http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/24/no-parking/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/24/no-parking/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:37:30 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9298 Now here’s the real problem with outdoor recreation during the winter months… No parking.  Oh sure, the roads get plowed. Even that crazy road that climbs the hill to nowhere gets plowed. The driveway at the dentist’s office gets plowed. I mean, who really wants to go there??  And you can bet that some dude [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/24/no-parking/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/07/winter-bah/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/07/winter-bah/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:17:49 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9279 O.K. So let me be honest here.  I’m dreaming of summer. I’ll admit it.  I don’t know what ever came over our silly ancestors as the continued to move north way back in the day.  Sure, it was probably summer as they traveled further and further north toward the top of the earth. At first, things [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/07/winter-bah/feed/ 3 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/05/the-season-of-sticks/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/05/the-season-of-sticks/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:53:52 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9265 The brown season is upon us here in central Wisconsin.  Well, it’s nearly brown, mostly brown, primarily brown. Yes, there’s some snow, some ostracized bits of white clinging to the edges of the roads and hugging the walking trails. These miniature mountainous ranges of white are all that is left to remind us of this season’s occasional short [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/05/the-season-of-sticks/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/30/something-in-the-water/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/30/something-in-the-water/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:56:10 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9235 Each year when the ice is beginning to form on inland lakes there is still time for the hearty paddler to get in a few good days on the water. You simply need to be more cautious. Not only should you be properly dressed for the occasion, but you also need to keep your eye out for nearly transparent floating obstacles. Paddling along at a good clip, floating ice can be nearly invisible. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/30/something-in-the-water/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/11/10/another-day/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/11/10/another-day/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:22:24 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9131 Only 10 days left and I’ll finally have my 100 miles down.  Good thing too because winter is nipping right at my tail.  I posted the story of yesterday’s snowy paddle, along with a 3 minute video clip over at DevilsLakeWisconsin.com.  Here’s the link. Related posts: A Brand New Day Chest Sculling off to chicago]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/11/10/another-day/feed/ 0