Yes folks, this guy is
snow kayaking. There is apparently a race related to this “sport” which goes on each year as part of
Durango’s Superhero Snowdown Festival. As the Rocky Mountain News points out,
speeds going downhill can reach 20 miles an hour. A berm at the bottom of the 150 yard course stops racers, which is
apparently a great improvement from the barbed-wire fence which used to greet them instead. I guess that is a step up
indeed.
Paddling Across Canada
Never would have thought it could have been done…that is, didn’t know anyone would think to try…to paddle across
Canada, that is. But Joe O’Blenis has
done it. Yes, he
paddled roughly 9,000 kilometers, starting at the Pacific Ocean in northern British Columbia all the way to the waters
of the Atlantic Ocean…by paddling along Canada’s Maritime Provinces. Here’s the
first dispatch (and
yes, read the others) of many of this pretty amazing, and quite cool, feat.
Great Kayaking Gallery
I am a Nat Geo wannabee, so I am always on the lookout for folks who are really making a living shooting outdoors. Joel Rogers provides a glimpse of his amazing sea kayaking photos at Great Outdoors. From Japan, to Crete to Belize, the series is really wonderful. Rogers is based in Seattle, Washington, and is currently writing and photographing a book on Seattle due out soon. Rogers has his own site, where you can see his stock photos, and lots of other sweetpics.
Never Enough Adventure Films
If you’re cruising through the UC Santa Cruz, CA area in the next few weeks consider stopping for
what sounds like a great film festival. Well, maybe not great, but worth giving it a
look. The Banff Mountain Film Festival makes
a stop in the community at the Rio Theater from February 25-27. If aren’t familiar with the fest or the
films haven’t made it to your neck of the woods, the showcase will consist of paddling, climbling, hiking, and
everything to excite the adventure traveler in us all.
Kayaking With Whales
Imagine floating in calm seas in your little kayak as a multi-ton whale comes up underneath you, lifting your boat
partially out of the water. I think I’d need a change of underwear. But that’s exactly what happened to Jonathan
Reynolds, a sea kayaker in Newfoundland who writes about the experience in
this article for Canoe/Kayak Magazine.