Pictures from outdoor exercise.
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Got my beast out of storage and had a nice ride in 45 to 50 F temps. Earliest start ever I think.5 -
Big shadow.1
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From our first weekend hike. Only did around a little over a mile first time. Wanted the wife to get acclimated. This is Catalina State Park (part of Coronado Natl Park I believe). They do have around a 14 mile trail up to the top of Mt Lemmon (around 9600 ft). 10 years ago, I would have considered running it. Now I might find some friends here and consider hiking it!
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Great pictures!! Thanks for sharing!!1
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Great pictures!! Thanks for sharing!!
You're welcome. Found out after (through a local connection) that state park had been closed for a few years and only recently reopened. It was a shame they closed it. Very pretty area. We're looking forward to exploring that and the several other options around here. We here Sabino Canyon and Madeira Canyon are wonderful too, among other places. Hope to post a lot more in the future as we explore.1 -
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My new pick-em-up truck with racks installed, ready for kayaking if the sun ever comes out here.7 -
Such a pretty boat! You don't need sun to go paddling. Your boat is already loaded, and your PFD is in back. I say just get dressed in your appropriate exposure protection and go have some fun.
Seriously. It's a very nice looking boat. I really like the inlay down below water line. The boat I'm taking on my next trip doesn't exactly fit easily on the top of my (far from new) pickup. I've only had the truck since September 1997 (it was assembled in April that year, so it's now 22 years old). The raft is actually newer than the truck being built in late 2000.
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Thanks! And I agree, with the gear on board, I plan to take any opportunity to get on the water.0
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Very nice looking truck, Kirk! The boat sits nicely on the rack. You have to get up onto the tailgate to load it?0
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Thanks Wayne. I’m really happy with the whole set up. I can load it from the ground no problem with the rear sliding pads. Got all the paddles, safety gear, wet-ware, gym gear, and fire response gear all in the back seats. This rig makes me ready for all my age inapproprite behaviour.1
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Yeah. You shouldn't be responding to fires
Paddling is appropriate for almost any age. A founder of one of our local kayak clubs turns 90 this spring. He doesn't paddle Class IV anymore, but he still gets out. He's mostly an open canoe or whitewater kayak paddler as far as I can tell. If I keep rowing a raft anywhere near that long, I will probably need a new raft some time. I secretly want a couple other rafts/cats. It would be nice to have a 12-14 foot raft that I could run as a paddle raft, and it would be super fun to have a very small cat or raft so I could row day trips in something a little more exciting than a gear boat.2 -
I did some rafting on the Nantahalla in Tennessee on one of my trips south years ago. Really enjoyed it. We only have a couple river operations here that rafts the tidal bore, the incoming tidal wave phenomina. I tried to set up a trip for a guys thing before my sons wedding years ago, but couldnt pull it off due to timing logistics.2
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Yeah, you are far enough north that the tidal bores can really give you a LONG ride. I buddy who used to live in Alaska showed me a video of doing it up there. They had a power boat along to do video and serve as rescue should it have been needed.
Tides can also make some really neat STANDING waves. There's one over across the continent from you in BC called Skookumchuck. At slack tide (high or low), it's flat. As the tide picks up, a small wave forms. It's small enough for beginners. Then as the current picks up, it can get HUGE. I'd love to check it out some time. Oddly, my dive club usually does a dive trip up there to Porpoise Bay every March. I would hate to drive that far and NOT get out on that wave, but.... it's a dive trip. When it's REALLY big, you allegedly have to make sure to get back in the eddy right away or you "take the ride." It may be hours before you get back. And if you swim..... Just don't. There's lots of videos out there. I read in Paddler Magazine years ago about a whitewater paddler that was out there in a sea kayak surfing up a storm when it was big, but like glass with a tiny foam pile on top. His friends jokingly yelled for him to try a 360. He later said he thought there was no way he would pull it off... then it just happened. The magazine published a few grainy pictures.
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I'm just getting back from a five-day Lower Owyhee River trip. We had 12 people (three kayaks, four round rafts, one cat raft, and one Zoik thing that was kind of a hybrid. We camped at Crystal Crane Hot Springs on the way over and enjoyed the warm water, the abundant bird life, and an amazing sunset.
We went a short distance the first day to the first available camp. Scott and I hiked up to the rim.
The next night we camped at Weeping Wall Springs. This is a really cool spring coming out of the wall.
We hiked back up to the rim.
The wildflowers were starting to bloom. Next week will be off the hook.
There are really cool rock formations all throughout this canyon. Of particular note is Chalk Basin and Lambert Canyon.
