All of that is now this. I won't try to emulate the Late Great Remus, but thats my woodpile report for now. Three more loads like that last and I will be full up for the winter. I still had half a row left from last year, but this one is looking to be a … Continue reading Still paying the bill
Tag: Yaks
The beginning of fall
Quiet swishing from my PFD as the paddle passes left and right, biting the water, pushing towards any random destination today. Rain pattering all around me, washing sweat from my face leaving a salty taste on the edge of my lips. The rain helps now, knocking the heat down. We round a bend and there … Continue reading The beginning of fall
Wudooyadoo?!?!
When the world is topseyturvey and normality is asleep in the trunk of an old lead sled careening out of control without brakes? Build a flippin paddle. Thats my answer anyways. Weather is just as crazy as the rest of the world right now with the remnants of a hurricane breaking over us, so paddling … Continue reading Wudooyadoo?!?!
Somedays, the bear gets you
This 'bear' has been creeping up on me for awhile. Not real certain how it came to be, or if there is even a 'fix'. But the problem is very obvious now. The gunwales in Serena have warped and the entire boat now has a noticable twist from bow to stern. Seen on deck the … Continue reading Somedays, the bear gets you
A strange thing
Went out today with Serena and Shorty (nickname of the new to me Pirouette). Scouted 5 places to put in and not one "inspired" me. The water at Laurel Lake was down 4' from when I was last there and wave action was abrupt and short lived. A river put in below the dam was … Continue reading A strange thing
Gah! I’m impossible
I get frustrated with myself at times. Seriously, FRUSTRATED. Why? 'Cus I am perpetually driven in the quest to KNOW THINGS. Not anything in particular, but EVERYTHING I come into contact with. I have just spent DAYS and an unknown amount of data researching building, floating paddling all sorts of DIY kayaks, canoes and rowers. … Continue reading Gah! I’m impossible
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