Posted by derrick on
May 18, 2008
I think there’s a change in the weather, I
hope good weather is here to stay,
I hope it’s a change for the better and
it will brighten up my day.
- kinks
Today we took a group of beginner level paddlers out on the "upper Dells" section of the Wisconsin river. As we all know, weather can change quickly. One minute the water can be dead calm and the next it can get a bit, well, lumpy. These little changes can be great opportunities for new paddlers to push their boundaries. In this case we made a little move from one protected area to another with just a bit of wind and chop in the middle to make things exciting.
Posted by derrick on
April 28, 2005
Buildings and bridges are made to bend in the wind, to withstand the world that’s what it takes - All that steel and stone is no match for the air, my friend, what doesn’t bend breaks - Ani Difranco
Posted by derrick on
March 31, 2005
"In pitch dark I go walking in your landscape, broken branches trip me as I speak. ." Radiohead
I’m no expert, but I know what I’m afraid of. .
It’s ok to be afraid. Rational fear keeps us safe. It’s a good thing. I’ve read many articles about fear, but most times they seem to address a sort of second level of fear. The fear that experienced kayakers, climbers, etc., feel when faced with new and unusual situations. But often they seem to go past those initial fears we have when first starting out with a sport like kayaking. I’ve met plenty of recreational kayakers who would like to move on to bigger waters but are held back by fear. Often the fear is directly related to going up-side down in a boat and being trapped. I think many times if you could avoid that whole subject people would move along much faster in the sport. Today I want to talk a bit about that.
