I have paddled a bit more than I normally do. This spring and summer I managed to get out quite a bit during the week to run a local river or flop around in the bay for rolling. I also scored a Desolation and Grey Canyon permit and spent a week on that, plus host a couple of pals from out of town to just go find stuff to do on different rivers. I paddled more whitewater this year than ever because we had a huge snow pack and a cool spring and early summer to melt it off slowly. Still, there were several great sea paddling trips out to Cape Flattery, Deception Pass and a bit of surfing on the coast. Probably one of the best years overall despite starring in a Sea Kayaker safety article, swimming a couple brutish class 4's, injuring myself in one of them, destroying a boat, breaking a carbon fiber helmet and due to a bad seat in a boat losing all feeling in my lower half and aborting a fine trip. I also realized that some boats not just anyone can paddle well and she is the most skittish mare in my herd...or fleet. 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Nov 23 2008 - 04:48:41 PST
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