tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311544503404784082024-03-14T02:18:35.312-04:00Hike the RiverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-8377209867440872192023-12-10T16:52:00.003-05:002023-12-10T16:52:38.666-05:00<p>Another year and another trip to the Edisto. Unlike last year two things were different this trip. First we all had our sea kayaks and no one was having to paddle a shorter 10 foot recreational. Second this is the first trip for Pepe on the Edisto and it was nice to have all of us together. We did a shorter paddle on the first day, leaving from Colleton State Park and paddling up river for a few miles. There was a significant benefit using the current on the way back to the cabin and we would take advantage of that current the next day on our almost 23 mile trip down river to Givhans Ferry State Park. The weather was a bit cool as we started off on the longer paddle but it seemed to settle down and while I will not say got warm it was nice. I kept on my layers until after lunch and was never really uncomfortable. My fingertips were a bit numb early on but they thawed as the day went on. The cabin was nice and except for the first night when the heater just couldn't keep up with the cold outside it was pleasant inside. Overall this was a great trip again and we look forward to returning and doing more segments south of Givhans Ferry. Maybe next year we stay in one of their cabins and see what adventures we can find further south. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>For kicks I had Chat GPT rewrite the story. Here's AI's version...</u></b></p><p>We had a blast at the Edisto this year. It was different from last time because we all brought our sea kayaks and nobody had to use a short 10 foot one. It was also Pepe's first time there and it was great to have him with us. We did a short paddle on day one, starting from Colleton State Park and going up river for a bit. Then we used the current to help us get back to the cabin. The next day we did a longer paddle, almost 23 miles, down river to Givhans Ferry State Park. It was chilly at first but it got better later. I wore layers until lunch and then I was fine. My fingers were cold at first but they warmed up eventually. The cabin was cozy and warm, except for the first night when the heater couldn't keep up. We had a lot of fun and we want to come back and explore more of the river south of Givhans Ferry. Maybe next year we can stay in one of their cabins and see what else we can find.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1JBNFiyatKPEXEjbaY0cvWpvQMaAf8gBdKSiNmpvWDySd91SVyRYAWVrk9JupUgJNUKd0XvgM8PisF5nrAMrdCRtxR1lTchqZFKpk7kWEzxtwtC72zUgksD3mUiZHmtqNQV8QrnqLZUztIydUU_oIfDVV1hY3V5YgXqmAPrMUOZahTVfqFRV-GXzSQ/s4032/IMG_0656.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1JBNFiyatKPEXEjbaY0cvWpvQMaAf8gBdKSiNmpvWDySd91SVyRYAWVrk9JupUgJNUKd0XvgM8PisF5nrAMrdCRtxR1lTchqZFKpk7kWEzxtwtC72zUgksD3mUiZHmtqNQV8QrnqLZUztIydUU_oIfDVV1hY3V5YgXqmAPrMUOZahTVfqFRV-GXzSQ/s320/IMG_0656.