Monthly Archives: April 2008

Windy paddling

As promised, a report on my first “real” excursion in my new Fun:
It was windy out on Boulder Reservoir last weekend, as happens rather frequently in Boulder, and as a result I had to fight for every inch. In my old kayak, this would have been fair grounds for throwing a real fit; in the [...]

Weekend forecast

Here in fabulous Boulder, Colorado, this weekend’s forecast is calling for 70-degree weather. However, thanks to runoff from this winter season’s abundant snowfall, the local whitewater is maintaining a somewhat cooler temperature. Seeing as I haven’t yet acquired a drytop or other means of avoiding hypothermia in such conditions, I’ll stick to the nice, sun-warmed [...]