Archive for May, 2006
Posted by derrick on
May 31, 2006
I sort of disappeared on the guys after Simon’s presentatation. I found a little spot out under some trees where I could vent my thoughts. Odd that Richard had a camera on me right at that moment. I was looking at his picture trying to see any bit of how I was feeling expressed on my face. Nope. Just me at the computer. . Probobly not a bad thing. Anyway, Here’s what I wrote. .
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Well, tonight I’m sitting on a trail of ground up woody bits under a forest of green-gray oak. The sun has just fallen below the horizon and a bee buzzes just by my side. I slap mosquitoes away as I type, all the while wiping the sweat from my temples and trying to focus my thoughts before they dissipate. A car door slammed shut. Birds are announcing the coming of night.
Posted by derrick on
May 30, 2006
Suffice to say you’re going to see a few of these little posts as I organize all the stuff from the last few days into some sort of order. The last bit for today is a little gallery from our trip to and through the sea caves and arches of the Apostles on Lake Superior on the northern edge of Wisconsin. The Apostle Islands are truly an amazing place. I felt really lucky share a small bit of them with Simon. Hell of a lot of driving though!!! CLICK HERE. (Top Gallery) Note too that you should click the little “?” then click the play button both on the bottom right to see the descriptions and have the flash galleries play automatically.So you can decide. . Is this gallery;
Posted by derrick on
May 30, 2006
With her amazing speed, kayak maniac Adriene Levknecht let hot doggers Alex Pak and Simon Osborne know they had a bit more work to do! She again won the WMCKA speed rolling contest with 11 rolls in 20 seconds. But then Alex and his Greenland stick should get a few style points!
- more to come. . .
Posted by derrick on
May 25, 2006
Wow, time to head back south already. From the front end it seems like you’re waiting forever to finally drop your kayak on the beach, then suddenly you’re packing up to leave. I think that’s why I don’t spend to much time anticipating the future. The future is usually gone before you realized it came. I thought about that as I walked past all the old crumbling boats lined up along Manypenny Avenue. Someone spent a lot of time planing and building these once living craft. Yet, now their ribs lie open on a dead end street.
Posted by derrick on
May 24, 2006
Well it took me forever to post something didn’t it?? All is well up here in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Yesterday we toured
Living Adventures near Red Cliff and were amazed by the size of their facilities. From kayak maintainence to food preperation they have everything coming together like clock work for the new season.
Simon and I then took the rest of the day to explore the mainland sea caves. With only a slight bit of swell we were able to zoom in and out of the chambers and through the many arches. What a great time! I’ll post more photos when I get back, but for the moment here’s a shot of Simon through one low arch.
Posted by derrick on
May 20, 2006
Thats what I said
I keep on telling you
That right smack dab in the middle of town
I found a paradise thats troubleproof
And if this old world starts a getting you down
Theres room enough for two
Up on the roof…
- james taylor
So I see a bunch of bloggers all dropping offline to actually go do what we write about doing. . Go Paddling! Me too. BUT! While up on Lake Superior we have WiFi access. . So maybe I’ll share some photos from the front. . if I’m not passed out from total exhaustion or from emptying that flask of Jamieson I just filled up!
Posted by derrick on
May 19, 2006
Walk the creature let it run but slacken not the rope to which it’s bound
Ships in bottles cannot sail and neither can a tombstone kill a feather
Talisman, talisman grace my hand - backman-cummings
So here is my promised showing of RW’s new Valley Anas Acuta. Off hand it seems like there are a lot of them finding homes recently. I wonder if it’s just a biased impression, or maybe the growth of traditional kayaing bringing the Acuta back into vogue?? Gotta ask the guys at Valley.