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh6tDhN4I5iuFq4oM7ey0g2r54xGeIrPXBUQ94SFPMw6xcVLIqn6opORYy5dcQgjnPWQOzOqfvrDef2svT492CmryOjmNzQzsBVnVk-YT1cEpB2fUBL6iwDkidQtMs6ftvQa49Yw2BRwquwUSWOHSjMB5rSH4h2i9NizzrGhqO2SA6Qm9Tm7RZSnRkA/s4000/20231130_083645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We did an overnight stay at one of our favorite spots along the foothills trail. The weather was great however the evening star gazing was hit or miss. Some light cloud cover interrupted our view from time to time. It was Helpdesks first long trip with the new Eddyline Fathom and Pepe's first long trip in the Storm GT. 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</p>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-54580567426146513412023-07-17T14:07:00.002-04:002023-07-17T16:05:01.337-04:00Fishing Creek Lake July 2023<p> Helpdesk, Gusto, and Pepe headed out to a new location. The initial plan was to try the new put in on Fishing Creek and paddle south to Great Falls Lake. However, once we arrived at Nitrolee access area, the put in was covered in a few inches if not close to half a foot of mud. Not wanting to make a total mess of our boats, shoes and equipment we decided to look for other options. Here are a few photos of the Nitolee access.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwunp5cqN2RdlsBoITdu094Gt-IEjKkIDZIxyidd4cgqtSNfM3KQ-Z4aNIfiKTOSFl4HNbqlZPxkCvxdw4uqIbMD71wedCQOyCK_Yn7x6JZxccsDel-a10GrxohgnGxNYkyY_lvtx686VQWRz7Xbz_UGbh6OtVM4UiRYHKqz_6WKgNPFyOpl17j2txNA/s4000/20230716_090435.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwunp5cqN2RdlsBoITdu094Gt-IEjKkIDZIxyidd4cgqtSNfM3KQ-Z4aNIfiKTOSFl4HNbqlZPxkCvxdw4uqIbMD71wedCQOyCK_Yn7x6JZxccsDel-a10GrxohgnGxNYkyY_lvtx686VQWRz7Xbz_UGbh6OtVM4UiRYHKqz_6WKgNPFyOpl17j2txNA/s320/20230716_090435.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPtKUPlLoQlK7_k49MOe82AWhqmekWuUx5wOUGimGvTHx0VrsgW49SLibvEmzG5J_-tW1wmyXvMdEcihRyVr84dGtsrooNMhdaev_6x1YoghyF5r9u8M_MvPxAQELOwglWQBZVBZeRvGFLSsrzYW8xvy60BejTVwOq0ZiafIl-LllJVPN10iDBJTjqg/s4000/20230716_090514.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPtKUPlLoQlK7_k49MOe82AWhqmekWuUx5wOUGimGvTHx0VrsgW49SLibvEmzG5J_-tW1wmyXvMdEcihRyVr84dGtsrooNMhdaev_6x1YoghyF5r9u8M_MvPxAQELOwglWQBZVBZeRvGFLSsrzYW8xvy60BejTVwOq0ZiafIl-LllJVPN10iDBJTjqg/s320/20230716_090514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We ended up traveling a few miles north on highway 21 to the Fishing Creek access. From there we completed just over 5 miles in a loop. It was plenty hot but we took a break about half way and practiced kayak rescues. All three of us were successful getting back in with the help of a partner kayak. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTweYjvWpA9a4JIWtODvUv9e9_xYiZaBbs3g7dFIhSSHsLSe7Gdnya72SNF9k5DqA7nWqmpcVZA7bA82szCOfvyx09VER0M-Kibc5J3fY6A4PLtrsljk5NE1Kwb0Qws0NXgOc0pMICSWh83uTwhOZ0sJFf4fjaj0GY2j3qlgPdBSn8R0SN4sClcOZt3Q/s1761/Screenshot_20230716_164842.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTweYjvWpA9a4JIWtODvUv9e9_xYiZaBbs3g7dFIhSSHsLSe7Gdnya72SNF9k5DqA7nWqmpcVZA7bA82szCOfvyx09VER0M-Kibc5J3fY6A4PLtrsljk5NE1Kwb0Qws0NXgOc0pMICSWh83uTwhOZ0sJFf4fjaj0GY2j3qlgPdBSn8R0SN4sClcOZt3Q/s320/Screenshot_20230716_164842.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg739FZcw5H1ENIizCziBH90FKrHi5uP5DFxjAaLsabS8Z1RUCPatW0HSptmhO0LCgjzGzXvL3jPXHdFYWgR5cmbiLv2Kc6gX951l7fvv3fOpi2xGov96_VP5-vCIABARaZ95D6AcZO6MezcN1NMW3dhofy5RVlL5m3QUNvByVu1OFqrBQNS9bOJ2sC9w/s1916/Screenshot_20230716_164920.