Crescent Bay, here in Orange County is one of the nicest paddles in SoCal. We had a nice group paddle out today, but I only got photos of ME playing in the shore break. I have included a link to another CB paddle to see some of the prettier sights the paddle has to offer. http://www.sandmarks.net/FertileCrescent.html Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.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/ ***************************************************************************
You folks with your tropical locations! I just have to add my tuppence worth. I know it is not sea kayaking (I hang out here because of the quality of the company--no joke) but Saturday I was out whitewater canoeing. A smaller group had scouted the route a week earlier to find it open--to our great surprise. But, here in Eastern Ontario we are seeing spring a month ahead of any year I can remember and we may already be past the peak in some rivers. One of several sets of photos can be found at http://s229.photobucket.com/home/ylockhead/set/783?evt=user_media_share While most of the kids (some younger than my bush hat) and some of the geezers were in play boats, I was one of the holdouts who believe that a playboat can be 17 feet long and should be able to carry a couple of weeks' supplies. There is a pic of us at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6291822637&ref=mf#!/photo.php?pid=5611624&op=1&o=all&view=all&subj=6291822637&aid=-1&oid=6291822637&id=634620785 I don't know why my partner is not as gray as I am -- he had twice as many kids and is almost a decade older! GaryJ On 14/03/2010 11:34 PM, Mark Sanders wrote: > Crescent Bay, here in Orange County is one of the nicest paddles in > SoCal. We had a nice group paddle out today, but I only got photos of ME > playing in the shore break. I have included a link to another CB paddle > to see some of the prettier sights the paddle has to offer. > > http://www.sandmarks.net/FertileCrescent.html *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Gary, That looks like a whole lotta fun, but darn it must be a bit cold! We must be a bit tropical-I wore a wetsuit yesterday, but only for protection in case of rock contact. Could have paddled in a T-shirt it was such a nice day. You guys look like you're pretty hard core! Mark S. On 3/15/2010 2:26 AM, Gary J. MacDonald wrote: > You folks with your tropical locations! > I just have to add my tuppence worth. > > I know it is not sea kayaking (I hang out here because of the quality > of the company--no joke) but Saturday I was out whitewater canoeing. > A smaller group had scouted the route a week earlier to find it > open--to our great surprise. But, here in Eastern Ontario we are > seeing spring a month ahead of any year I can remember and we may > already be past the peak in some rivers. > > There is a pic of us at > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6291822637&ref=mf#!/photo.php?pid=5611624&op=1&o=all&view=all&subj=6291822637&aid=-1&oid=6291822637&id=634620785 > > > I don't know why my partner is not as gray as I am -- he had twice as > many kids and is almost a decade older! > > GaryJ *************************************************************************** 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 Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:26 AM, Gary J. MacDonald <garyj_at_rogers.com> wrote: Hi Gary, Nice photos but a little too chilly for my tastes. I'd be out cross-country skiing. > > I know it is not sea kayaking (I hang out here because of the quality of > the company--no joke) but Saturday I was out whitewater canoeing. A smaller > group had scouted the route a week earlier to find it open--to our great > surprise. But, here in Eastern Ontario we are seeing spring a month ahead of > any year I can remember and we may already be past the peak in some rivers. > We are seeing much the same thing here. In fact the lake would normally be just now thawing out after a typical winter of being frozen solid since November 15th. In contrast, the water temp is +45F right now. > > While most of the kids (some younger than my bush hat) and some of the > geezers were in play boats, I was one of the holdouts who believe that a > playboat can be 17 feet long and should be able to carry a couple of weeks' > supplies. > No one I know is younger than my mountaineering boots! > > I don't know why my partner is not as gray as I am -- he had twice as many > kids and is almost a decade older! > > You would think that the kids would do it, wouldn't you? Neat story... canoes are looking more fun all the time. There is a guy in BC Canada who does salt water expeditions in a canoe and takes incredible photos of the experience. And some waters fairly demand a canoe (I'm thinking Boundary waters specifically). Nice to know that at least someone can roll a canoe (nice video!). 