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Thinking about winter paddling

Posted by Erik on 12/12/2010, 5:05 pm

The Woonsocket Police called this week, but there has been no sign of my old Encore. I did take my Impulse out for a couple of hours yesterday to see if I could still paddle it - definitely a disappointment. Compared to the Encore, the Impulse won't turn, won't surf, and is a bit of a barge. Oh well, I guess I'll get use to it.

It was too cold and rainy to paddle today (even for me), so I put some old winter paddling clips together into a video.

What to do in Winter from Erik Eckilson on Vimeo.

It looks like fun. I'm definitely looking forward to some winter paddling - even without my Encore.

Today would have been a good day to play hookie

Posted by Erik on 12/13/2010, 6:12 am, in reply to "Thinking about winter paddling"

Even the Branch is over 1,000. Too bad I'm going to work.

Re: Today would have been a good day to play hookie

Posted by Andy V on 12/13/2010, 9:42 am, in reply to "Today would have been a good day to play hookie "

I know, this is killing me. So many options going right now, and I'm at work. And of course the rain had to come on a Sunday, so everything will drop back down again before the weekend.

Oh rivers gods! Why have you forsaken me?!?!?!

Re: Today would have been a good day to play hookie

Posted by Jeff Budz on 12/13/2010, 10:42 am, in reply to "Re: Today would have been a good day to play hookie "

I did get out for some poling on Saturday, paid for it all day on Sunday. Matt M likes to push up more difficult rapids that I do, my back / shoulders were really sore. Jim and I would be 1/2 way up the rapid and Matt would have been up, come down, gone back up again a few times.

I guess I much prefer downstream travel. Wish I could get on the Lower Millers... it calls to me every time I drive by. Even at low flow (700CFS) it looks nice, although it's tough to tell how deep it is in spots.

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