Bryan kayaked while I paddled may homemade canoe
The ice along shore made getting in a bit tricky
We are very lucky to have such a great river flowing through our city
Friday, January 13, 2012
Paddling in January
On Sunday (Jan. 8th) my good friend Bryan and I decided to take advantage of the warm weather and headed out onto the South Saskatchewan River for a short paddle. It was a sunny day with only a bit of a breeze. By the way Bryan is a Paddle Canada certified kayak instructor so if anyone is interested in learning to kayak head over to Coldspring Paddling and check out his scheduled lessons.
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Thanks for the plug Mark!
Thanks for posting...Visions of the same are dancing through my head today. I am thinking this week I might come to Saskatoon for a quick (kayak) paddle. (Jan 30---)I am contemplating putting in at Rotary park east side and just paddling around between Vic park and the U of S bridge.....any thoughts?
Mr. or Ms. Unkiown, track me down and give me a shout. We can talk about logistics and maybe if you don't mind I would join you.
I think there will be too much ice near Rotary Park, or anywhere else on the east side of the river. Best bet is going to be downstream of the QEII power plant somewhere, maybe near the boathouse. There is way more ice on the river now than there was when Mark & I were out.
Also, do you have the gear to be dressed for immersion? What's going to happen if you run into trouble and end up in the water? Ice along shore makes getting out difficult and that in itself can make things difficult if you are not sure and prepared.
Cheers,
Bryan
It seems I can't spell. That was supposed to be "Unknown" in that first line.
Hi Mr. Bryan S
Perhaps someday I might be prepared and up to your caliber of out door activities.
I scouted the river, and have decided that due to the fact that I dont have the gear, and I have not been on a river in ages, winter would not be the best time to re-learn the basics of paddling (and swimming) in 'moving' water.
I would have loved to paddle with you. I seem to be solo paddling (etc.) this past few years.
I have spent years doing outdoor activities by myself, and have only recently begun to realize that naivety and luck can only carry me so far.
And so it is with regret (and new found maturity) that I must decline the engaging of my cabin fever wild fantasies of winter paddling.
So I (and my dog) went camping late last night instead :-)
follow link, wait to load, scroll to picture(s)
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cask0329
Feel free to drop me an email anytime.
(though in two weeks time I go internet free, then will check email once in awhile at local library)
Ms J
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