What's not to love about class 5? Jim, I don't know how old you are but I do paddle with a few *geezers* in their low to late 50's. They are an assett on all the trips I've been on with them. One of these guys playboat's so well, I'm embarrassed, to hit the feature after him. Lastly, if you liked that soundtrack you are definately not a geezer. I thought it was pretty cool, too. Cheers, Rob G -----Original Message----- From: James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> To: Paddlewise net <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 8:39 pm Subject: [Paddlewise] YouTube - Crazy whitewater kayaker beatdown Why I feel I am too old to do WW anymore. Please turn ON your speakers. Cool soundtrack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5N52V3IRk&feature=related Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:09:14PM -0500, rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote: > What's not to love about class 5? Jim, I don't know how old you are but I do paddle with a few *geezers* in their low to late 50's. As a geezer, I'd like to use this article as an explanation for why I paddle whitewater: It's behind you!: The amazing moment a couple had a close encounter with a humpback whale http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=524069&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490 My idea of the kind of "whale" I want to encounter is Whale Rock in Upper Keeney in the New River Gorge. As far as I know, it's very very stationary. (And the eddy behind it is a good place to take a good look at Middle Keeney.) ---Rsk *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_rockandwater.net> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:09:14PM -0500, rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote: > > What's not to love about class 5? Jim, I don't know how old you are but > I do paddle with a few *geezers* in their low to late 50's. > > As a geezer, I'd like to use this article as an explanation for why > I paddle whitewater: I can geezer with the best of them but gave up whitewater mostly because I got tired of trying to find someone to drive the second car. My wife would do it but then I'd have to pony up $3.50 a gallon for BOTH cars!!! And she wouldn't want to paddle because she says she got tired of the terror. While I'm not giving up my RPM for now, I know it's not likely I'll spend anywhere near as much time on rivers as I was spending 3 years ago. I am putting two other w/w boats up for sale though. So I started sea kayaking again because my wife would go and we only needed one car. But now my wife doesn't even seem to want to sea kayak so I got the muthah-ship. This getting old is the pits. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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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