Michigan is a land of seasons. Dichotomies of seasonality appeal to me. I don’t think I could live in a place where there were no seasons. Summer is obviously important, that’s where I get a lot of time on the bike and on the water. All of my paddling trips are done in [...]
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I am more accustomed to the smell of chlorine these last few weeks than the smell of fresh air. The lakes have finally started to freeze over. I am blessed with three pools to visit. Two of which allow kayaks, the third being the YMCA. The WMCKA pool sessions are fun, but [...] I’ve wanted to see the U-505 for a few years now. I remember seeing the replica of the U-36 in Raiders of the Lost Ark and wondering how a tiny little ship with wooden decks would survive beneath the waves. The submarine service fascinates me. And like many men my greatest regret, or [...] There’s a limited number of reasons to go out on the water in January in Michigan. One reason is, no one else is there. The other reasons are quite simple: You see ducks taking V-flight formation at every corner turned. They are surprised to see you, fools that you are. All [...] The forward recovery handroll has been my nemesis since I’ve started to learn it. The roll is basically a very swift ab crunch and vigorous hip flick almost simultaneously. I have the Norsaq assist part down pretty tight. I finally hit a few in the pool this week without the Norsaq. Of course [...] There are so many reasons why this is probably only funny to me. But I’m posting it anyway. Purchasing a waterproof camera does not make one a professional waters ports photographer, or worse yet, a digital camera capable of digital movie making does not make you the Frederico Fellini of kayaking. Have a look at my attempts of self portrait and films and you will see why Justine is a [...] |
            
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