Ah the best laid plans of mice and men. Seems a big storm beat me to Cape Decision and Coronation Island. As I approached Cape Decision an "intense 995 milibar low pressure system" rolled in. 30-35 Knot winds with gusts to 45 Knots out of the South (the direction I was heading) I though about waiting it out but all the beaches in the area were piled up with storm tossed logs. So rather than winning a Darwin award for trying to paddle into 35 Knots winds I decided to play it safe and stay alive. I will write you a full report later but in the meantime I am drying gear (I forgot to mention it rained buckets) planning where to paddle next week (I still have vacation time left and intend to us it. According to my wife the SPOT system worked including when I turned back for home. More on that later. Good to be home Bob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Welcome back Rev, prudence is very honorable. Sounds like a wise decision. Looking forward to hearing about it. Carey *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rev,I t's hard to make a decision to turn back but an ambitious trip like the one you had on your agenda needs a weather window that works. It's not like you don't have places to paddle up there that will make the rest of your vacation memorable. I'd give a lot just for a weekend where you are. I'm also looking forward to the story. Glad SPOT worked. Looking at SPOT coverage, some of the weakest links in that coverage are way north. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:44 PM, Bob Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> wrote: > Ah the best laid plans of mice and men. Seems a big storm beat me to Cape > Decision and Coronation Island. As I approached Cape Decision an "intense > 995 > milibar low pressure system" rolled in. 30-35 Knot winds with gusts to 45 > Knots out of the South (the direction I was heading) I though about waiting > it > out but all the beaches in the area were piled up with storm tossed logs. > So > rather than winning a Darwin award for trying to paddle into 35 Knots winds > I > decided to play it safe and stay alive. > I will write you a full report later but in the meantime I am drying gear > (I > forgot to mention it rained buckets) planning where to paddle next week (I > still have vacation time left and intend to us it. > According to my wife the SPOT system worked including when I turned back > for > home. More on that later. > Good to be home *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Bob Carter wrote: >Ah the best laid plans of mice and men. Seems a big storm beat me to Cape >Decision and Coronation Island. > Looks like mother nature is working against summer outings in Alaska this year..... From Anchorage Daily news today: Gloomy summer headed toward infamy http://www.adn.com/life/story/473786.html The coldest summer ever? You might be looking at it, weather folks say. Right now the so-called summer of '08 is on pace to produce the fewest days ever recorded in which the temperature in Anchorage managed to reach 65 degrees. That unhappy record was set in 1970, when we only made it to the 65-degree mark, which many Alaskans consider a nice temperature, 16 days out of 365. ...... The current three-month outlook posted by the national Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md., calls for below-normal temperatures for the south coast of Alaska from August through October -- turning to above-normal temperatures from October through December. According to the article, it's La Nina. Looking forward to reading your report. Jackie *************************************************************************** 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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