Come to Oregon, Mark. Embrace the mountain's glad tidings (still snowing), feel the valley chill (hail and rain), camp at the coast and be buffeted by storm-driven winds off the Pacific. We offer comic relief. BRC Quoting Mark Arnold <mjamja_at_earthlink.net>: > Well South Texas has finally gotten its perfect paddling weather. > > Air Temp 91 degF - For comfort you have to get out in that "cool" > sunrise air when its 82-85 degF. > Heat Index 105 degF - Depleted batteries on pump just getting the > sweat out of the cockpit. "Sauna! Sauna!. We don't need no > stinking sauna". > Water Temp 82 degF - Great opportunity to practice the rarely used > "rotorary warming" techniques > Winds 25 mph stead gusts 33 mph - Think gentle cooling breezes > coming out of the blast furnace. > > I love South Texas (especially Oct to April) but I am starting to > dream about Georgian Bay a little early this year. > > > Mark J. Arnold *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 07 2007 - 12:57:23 PDT
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