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg739FZcw5H1ENIizCziBH90FKrHi5uP5DFxjAaLsabS8Z1RUCPatW0HSptmhO0LCgjzGzXvL3jPXHdFYWgR5cmbiLv2Kc6gX951l7fvv3fOpi2xGov96_VP5-vCIABARaZ95D6AcZO6MezcN1NMW3dhofy5RVlL5m3QUNvByVu1OFqrBQNS9bOJ2sC9w/s320/Screenshot_20230716_164920.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There was surprisingly a low number of boats on the lake for a Sunday afternoon in mid summer. 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The weather had been pretty warm headed into Super Bowl week and therefore the conditions on the slopes were questionable at best. So, instead of skiing we ended up doing a hike off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Moses Cone Mansion. We have done this walk before and it's ~5 miles round trip up to an old fire tower. Great views from up there and really nice and well maintained trails. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXIZoqeCCjUvAdKrqpv8rYdYjsUXgioJ0BqnqvbDPYfjHGaLHGf2A9O2E6x0OXmIOrpC8typ0CAnU_By9Ywjg90d7oOtKaGkmHS_GAinJ_IpavRU7EQC-UYQ41-7aJRDh_TUjY2nzTup_JU3rTeomrWU_eVKjW65nzY_5YcEj9E5gWG58RQkSDaE/s4608/20230210_133546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXIZoqeCCjUvAdKrqpv8rYdYjsUXgioJ0BqnqvbDPYfjHGaLHGf2A9O2E6x0OXmIOrpC8typ0CAnU_By9Ywjg90d7oOtKaGkmHS_GAinJ_IpavRU7EQC-UYQ41-7aJRDh_TUjY2nzTup_JU3rTeomrWU_eVKjW65nzY_5YcEj9E5gWG58RQkSDaE/w400-h225/20230210_133546.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAp-6_Hq5Gv8LYJa4k_0foRhP_MeENMJCLBtRqv_tJZDERVOCHgtpCsNTlRMlEKFWxvCzaSV4FI2t2fwI-bqmVhXrqSRXU736Gbya9czVaqz2yVZX28AT81VhQ6qXn5Ep-ZnEu7_2d5yvUZawk3yf7oZN4Dbl2RhluEo3Vn9pzO3mU2LPpAaoE9c/s4032/20230210_140349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAp-6_Hq5Gv8LYJa4k_0foRhP_MeENMJCLBtRqv_tJZDERVOCHgtpCsNTlRMlEKFWxvCzaSV4FI2t2fwI-bqmVhXrqSRXU736Gbya9czVaqz2yVZX28AT81VhQ6qXn5Ep-ZnEu7_2d5yvUZawk3yf7oZN4Dbl2RhluEo3Vn9pzO3mU2LPpAaoE9c/w400-h225/20230210_140349.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0F0D_NjMoNJTOBjBJs4LzXds1jvCCGfBMWRDF_5mvGG5Kk3Jej74GppZGmZN87kh6XMoAQnDdJZQ2cwUPGTAlgKaYF7Y7lSPYjlAvcA1K3OYGUXJo2ZxJm9kIi9UGyiskdQ3eDXhOnx4lzk9d-ezNBK-NBWg8cWwHd6Av6EtwItTDcAXDUzOTW4/s4032/20230210_141111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0F0D_NjMoNJTOBjBJs4LzXds1jvCCGfBMWRDF_5mvGG5Kk3Jej74GppZGmZN87kh6XMoAQnDdJZQ2cwUPGTAlgKaYF7Y7lSPYjlAvcA1K3OYGUXJo2ZxJm9kIi9UGyiskdQ3eDXhOnx4lzk9d-ezNBK-NBWg8cWwHd6Av6EtwItTDcAXDUzOTW4/w400-h225/20230210_141111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>On Saturday we headed over to Roan Mountain State Park. We parked at Carvers Gap (elevation 5512) then walk a fairly short distance to Round Bald. The views were awesome even with a few clouds overhead</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqAwRhm8h0faoe8FQD9sY5jhRu-MOzwbgFj1mOd27clHIPbX11EtNpzc8DMZ_hebNB7GaIG5izqlhsofmwcqdHKjco_B_SJjY2Hb0y8Ebitt_aTFYMEjFN31FDyRMyNLHVsUPJkZmB2Nk_M0USHIMfhJkFrORYMchXyhYR1cmVsWGmDWtaBEt5pY/s3216/20230211_101742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="3216" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqAwRhm8h0faoe8FQD9sY5jhRu-MOzwbgFj1mOd27clHIPbX11EtNpzc8DMZ_hebNB7GaIG5izqlhsofmwcqdHKjco_B_SJjY2Hb0y8Ebitt_aTFYMEjFN31FDyRMyNLHVsUPJkZmB2Nk_M0USHIMfhJkFrORYMchXyhYR1cmVsWGmDWtaBEt5pY/w400-h225/20230211_101742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjngaevmZcdBrQNSLBU0naJSjNtvWqSbv98z9ElMeYEpBjFhrtQiv2nzye2x2_-Qu5tQLBFq9qi8znM8AA-6fCVcbWqe0WpYr9ArvJJYIbQ87rCQjyXT6WypsHKarXqS3IRVTQbBc8o4dj9uCOQ03RFGKHjm-VysXsyxIos2hGdKxuuc_UZPE5nw/s624/Roan%20Mountain%20Round%20Bald.