There were only a few rapids. Only one was rated Class IV, and it wasn't that difficult (Montgomery). One of the kayaks did set safety and had his camera out. I'm excited to see everyone else's pictures! Two other rapids (Whistling Bird and Artillery) posed challenges.
We ate well.
The last night we camped below Birch Creek at an old homestead that was bought by the Bureau of Reclamation as a buffer for Lake Owyhee in the 1920s.
The last day we rowed until we lost current, then built the death star and motored out. One of our crew was puppy-dog-tired~!
We took out at Leslie Gulch. Scot and I took some time to hike around and check out this neat area rather than rush back.
We camped another night at Crystal Crane and got a nice soak and a decent sleep. It only got down to 40 degrees, which was a respite from the days when we had 24 and 27 degrees in the morning. Brrr. Than we drove back across the high desert and over the Cascades.
Now it's time to think about the next trip!
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I got out for a short paddle this afternoon to celebrate my birthday. Nothing to compare to Mikes trip. Fantastic river and scenery.
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My outdoor activity yesterday involved a 50 mile bike ride on the Greenway to a neighboring town for a donut. We stopped on the way back for a beer.
Love all the photos, hoping I'll get some good ones soon!1 -
A couple folks sent pictures of MY boat and the Garbage Bag Salad. That was really odd.
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Garbage bag salad? Bwahahaahaaa!! That's cool!!0
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Spread 10 yards of dirt wheelbarrowed from front yard.5 -
Garbage bag salad? Bwahahaahaaa!! That's cool!!
The concept is kind of interesting, but I was not keen on the process. The person who made that salad cut up the roaine, tossed it into the garbage bag, added Caesar dressing, and shook it up. Then he added the croutons. Easy salad with little clean-up. If I were to repeat the process sometime, I'd want a FOOD GRADE bag. Not only is the plastic used for garbage bags of dubious quality for food contact, but they often are sprayed with pesticides and/or deodorants. These aren't things folks should eat.
We did have one injury on the trip.
The take-out at Leslie Gulch was really neat. Lots of rocks to hike around. My truck was pretty dirty, though.
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Garbage bag salad? Bwahahaahaaa!! That's cool!!
The concept is kind of interesting, but I was not keen on the process. The person who made that salad cut up the roaine, tossed it into the garbage bag, added Caesar dressing, and shook it up. Then he added the croutons. Easy salad with little clean-up. If I were to repeat the process sometime, I'd want a FOOD GRADE bag. Not only is the plastic used for garbage bags of dubious quality for food contact, but they often are sprayed with pesticides and/or deodorants. These aren't things folks should eat.
I saw a recipe for "trash bag potatoes" years ago on the web. Potato wedges tossed in a trash bag with some oil and your favorite spice blend. Roast 'em in the oven or grill 'em. They're a fave at Casa Steve as a side to burgers or steak. Satisfies that french fry craving.
The person who posted the recipe wrote that trash bags were food grade. Regardless, I've always used bread bags or bulk food storage bags to toss the potatoes. Good to know that you should not use trash bags for food prep.
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Our Spring Ultimate League started April 10. The first two weeks were cancelled because the fields were under water. I missed the next two weeks for travel, so last night was my first game. We got clobbered by the other team, but we had a lot of fun!
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I've never played Ultimate but my kids told me it's a hoot.
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I spent a few hours scrubbing my raft yesterday. It was too late in the day for it to fully dry, so I pulled it back in the carport and applied 303 today. It's an annual job, and this time it is particularly important because the rangers at Middle Fork Salmon are very particular about boats being clean before launch. Invasive species and all.
The boat was FILTHY from the last few trips -- Lower Owyhee for sure, but also some late season Rogue trips. It's great now, and I'm enjoying a Gin & Tonic for my efforts.
I took a picture before I put the frame and boxes back on.
And then another when it was ready to get back out to a river.
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Nice! The raft looks like new!
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Thanks Steve. It was a fair bit of work, but I got the rubstrake more yellow again. The boat was assembled in December 2000. It was lightly used by it's first owner for over a decade, and used just a few times by it's second owner for a couple years. I've almost certainly put more river days on it than they did, but that's quite a few river days. Aside from maybe a dozen day trips and a one-night two-day trip over 36 miles of Willamette River, I've taken it on one Grand Canyon trip (23 days), eight Rogue River trips (mostly 5-day trips, but a couple 3-day and one 4-day), and now a five-day Owyhee River trip. In the picture at the top of the page, it doesn't actually look that filthy, but it sure was! She's ready for eight days on the Middle Fork Salmon and one or two more laps on the Rogue River.
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Trips on the MF Salmon launch at Boundary Creek.0