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 3/15/2010 5:26 AM, Gary J. MacDonald wrote: > Saturday I was out whitewater canoeing.... > > One of several sets of photos can be found at > http://s229.photobucket.com/home/ylockhead/set/783?evt=user_media_share > > While most of the kids (some younger than my bush hat) and some of the > geezers were in play boats, I was one of the holdouts who believe that a > playboat can be 17 feet long and should be able to carry a couple of > weeks' supplies. I only saw a couple of shots of anybody playing, and not you two geezers. That hole you were running looked like fun, although I might wait until warmer weather. I was out Sunday, and while we didn't have any snow, that water in N GA was brisk. I love it when I'm in a solo canoe and play more than the youngsters in kayaks. <VBG> Steve -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I don't know if we are all that hard core--after all we did not have a chainsaw or even an axe with us. It was supposed to be 10 C but instead we had a bit of precip. "The good news is that it isn't rain!" I shouted. Later it was, but it was all quite light until we were loading the cars and then it turned to serious sleet--that was not nice at all. The ledge we were crossing in the pic is the 1st or 2nd of a series called "staircase" and the only trick is to ensure you haven't picked up a load of water before you hit the 3rd (biggest) one. It is an easy little warm up river, and we all surfed a bit at one place or another. With the water at 0-1 C the playing was limited. I think there are several of those playboaters who can roll (one went over 90-degrees --unplanned-- and brought it back on one of the ledges). The guy in the video did it just to do it--but it chilled the rest of us just to watch. Fortunately that was 100 yards from the takeout. I might go back to trying that kind of boating, but while my time is limited I like to work on my tripping skills--hence the big boat. I might take one of the Club's boats down there another time--just for the fun of a tandem that will spin around with half the effort. I paddle with this partner again he would prefer that, because he does whitewater on day trips and longer trips generally on the flat, so my Yellow Submarine was a bit faster and slower to turn than he was used to. GaryJ On 15/03/2010 2:33 PM, Steve Cramer wrote: > I only saw a couple of shots of anybody playing, and not you two > geezers. That hole you were running looked like fun, although I might > wait until warmer weather. I was out Sunday, and while we didn't have > any snow, that water in N GA was brisk. I love it when I'm in a solo > canoe and play more than the youngsters in kayaks. <VBG> > On 15/03/2010 2:03 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: > Nice to know that at least someone > can roll a canoe (nice video!). *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Here in southern Minnesota the temperatures have been 15 - 25 degrees above normal, the snow is nearly gone, and the rivers are rising. I'll be staying off the water, though, due to family health problems. Speaking of health problems, I have a shoulder impingement with calcification that probably stems from a poorly done canoe lift in the early 80s. Since a We-no-nah canoe was involved, I took the problem to the daughter of the canoe's manufacturer. Dr. Cichanowski is a sports medicine specialist with our health plan, and I figure she probably understands paddling and paddling-related injuries better than most doctors. These days We-no-nah also makes Current Designs kayaks. Chuck Holst __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4946 (20100315) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Here's how that stretch of coast looked on Jan 1, 2010 http://picasaweb.google.com/jcbikeski/CrescentBayToTreasureIslandOnNewYears2010# It's pretty rough living out here ;) On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > Crescent Bay, here in Orange County is one of the nicest paddles in SoCal. > We had a nice group paddle out today, but I only got photos of ME playing in > the shore break. I have included a link to another CB paddle to see some of > the prettier sights the paddle has to offer. > > > http://www.sandmarks.net/FertileCrescent.html > > > Mark Sanders > www.sandmarks.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/ ***************************************************************************
I think that even I could handle that surf! :) Nice pics. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:29 AM, John Clinton <jcbikeski_at_gmail.com> wrote: > Here's how that stretch of coast looked on Jan 1, 2010 > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jcbikeski/CrescentBayToTreasureIslandOnNewYears2010# > > It's pretty rough living out here ;) *************************************************************************** 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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