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="624" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjngaevmZcdBrQNSLBU0naJSjNtvWqSbv98z9ElMeYEpBjFhrtQiv2nzye2x2_-Qu5tQLBFq9qi8znM8AA-6fCVcbWqe0WpYr9ArvJJYIbQ87rCQjyXT6WypsHKarXqS3IRVTQbBc8o4dj9uCOQ03RFGKHjm-VysXsyxIos2hGdKxuuc_UZPE5nw/w400-h115/Roan%20Mountain%20Round%20Bald.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRReQLBlP7RvaCLebMicmYmEwXPd3AssmNPWF4p88PA08hE-WH0Yc-3mcAY8rSq1Ry9XsEXLYI6cgwHCj3aY0JX5oYijIeWxrmUCGmwlf8Coy1JuUE5__qfzqX1H1tPqmovw0BBwNWYB4RDkCMl_VrphYkfNUOxQtqGUOxWl7C4E9cFk8MSu2ydQ/s3968/20230211_104508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="3968" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRReQLBlP7RvaCLebMicmYmEwXPd3AssmNPWF4p88PA08hE-WH0Yc-3mcAY8rSq1Ry9XsEXLYI6cgwHCj3aY0JX5oYijIeWxrmUCGmwlf8Coy1JuUE5__qfzqX1H1tPqmovw0BBwNWYB4RDkCMl_VrphYkfNUOxQtqGUOxWl7C4E9cFk8MSu2ydQ/w400-h225/20230211_104508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhCNuzAZW5G98ljFnu0n8bhhx4HBs1gLkdoiFrRYyNpAUvmKb0LBmk2QJoEOewvYCGssAVFB0DcrVB-cgcD3YLRm_fTi82DWmwoXyWcLos6tsEdjIsqeoNwO8cwho3RfBI_MvrbfvyjguzR-0_OaAc-Avbo4EzyawGOpRix4N5ENRH_0WYIdg2gM/s4032/20230211_103547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhCNuzAZW5G98ljFnu0n8bhhx4HBs1gLkdoiFrRYyNpAUvmKb0LBmk2QJoEOewvYCGssAVFB0DcrVB-cgcD3YLRm_fTi82DWmwoXyWcLos6tsEdjIsqeoNwO8cwho3RfBI_MvrbfvyjguzR-0_OaAc-Avbo4EzyawGOpRix4N5ENRH_0WYIdg2gM/w400-h225/20230211_103547.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KTV87EmJVaMhU6PwzR7zKGaxb5uXAsZUz91gqom1Vj_irdTwzDjb7ioN869-xsmMMqH9AX9j9BHaHA52Fx2ym_zM0UEWNv-TVU4aS4pAm5ijfRWTc3ZcfUnmmv3uc7f6QyTsH437NAXGfRZnP7ZeEEgGNwZdWKIUIak9ng1cikdFXZcymWwATNM/s4032/20230211_105633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KTV87EmJVaMhU6PwzR7zKGaxb5uXAsZUz91gqom1Vj_irdTwzDjb7ioN869-xsmMMqH9AX9j9BHaHA52Fx2ym_zM0UEWNv-TVU4aS4pAm5ijfRWTc3ZcfUnmmv3uc7f6QyTsH437NAXGfRZnP7ZeEEgGNwZdWKIUIak9ng1cikdFXZcymWwATNM/w400-h225/20230211_105633.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9it4zo1EqpQ" width="640" youtube-src-id="9it4zo1EqpQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the trip to Roan Mountain we headed back toward Banner Elk. On the way we stopped by Elk River Falls. The short hike was much easier this time without the mud and ice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sV1u5ai_o60" width="640" youtube-src-id="sV1u5ai_o60"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p>We finally got some snow late in the day on Sunday. If the temp had dropped earlier in the day we probably would have got 8-12 inches. But as it worked out we only received about 1 to 1.5 inches. It was nice to see it cover the ground. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_YVahq2-Fsw" width="320" youtube-src-id="_YVahq2-Fsw"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAtbS-FCp-YyJd3RO9pjoPWzFawq7viYdcMXwZaFgzcux-l1uc0t4pVufmGWouIzgFeDuxJVNl0jqlTaNO4q-uUdyKtFcSLTh0lVcDaEu9v6ogjWfBwzX-cI9bFw_tShlTMIeJpXe-6Y6bOLEpmWW0CALjMGjrpLxrF9w27of331zNF5lr5P-VEk/s4032/20230213_080706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAtbS-FCp-YyJd3RO9pjoPWzFawq7viYdcMXwZaFgzcux-l1uc0t4pVufmGWouIzgFeDuxJVNl0jqlTaNO4q-uUdyKtFcSLTh0lVcDaEu9v6ogjWfBwzX-cI9bFw_tShlTMIeJpXe-6Y6bOLEpmWW0CALjMGjrpLxrF9w27of331zNF5lr5P-VEk/w400-h225/20230213_080706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xOlEHGR5Qq9u5soOY1YFLlPErxzR1xXjxqfYvm7XprAbBVRjB7uhjipfIPc8Yjfp1Fg8-P_OE_iC7IdaBu0Tn-ASAVt8eQWqjfEwZn_TtLMQRdEDcdn-MsWr8TJMpo7Xv6vKS4FOoy2HpGVS6qvLU2mBTx244WOOtBCpSkba0qUJIJR0L89k4ks/s4032/20230213_080648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xOlEHGR5Qq9u5soOY1YFLlPErxzR1xXjxqfYvm7XprAbBVRjB7uhjipfIPc8Yjfp1Fg8-P_OE_iC7IdaBu0Tn-ASAVt8eQWqjfEwZn_TtLMQRdEDcdn-MsWr8TJMpo7Xv6vKS4FOoy2HpGVS6qvLU2mBTx244WOOtBCpSkba0qUJIJR0L89k4ks/w400-h225/20230213_080648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another year in the books. Can't wait to do it again next year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-69574345446426704932022-12-06T10:36:00.003-05:002022-12-08T13:17:41.954-05:00Edisto River - December 2022<p>Gusto and Helpdesk made a long overdue trip back to the Edisto River. This time we stayed at <a href="https://southcarolinaparks.com/colleton" target="_blank">Colleton State Park</a> in the only camper cabin in the park. The park is relatively small but very nicely laid out. The cabin was simple but clean and had plenty of room for two paddlers. We discovered that the cabin used to function as a picnic shelter. At some point it was closed in to make the current cabin. There was no restroom or indoor plumbing. We used the campground bathhouse for those needs. However, there was a small refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker and an outside water spigot. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3ecS69G7ucd2nssTFIEFI-n0Hvi8Jd6WNCrB7XHZiW9yj4Yb9MX_exrTbegVU4aG_188_3qeAviXmGFtTZuYGKIw2djYgwZS2hkolgG4Ok0xGVBSr8em8BpYFlKktZSCs_5D4zkcXXDTB12JaQdTGIekia85ELJMaVAzrQnOYqBKqDUYsMP9kGo/s4032/20221202_122149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3ecS69G7ucd2nssTFIEFI-n0Hvi8Jd6WNCrB7XHZiW9yj4Yb9MX_exrTbegVU4aG_188_3qeAviXmGFtTZuYGKIw2djYgwZS2hkolgG4Ok0xGVBSr8em8BpYFlKktZSCs_5D4zkcXXDTB12JaQdTGIekia85ELJMaVAzrQnOYqBKqDUYsMP9kGo/s320/20221202_122149.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Camper Cabin </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu0oLjmBeEPkh8wrSAnA3kkvuB5C2s0Kkzqi3vLANAqKMMSO1Imj2Kk51zLD4Sb2B_wMVtW7ey0hHi1rU19tyaOXFqaFgFOcG_ER_f_HUZ96wvHFBj2rtNjEnkU0O45DDrKlPPM0ok-0ubI1mvm7UvzpMyVSm-7Rop0ONSB6x4gYCvXtpYQbP1Hc/s4032/20221202_123440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu0oLjmBeEPkh8wrSAnA3kkvuB5C2s0Kkzqi3vLANAqKMMSO1Imj2Kk51zLD4Sb2B_wMVtW7ey0hHi1rU19tyaOXFqaFgFOcG_ER_f_HUZ96wvHFBj2rtNjEnkU0O45DDrKlPPM0ok-0ubI1mvm7UvzpMyVSm-7Rop0ONSB6x4gYCvXtpYQbP1Hc/s320/20221202_123440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Path to a small beach area where we launched from</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gusto and Helpdesk did have a bit of a communication breakdown on equipment. Helpdesk had our touring boats in mind and missed the fact that Gusto didn't have his touring boat handy so he was planning to bring his smaller recreation 10 foot boat. It was a bit of a surprise to both of us that we missed this important detail. We both questioned each others responses to things like the best way to transport the boats etc. It's a different approach depending on the boat and even with the unusual answers to each other it was still missed. Most likely it was Helpdesk that missed the detail here. