by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
My wife and I live at the top of a hill over looking Prior Lake. We usually paddle at Spring Lake where we have a cabin. The last few weeks of Summer this year have been unusually warm. The warm weather has caused the water quality at Spring Lake to deteriorate. I...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was our wedding anniversary. Every year it falls on the same weekend as The Traditional Gathering in Minnesota. This year my good lady suggested we celebrate our wedding anniversary a week early so I could go north to The Gathering and she would go south to...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am a big supporter of Novorca Carbon Fiber Paddles so I thought I would share this announcement that I just read on Facebook: “Kayak Ways is very pleased to announce a design collaboration with Novorca Paddles. For those traditional paddlers who are seeking...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Sunday the Make–a-wish foundation ran a fund raising event on the St. Croix River, starting at Still Water and ending at Bayport. 20+ competitors attempted to swim the 3.5 miles down the river. I had been asked to recruit kayakers to act as the spotters to make...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Knackered. That wasn’t the first word that came to my mind to describe how I felt at the end of the weekend. Austin Powers used a better word but it is probably not PG rated. Saturday was the Inland Sea Kayakers Annual Picnic and Rodeo. I had not previously attended...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
I was a Qajaq Training Camp virgin this year so knew little of what to expect. Located in the North west of Michigan, it took a little over thirteen hours to get there. The first six hours were spent driving to Milwaukee, accompanied by Tim, another resident of...
