I believe, sadly, that the procreation rate for people who go over 186 foot waterfalls is not great. This will eventually lead to a race of people who are not willing to plunge more than 3 feet. The future looks grim. Brad Crain Quoting Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>: > Well maybe not, but I gotta admit this story has always piqued my kayaking > interest: > > http://tinyurl.com/36v3bz > > Even so, I realize I'm one of the mortals who shouldn't try such things, but > I can dream! > Some genius once said: "Crazy is what crazy does", and I suppose some might > wonder of the sanity of someone who'd paddle 100 miles straight without ever > leaving his kayak!! > That waterfall stuff is just crazy though!!! > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > > I was disturbed by a recent paddling magazine article that glorified a guy > surfsking in 60 knot winds and 15 foot surf, only to have his surfski > destroyed, and another guy going over a 186 foot waterfall. Is this what we > should be striving for? > > Duane > Southern California *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Aug 03 2009 - 20:31:19 PDT
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