Catching up
With all due respect to Socrates, who declared that “the unexamined life is not worth living,” we didn’t find our two-month hiatus from blogging about paddling too detrimental to our enjoyment of the sport. …
read moreSpring cleaning
Every couple of years, the sand and silt in Chicago’s harbor mouths need to be cleaned out. We lose shallow spots we enjoyed for teaching and surfing, but the big ships that pay to dock have more clout.…
read moreThe fellowship of the traveling kayakers
One of the pleasures of paddling is the community it creates. Perhaps because it’s such a small sport, those who are passionate about it are supportive of and interested in each other.…
read moreWarm day, cold paddle
Yesterday was warm–very warm. The air temperature topped out at 76 degrees. Yesterday was also windy–very windy. The peak gust measured at the Harrison Street crib was 50 knots.
Yesterday, in other words, was an interesting day to paddle on Lake Michigan.…
read moreTesting….testing….
Will Glacier Gloves finally win us over from pogies?Gloves vs. pogies. Like so many similar debates (paper vs. plastic, cloth vs. disposable), it probably comes down to personal preference.The other day, we tested gloves and pogies on a 15-mile paddle.…
read moreSit! Heel! Paddle!
We share a few of our favorite Lake Michigan put-ins with local dog-walkers and their four-legged charges. Today, while we were loading our boats, a man drove up in a minivan full of dogs, including one the size of a small horse.…
read moreA few hours on the water with Justine
With Canoecopia over and a serious case of spring fever afflicting us, and Justine Curgenven visiting before returning home to Wales, we decided to get out on the water with friends Bonnie Perry and Paul Redzimski.…
read more2010: A Canoecopia Odyssey
Canoecopia is the official start of the midwestern paddling season. For those who don’t know about Canoecopia, it’s a paddlesport exposition–part trade show, part conference-style presentations, part paddling friends reunion–that takes over the Alliant Center in Madison, Wisconsin for three days. …
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