Midwestern fumaroles? Well, sort of
Some days are simply unsuitable for paddling. When the temperature plummets and the wind picks up (in this case to 8 degrees with winds gusting to 48 knots), the boats stay home.…
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Farewell for now to Sarah Outen
We just had the pleasure of providing a much-needed five-day stop for Sarah Outen on her human-powered circumnavigation of the globe. Sarah set out by kayak from London in March 2011.…
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The Art of Winter
Awaiting dawn of day
upon a chiaroscuro world I gaze
drawn in dark and light
pencil on paper white.
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Day brings luminous sight
dots of pure color, predominately white
pointillism on display
paint on canvas grey.…
read moreWaiting for Sarah Outen
We’ve often called our home a “free bed and breakfast for paddlers.” Lots of remarkable kayakers and canoeists have stayed here over the years, and we feel privileged to be able to offer them a place to stay.…
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Thoughts Aurorian
In late January, grey cloaks the blue of day and black of night hides sun, moon and stars shades snow and ice dulls all matter, outside and in darkens thoughts even as daylight moments lengthen, grey preponderates
O, blue and black uncover sun, moon and stars… icebows, lunar halos and meteor showers morning star and aurora borealis days and nights phenomenal
–Mark Hochmuth, Poet in Residence for Have Kayaks, Will Travel
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read moreWater, water everywhere
Kayaking has redefined the way we look at a map. We still care where the mountains and green spaces are, but we pay special attention to bodies of water: rivers, lakes, and especially oceans.…
read moreIntroducing our Poet in Residence
Mark Hochmuth, poet in residence of Have Kayaks, Will Travel.
Doesn’t every paddling blog have a poet in residence? Well, we do.
We met Mark Hochmuth at the Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium two years ago, when he was a student in our one-coach class (in which a group of students stays with the same coach or coaches for the entire weekend, instead of taking part in the a la carte symposium classes).…
read moreYear-end product round-up
Another year, another round of kit we’ve put to the test. Here’s what we tested and what we liked in 2014:
North Water Dynamic Sea Tow Pro
North Water’s newest tow system, developed in consultation with Leon Somme and Shawna Franklin of Body Boat Blade International, features a bag that opens completely (rather than into a pouch) for swift deployment and packing.…
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