And... Don't forget the Money Money Money!!!There's some teamwork, trust, mistrust, a whole lot of nature, a whole lot of ocean, a whole lot of sun, wind, rain, and a whole lot of natural human conflict.It's really interesting to see how people try their best to understand ...
All the boatwomen have stories to tell of how they first came to the Canyon and why they stayed. Some speak of how they balanced their passion for being in the Canyon against the frustration of working in a traditionally male-oriented occupation, where today women account for about fifteen ...
This paper relates to some experiments with respect to the drifting speed of inflatable type life raft under the wind. Tests were carried out for model in the wind-tunnel with water tank and for actual raft at sea. Raft is used and that principal dimension and experimental conditions are show...
Of course, again, how you lash your bike on your packraft depends on many things, from the style of bikerafting you wish to do to where you are to what sort of water you are running, etc. As with all things bikerafting, the answer is, it depends. In this deep dive, Doom talks ...
When working as a team you pretty much learn how to move forward in a positive direction –‘filling in the blanks’ as you go – to say. Everybody understands each task and you do what you are closest to – with the least amount of conversation. Morning ‘clean-up’ is a part of ...
To reach my next food cache I would have to cross Taylor Arm, the western limb of Sproat Lake (a 1.4 km / 1 mile crossing), and before I reached the lake the road forked and I had to make a decision about which direction to go. Either road would lead me to the lake, but one ...
I’m not sure how she got in their yard but she was desperately trying to get under the fence and back into the field. Joyce opened the gate and I picked her up and set her on the other side of it. She took off into the field. It was a yellow-bellied slider and I’m pretty ...
It was the love of my parents that formed me and sustained me. They taught me how to live. Now they are helping me as I approach the exit. If, as is written, the task of a lifetime is to come to terms with life’s finity, then my parents have taught me one final time. ...
Step 5: How Many Pipes and Fittings Do You Need? Believe it or not this is the hardest step. You now have to decide what size of frame you want to build. Are you building a frame for a day trip, overnighter or extended river trip? Do you want a place for a cooler, dry box,...
Whee ya stated plenty howHuckleberry Finn + Finnegans WakeinfluenzedA Raft Manifest, but th landgauge also tips a hat to Uncle Remus, Yogi Berra (+ Yogi Bear, nod to menshun Huckleberry Hound) + dat Dogberry charactor inMuch Ado About Nothing.. ∀ll 2 sayA Raft Manifest= a 233-pg n...