Friday, June 03, 2005
Tim - I'm not a medical professional, but it sounds to me like the problem is age...
Hey Carrie, been back for a bit, thanks for asking. The trip was amazing; just me, a photographer and two guides. We had special permission to set up camp on an island in the Broken Group that is off limits to other paddlers. Given some of the other campsites already had upwards of 25 boats parked at them, having a spot to ourselves sure enhanced the experience.
Saw lots of eagles, quite a few rude, juvenile sea lions (it's never their fault when they almost run into you), some otters, and luckily a couple of humpback whales and a grey. The paddling was ummmmm, exciting. While we were out there, the region was hit by a train of low pressure troughs, one as low as 983. We were on the water for about 10 to 12 nautical miles a day, and managed to find some beautiful protected lagoons and channels to ride out the squalls - but there were a couple of crossings that were sphincter tightening. Had the pleassure of riding 2 - 3 metre swells, without losing my breakfast - once you get used to it, it's actually a lot of fun.
As for packing, our boats looked like little fat ducks on day one. We had two single and one double kayak filled with; 8 10 litre water bladders, a cooler, food bages for 5 days/3 meals/day, snacks, two burner propane stove and 5 pound tank, table, 3 tents, big-ass tarp, 2, 25 litre personal gear dry bags each, 4 sleeping bags, 4 super cushy thermarests and thermarest chairs - and some other stuff.
So much better than backpacking... I'm hooked.
Saw lots of eagles, quite a few rude, juvenile sea lions (it's never their fault when they almost run into you), some otters, and luckily a couple of humpback whales and a grey. The paddling was ummmmm, exciting. While we were out there, the region was hit by a train of low pressure troughs, one as low as 983. We were on the water for about 10 to 12 nautical miles a day, and managed to find some beautiful protected lagoons and channels to ride out the squalls - but there were a couple of crossings that were sphincter tightening. Had the pleassure of riding 2 - 3 metre swells, without losing my breakfast - once you get used to it, it's actually a lot of fun.
As for packing, our boats looked like little fat ducks on day one. We had two single and one double kayak filled with; 8 10 litre water bladders, a cooler, food bages for 5 days/3 meals/day, snacks, two burner propane stove and 5 pound tank, table, 3 tents, big-ass tarp, 2, 25 litre personal gear dry bags each, 4 sleeping bags, 4 super cushy thermarests and thermarest chairs - and some other stuff.
So much better than backpacking... I'm hooked.
Tim - I sure hope that the shoulder and foot problems are on opposite sides - as a counter balance.
Carrie, your post immediately transported me back to my own packing struggles. It's a cliche, but this was the process: I always had my two piles: stuff I had to take and stuff I wanted to take. Once I was finished, nothing in the "would be nice to have" pile went. Then I went thru the "had to have" stuff and started mercilessly throwing things out. What I learned was to stop buying all the neat gadgets that are available for the outdoors--they never left the house! But I can't relate to those who pack more things than they could hope to carry by themselves.
I've made no progress on getting my shoulder fixed, and now have a raging case of plantar fasciitis because I don't want to deal with a foot problem.
So Bob, I'm a Procrastinator, not a Rebel. But I am enjoying the Mac (except for spreadsheets).
I've made no progress on getting my shoulder fixed, and now have a raging case of plantar fasciitis because I don't want to deal with a foot problem.
So Bob, I'm a Procrastinator, not a Rebel. But I am enjoying the Mac (except for spreadsheets).
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Hey Bruce, are you back from your kayaking trip yet? How was it? Don't worry about getting information from your friends about Bowron. We bought some wheels and have used them to haul our boats 1.5 miles a few times and we are happy with them and feel prepared for that portion of our trip. Now we just need to scale back on our gear!
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Correspondence Jay L/Eric Simonson:
From Jay to Eric 26May05: Eric-Give Mark and his team my best wishes for a successful summit attempt-Eric one of these days I would love to get Mark in poker a few times!! Hope the weather holds for them and the winds hold off!! Jay Leppanen from your 2003 Tibet Trip My prayers are with them on May 27-29th.
From Eric to Jay: Thanks, Jay. Keep you fingers crossed!!
From Jay to Eric 26May05: Eric-Give Mark and his team my best wishes for a successful summit attempt-Eric one of these days I would love to get Mark in poker a few times!! Hope the weather holds for them and the winds hold off!! Jay Leppanen from your 2003 Tibet Trip My prayers are with them on May 27-29th.
From Eric to Jay: Thanks, Jay. Keep you fingers crossed!!
