one must challenge such venues. For me, I'm looking forward to the Oregon coast hopefully next winter. Careful with that boat wake! Remember, if it crests, swells, moves fast, then ride it! Doug Lloyd 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jun 15 2003 - 20:27:00 PDT
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