Weph is fierce!
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1 week ago
i was going to go to paddlefest this weekend to go canoeing, but i ended up hanging out with my good friend patron the night before. damn tequila.
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How to go canoeing
It made me
 How I did it: Went to Lake Nockamixon with a friend, rented a canoe, and gave it a shot! At that point I still lacked a lot of upper arm strength, so I wasn't very good at it, but it was fun. Something I definitely recommend! |
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ironandwine Is Home again
It made me
slightly bored 
How I did it: I went with my friend to a river in the south of France, to a place where the lend out canoes, and we were driven further up the river and paddled down over the course of two hours. The best parts were when we capsized (fell in the water) just as we were stopping on the side of the river for lunch. It was a slow river and my friend kept putting the paddle in the water to slow the movement of the boat from one side, which was VERY annoying… Read how I did it…
It made me
Great!
How I did it: My ex-mother-in-law, believe it or not, asked if the kids would like a canoe for Christmas. So arrangements were made for Santa to deliver a canoe down the chimney.I got life vests for me and the children. I got foam blocks that allow the gunnels of the canoe to rest on the top of the car along with some ratcheting tie-downs. I had to pay the marina at the lake for an annual sticker. Unloaded the canoe from the car and walked it down… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: This one was a girl scout trip. We spent most of the day out on the river. Getting back proved to be a bit of a challenge though- it was all upstream, so we had to paddle fast to keep the current from dragging us back in the wrong direction. Read how I did it…
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feel peaceful
How I did it: **I went on a school trip in which we got to canoe on a river in the pan handle of Florida.**We went through a company--they provided the canoes and the paddles and drove as to the beginning of our journey and then picked us up at the end.**A less expensive way--go to a local state park, if there is a lake or some body of water there chances are you can rent a canoe Read how I did it…
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Santa brought the kids a canoe for Christmas this past year.
So, this past April we managed to get this canoe secured to the top of the Chevy Cobalt. The canoe is longer than the car. It looked like a canoe with wheels.
I piled the kids in the car and we drove carefully to the nearest lake. Man handled the canoe into the water off the dock, had the kids get in while steadied it, got in and paddled off across the water.
My girl asked if she could stand up and I explained that she could as long as she didn’t mind the cold water. She quickly sat down.
We had our lunch right there in the canoe. My boy tried without success to catch some fish.
Paddled back to the marina before the sun set and pulled the canoe right up on the bank next to the dock.
It was great! We plan on doing this as often as we can.
Oh, Shenandoah...
11 months ago
I would love to take advantage of the great outdoors more often than I seemingly have time for. For the first time this year, I was able to take a weekend off and devote myself completely to my own well being in the company of great friends and nature, by completing a 13 mile canoe trip down the Shenandoah river. There are few words that can properly describe the aesthetic appeal of nature, though how much longer her unspoiled beauty may last is a question posed by many, yet determined by all. I hope that one day everyone will share a universal respect for the world that we live in and its’ People and to do as much as possible to reduce the footprints that we leave behind.
Becky why did i agree to come in early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is something i have done before
11 months ago
i will not be doing it anytime this year, we are at our fun spending money limit, so i am going to tack it on to my next summer camping goal
jojoS is happy and healthy
that's a paddlin'
12 months ago
Yay! BP and I went canoing on the Huron River today. The weather was perfect for it. We only crashed into trees a few times. :) I was bummed that I didn’t go last summer at all, so I’m glad I went this summer. (And I definitely wouldn’t mind going again.)
meg1965 is excited about achieving some goals
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13 months ago
I went on a canoe in Canada and there is something about being out on the water . Seems it would be an ideal kind of holiday
dwpny is going to build a two story building with a roof garden.
Awesome! new favorite pastime!
14 months ago
the kids had funnn! we should go fishing next time! it was great!
jojoS is happy and healthy
seasons
15 months ago
This is another goal I had given up last fall, that I’m resurrecting for spring and summer.
