http://KayakingToday.com Kayaking stories and information en-us http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=400 25 Aug 2005: I loved this story for several reasons. It is well written, it describes a boat very similar to one I plan to buy, and the trip is in a place that I plan to go. I have canoed in the Okefenokee Swamp, and many times have played in the tidal marshes near home on the north coast of the Gulf of mexico, but the closest I have come to exploring Florida bay is looking out into it from Flamingo. It's very high on my list. "DAY FIVE (goal -- Oyster Bay chickee to North River chickee via Whitewa http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=399 15 Aug 2005: Funny name but looks like a beautiful place. "Gross Reservoir on South Boulder Creek is a new attractive destination for Front Range paddlers. It was opened by Denver Water this year for paddling (or using any car-top boats) during summer months. Gross Reservoir http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=398 10 Aug 2005: I have a pair of Hobie kayaks that I have enjoyed. I even have a sail for one of them. Nothing as fancy as this rig, but kayaks are great and adding a sail to one is just like icing on a cake. "A junk rig has many good qualities that make it peculiarly well suited to driving the rather unstable kayak hull. It is a gentle sail: it does not flap wildly when let go and it can be dropped in a second. It requires no headsail, so the entire rig can be serviced from a sitting position. In the d http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=397 8 Aug 2005: The Kayaking Journal has written up a good guide to picking the touring paddle that is right for you. I need a new paddle and will studying this carefully before I buy anything. "To strike a balance between weight, durability, and price, most premium paddles are made of fiberglass and epoxy resins. Carbon fiber construction reduces swing weight and increases performance. A 12-15% reduction in weight multiplied by thousands of strokes equals a significant decrease in fatigue and strain. If http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=396 25 Jul 2005: Real nice Pictures. "It's always nice to paddle across ponds in Arapaho Bend Natural Area at the end of my workout and watch a sunset over Front Range of Rocky Mountains. In the last picture I discovered Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds in the upper left corner. I didn't notice them when I was shooting." http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=395 25 Jul 2005: As I rounded High Point I caught a set of boat wakes and rode them across the shallows of the point for some distance. That was fun, and I was hot so I headed into deeper water to roll and cool off. Not really wanting to paddle for distance today I decided to play. For several hours I sat on the south end of the point waiting for wakes large enough to surf. Part 1 and Part 2 http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=394 19 Jul 2005: Derrick talks about going kayaking. "On Sunday Mary and I met with friends who are moving to the area and introduced them to our local paddle pond, Devil's Lake. I have a fantastic video from the day I've labeled "The Lumber Jack Roll", but I have to hold out on that until the roller, or should that be rollee?, sees it and says I can post it. It answers the burning question, "Can you roll a White Water Kayak with a Landscape Timber?". Now, don't go trying that at home!" http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=393 19 Jul 2005: Paddle Log brings us a short review of the Valley Nordkapp. "The Nordkapp has definitely moved up my shortlist now that I have paddled it but I would like to take one on a longer trip before I decide if it is the boat for me." http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=392 8 Nov 2004: "There are people fishing from the pier so rather than swing out wide I check for lines off the side and cut through close to shore. An elderly man is fishing on shore so I head back out to avoid his line, which he is reeling in. As I pass in front of him he cusses me and then tosses out his line, the weights falling about 25 feet away and an even distance from shore as my kayak. I guess he couldn't wait 3 seconds for me to finish moving through the area. For a moment I think about going to http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=391 7 Oct 2004: "So, it has been an eventful year for the epoxy panel. It has endured everything the New England weather managed to throw at it :)  In the summer, it was blasted by pure southern sun for days on end (9º +), it was soaked by acid rain, whipped by dust laden winds and in the winter, it had been encased in solid ice for many days as well as buried under as much as 18" of snow at which time it received no light but was truly tested by freeze and thaw cycles." Story http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=390 1 Oct 2004: "On Friday I drove down to Westmoreland State Park and after checking in to the cabin I headed off on a planned scouting trip. Westmoreland State Park is near George Washington's birthplace on the Potomac River, but my scouting trip was a bit west - On the Rappahannock River. The first stop was Wilmont Wharf, about 12-13 miles north/northwest of the park. It was as I remembered it - fair amount of parking, porta-potty - no one else there. Certainly on the 'to do' list. No signs disallowin http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=389 27 Sep 2004: "Ketchikan, Alaska - Howard McKim can best be described as one happy guy with his latest catch of a 183. pound halibut - in his kayak! McKim was kayak fishing around Vallenar Sunday when he caught this large halibut." Story http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=388 23 Sep 2004: "My mind flashed back to other favorite times and places; places that at first appeared to be very different than this one: sitting on a beach on St. Ignace Island watching a full moon rise over Lake Superior; paddling past the fall colors on Lake Temagami, Ontario; witnessing the blood-red skies long after sunset on Georgian Bay. These places were sacred in their own way. And it was the quality of light that was the common factor that unified them in my memory with the mountaintop in Nepal http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=387 16 Sep 2004: "I sailed in and landed by a small path. About a hundred feet up on the island was a park campsite, a tent site with wood chips, and a grille. I walked to the main dock and self-registered myself. The island was equipped with toilets, a water pump, a picnic shelter and information on the island and trails to walk the island. I got my supper and enjoyed the sunset over Howe Island and went for a swim. After breakfast I loaded up again and this time, I sailed west and then south into th http://KayakingToday.com/article.php3?article=386 14 Sep 2004: "When the magazine was being phased out because of budget cuts, I was able to go aboard with the nature-based recreation program doing similar work. I'll be writing about those areas, taking photos, writing interpretive material for guides and brochures and also freelance articles for publications .... This is kind of my second full week of the job. My first week of the job was a 9-day sea kayaking journey on the Big Bend coast." Story