Got one in before the atmospheric river shows up. The currents were with us and made the home stretch mooring buoy slalom super fun. Saw sea lions, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, herons, eagles, and osprey.
Ok…so after a few years of it sitting, I’m gonna pull the bag with my Kayak in it out and see how bad a shape it’s in.
And yes I said “bag and kayak”. I built a skin on frame foldable kayak back in 2013, but haven’t pulled it out in like 3 years. So…🤞it’s in ok shape. #kayaking
So far the skin seems mostly fine, and the mystery of the dime sized hole in the hull (easily patchable) was solved when I pulled out one of the float bags and it had clearly been chewed on. 😂
Frame seems in good shape.
Every piece of elastic (deck webbing and frame connectors) needs to be replaced.
Did an end-to-end test. Towed the kayak with my bike 5 miles to the lake, then disassembled the cart and stowed it in the kayak. Folded up the bike and bungeed it down on the rear deck. Went kayaking around the lake for a while, then reversed everything and biked back home.
It's a lot slower than putting the kayak on the car, but... I gotta say, it felt pretty awesome to head out knowing I could go anywhere there's water or a trail. And switch between them as needed.
In my ongoing quest to provide something more uplifting to #StartTheDay than the day's news here's an uplifting look at kayaking in ice on Lake Vanern, 🇸🇪 Sweden.
Tempting to use #SilentSunday but I can't. #Kayaking on the #Patuxent near Upper Marlboro, #Maryland, USA. It was near high tide so the water was still. The sky was gray to start but it turned into a dazzling sunset.....
@bryanhansel Thank you-- I'll give this a more careful read later. Very important topic. I've experimented in my wet suit (with several layers of neoprene) in local waters with temps in the 30's. Worked well. But, boating on a warm day but with cold water (such in the spring) can be very deceptive.
@bryanhansel Great article. I mostly canoe in Canada and occasionally kayak. I’ve pretty much shifted to only using a (Kokatat) drysuit even on very warm days. I layer for long immersion and if I get too hot, I just go into the water to cool off. That’s also a good way to check for leaks. I’ve not experienced a catastrophic failure, but Kokatat replace the gaskets pro-actively about once every 5-7 years.
Here’s another #kayaking excursion from 2020. This one was on Lake Whatcom in #Bellingham, WA - a nice college town near the Canadian border. It reminds me a lot of Boulder, CO with large cycling and kayaking groups. Very progressive community too.
I guess I’m just taking you all virtually kayaking with me today!
A wide angle would be interesting, but harder.. I don't know how you would position yourself. But this guy would look like he was in the stratosphere 😅
@dannotdaniel loved the shots with the bridge in the background too. I have some that I took with my wide angle. Haven’t finished going through the shots. Can’t wait to get out there again! This weekend back to shooting a white water event. 🌊
