A parable
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
A man sits down on the grass to tell a story about a tree. A tree may not seem like much of a topic but with a little observation everyone realizes there is a lot to learn ab ...
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What Adventure Means
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
To a very young child outdoor adventure means running. Running and throwing stones. Running, throwing stones, & crushing leaves between your fingers. Adventure is the ...
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Bronze
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
These pictures are my very first attempts and making HDR work for for me. I took these shots yesterday. The day was a classic dark, cloudy, colorless November day. Both were ...
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Tomaz Humar
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
Alpinest Tomaz Humar made a call Monday by satellite phone and said he was injured while climbing 23,710-feet (7,227-meter) Langtang Lirung, high in the Himalayas. According t ...
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Trash Talk
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derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
I love traveling and in America just hitting the open road is a desire somewhat hardwired I think. It used to be that as you drove you were in constant anticipation of each b ...
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Earth Slide
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
Sorry for disappearing. Well, I've not actually disappeared, in fact I was probably walking along the shores of this lost little lake. Maybe I was taking pictures of a caged ...
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Hang On
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
So here it is direct from the ACA to you: "The following proposals were submitted, have been approved and all associated documentation on the website has been updated. . ...
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Big Water Small Boat
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
Lastly for today I want to share with you a new website from Brian Day. Bryan is a P&H team paddler and is published quite often in Sea Kayaker Magazine. He began his pad ...
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Made in USA
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
She’s everything you dream about… but don’t fall in love… She’s a beauty - the tubesThere’s nothing special about this Rockpool Kayak. ...
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Lock Ness Elephant
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
You know, I miss the days when we would have marveled at the idea of a big hairy ape man running through the woods of Washington State or an awesome Plesiosaurs roaming the da ...
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dark skies, march wind
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
I had hoped for sun but that hope faded quickly as thick dark clouds continued to pour over the horizon. What’s more the wind began to howl out of the south kicking up ...
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Speaking of cookies
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
Then we lost your train of thought The paintings are all your own While troubles are rising We’d rather be scared Together than alone -bowieYeah, well it ain’ ...
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Road To St. Charles
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
After months of cold and snow, a day of driving through fog and heavy rains is actually quite wonderful. Honestly the road to St. Charles is nothing to write home about normal ...
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Ryan’s Place
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
We had a great time at Geneva Kayak Center ’s Customer Appreciation Bash over the weekend. It was fantastic to see Ryan Rushton and the gang that we’ve come to kn ...
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We’re all clones
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
Six is having problems Adjusting to his clone status Have to put him on a shelf All day long we hear him crying so loud I just wanna be myself I just wanna be myself I ...
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Just Arriving in Stavanger
by
derrick m.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Kayaking
Jeff Allen of Sea Kayaking Cornwall has just arrived in Stavanger, Norway, where he will be exploring the region and doing a presentation for the local kayak club before conti ...
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