Dear All, Here's a brief photo-essay of my recent trip from the Hawthorne Bridge to the Columbia River Maritime Museum (Portland-to-Astoria; ~100.5 miles). Nice to have gotten back in the saddle again. Still 300 miles of the river to see . . . . http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/travelsandadventures/columbia2009.html All the best, Harvey Golden *************************************************************************** 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, Jul 5, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Harvey Golden <harveydgolden_at_yahoo.com>wrote: > Dear All, Here's a brief photo-essay of my recent trip from the Hawthorne > Bridge to the Columbia River Maritime Museum (Portland-to-Astoria; ~100.5 > miles). Nice to have gotten back in the saddle again. Still 300 miles of > the > river to see . . . > . http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/travelsandadventures/columbia2009.html > All the best, Harvey Golden > Harvey.... your adventures are always interesting and unique. Including the postscripts. The "Col." in that ship's name is probably an abbreviation for "Colonia" which is like a village or town or settlement. But "Colonel" makes a better story. I am starting to think that maybe high cockpit coamings might be the wave of the future since you seem to have been in on these things long before they finally take place. My problem with single blade paddles is that I can't bend both knees and so I have to kayak sitting flat on my butt. My mother was born and raised in Portland and mentioned Burnside a lot. They lived well out on that peninsula (she went to "Commerce" High School). Her house still stood in the 1960s but probably not any more. I heard a lot of stories about Sauvie's Island (which I thought was Sofie's Island 'til I sailed past it on a Chevron Tanker and checked the charts) where she and her brothers had many rowboat adventures. Apparently the 1920s were a perfect time to be a kid in Portland, OR. You can see the Warrior Rock light from the original site on Bachelor Slough of the Chinook village of Cathlapotle where Lewis and Clark visited. Between Sauvie's Island and Cathlapotle there were probably thousands of people living and working in that area. Today there are only old log booming grounds pilings and Warrior Rock to remind us of civilization. It was more "civalized" 200 years ago! Many thanks for the post. Best regards, Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Harvey Golden wrote: > Dear All, Here's a brief photo-essay of my recent trip from the Hawthorne > Bridge to the Columbia River Maritime Museum (Portland-to-Astoria; ~100.5 > miles). Nice to have gotten back in the saddle again. Still 300 miles of the > river to see . . . > . http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/travelsandadventures/columbia2009.html Great bunch of photos, Harvey. You used campsites I have used a few times, although Aldrich Point is not one of them. I favor the upper end of Tenasillahee (aka Lark) on that section for its isolation. Or, Jim Crow Point Beach (downstream side of JC Pt) for its beautiful sunsets and birds eye scan of shipping. Pretty much everything else from Tenasillahee on down is off limits for one reason or another. You really captured the mixed flavor of the river: part commerce and part wilderness. The Columbia is an under-used paddling waterway, and a graceful and beautiful venture in any season. March is about my most favored time, for the wildlife. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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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