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Thought I'd let y'all know that I completed a leg of my big river trip recently
I haven't done a write-up or posted pictures at my Flickr site yet. I paddled a total of 860-kms along the remaining section of the Saskatchewan Watershed up in northern Canada. I started at the Borden Bridge, near Borden, Saskatchewan and put out at Grand Rapids, Manitoba, where the river drains into the north end of Lake Winnipeg. Next year I expect to do the run from Grand Rapids to Hudson Bay...that leg, the final leg of my big river trip that began in 2002, will end the river section of my ultimate goal: to paddle from the Alberta Rockies to Newfoundland via the northern route (Arctic/Atlantic Oceans). For those of you who do not know, I am doing this trip in a Waters Dancing Lightning 17...a S&G kayak. Don't let the fact that your kayak is made of wood deter you from doing big trips...they can take a beating and are easy to repair. ;) Robert N Pruden
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RE: Thought I'd let y'all know that I completed a leg of my big river trip recently
Waters dancing seems similar to the WR 180 being a multichine, is it? Are you pleased with the design? Is it a fast boat?
RE: Thought I'd let y'all know that I completed a leg of my big river trip recently
I am very pleased with its design. Generally speaking, its a fast kayak. The new Solace design is, however, faster. That said, I can pack enough food and provisions for 30 days of paddling (dehydrated food, small gear).
RE: Thought I'd let y'all know that I completed a leg of my big river trip recently
I am in the process of building a Solace 17EX right now. Sounds like quite the trip. Can't wait to hear more about it. Also glad to hear first hand opinions of the water's dancing boats.
RE: Thought I'd let y'all know that I completed a leg of my big river trip recently
Congrats, Pruden--an amazing undertaking, and to think you're actually DOING it. We are all utterly green with envy. While you were gone, we tried to carry on as best we could. Kurt would post jokes from old Reader's Digests that he keeps in the outhouse back yonder behind the carport, and Laszlo would re-type Letterman's monologue from the previous evening. John's working on the script for his "Funniest Home Video", based on small car pulling a big sailboat up to Maine next winter. But nothing worked. Truth be told, none of us has a sense of humor. You sound as though you're still a bit stiff from paddling but once you are back in form, we are looking for more from the Mark Twain of kayaking.
RE: Thought I'd let y'all know that I completed a leg of my big river trip recently
» Submitted by George K - Wed, June 25 » 7:08 AM
Robert,
Glad to hear you're still around. Haven't heard too much from you since your forray to Texas, hanging out with Kurt. Looking forward to seeing the pics from the last leg.
George K