Thanks Rob. Those kind of articles are far different to write than ones where there are good outcomes or even some survivours to talk to, though in the latter it can still be difficult to solicite cooperation. A re-write just before final edit made life difficult for the editorial staff and my busy schedule, when new info came in. I've certainly done a fair bit of difficult paddling off Brooks, but I had _wanted_ to be out there for the rough stuff, eyes wide open. Greg Stamer alludes to this exilliration in his article about Iceland in the same issue, regarding headlands. Having said that, I'd never do the rough water thing in a southeast regime out there off Brooks, although there are strategies for rounding in certain aspects of that regime: http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/2008/Summer%202008/summer08Solander.html . It was cool to read about my hero, Paul in the same issue, as well as I totally ate up Greg's article. Loved the dynamics - Freya in hard-to-see black with her Wing paddle and Greg high-vis yak with his Greenland stick- and sticking it to the man paying for his former cubical at work. I don't like a lot of personal life-issue accounts in a kayak magazine, but the one's SK print are so completely relevant, engaging, well-placed and tasteful -- and full of pathos. Another favourite was Greg Blanchette's "Unintended Crossing" a few years ago. Okay, lots of years ago. Gordin has a mention about his worthy cause for cancer donations, which was cool considering Gordin has been a bit pejorative of SK here and there. I certinly enjoy his top choice of magazine, Adventure Kayak as noted o his blog, but the substance of the two magazine hardly compares with the fast-read (but fun-read) of AKM aiming at the gen X'ers and Y'ers to some degree. Heh, heh, Gordin wants to be 18 again. Heh, heh, so do I some days... It's all good. Old kayakers never die - we just smell that way. You will be there one day too, oh you of the river worship clan, Mr.G. :-) Rob said: That was another fine article, Doug. It is hard to read about tragedies. Cheers, Rob G *************************************************************************** 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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