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As you can see there is a significant different in the length of the boats and how efficient they are on the water.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sEAJambYRfl0wXYp3Szzf-nle-RWkMhUojlbkF-h8RqDlwd7DxUGaG9cJ30CobZCfaqIdQXM1yq5wDwd1GM0AbF34frw6wn1TZhMfQrKdCbyb5oTAwYzqztEA4BkIGuFRrwFDAOE2jkaHZ8zUFO7I41Z6YPBvK1WUqWNcp_xR8iceEJsWg697R4/s1008/IMG_20221205_123222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sEAJambYRfl0wXYp3Szzf-nle-RWkMhUojlbkF-h8RqDlwd7DxUGaG9cJ30CobZCfaqIdQXM1yq5wDwd1GM0AbF34frw6wn1TZhMfQrKdCbyb5oTAwYzqztEA4BkIGuFRrwFDAOE2jkaHZ8zUFO7I41Z6YPBvK1WUqWNcp_xR8iceEJsWg697R4/s320/IMG_20221205_123222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived before noon on Friday December 2nd. Luckily we were able to check in early and get our gear stored away. We had plenty of time for a short paddle and decided to just paddle upstream vs driving up and having to shuttle back to get a vehicle. We paddled a few miles up stream and got a good appreciation of the downstream current. It was a nice afternoon workout for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later in the evening we worked out a deal to leave a vehicle overnight at <a href="https://southcarolinaparks.com/givhans-ferry " target="_blank">Givhans Ferry State Park</a> , our destination on Saturday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got started early on Saturday Morning and with the help of the current were able to easily set a pace of ~ 4.4 miles per hour on average. The weather was excellent, cool but not cold, and the sun broke through the high clouds around mid morning. 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The paper maps indicated a 22 mile trip. However, the system that Helpdesk started as close to the beginning as possible measured 23.1 miles. All devices agreed on the moving average of 4.4 MPH. Above is the track from a Samsung phone. That information was also uploaded to AllTrails below. This is an interactive map that you can zoom in on and change the map data to satellite, topo, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>
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It's going by fast and we have not done as much as we wanted. However, what a great day to be on the Green. The weather was perfect, sunny and in the low 70's. The water was a little chilly but luckily no one turned over. Helpdesk and Gusto were the only two to make the trip and it was a good one. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VSrqs0hYfrY" width="356" youtube-src-id="VSrqs0hYfrY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-12676833263876318472022-03-18T10:59:00.002-04:002022-03-18T10:59:18.752-04:002022 Ski Bowl Weekend<p> </p><p>Gusto, Helpdesk and Pepe` took to the slopes on Friday before the big game. Perfect weather in the morning and as the day went on it got a little warm. Overall it was one of the better days to be on the slopes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuF8pzPI1HegPK5sleg9z3KnesBmdpiAHDVmakaw9aJdumEzdcQY3Ia0ED4JqCY-P1X0-7E5AXSvY3ze8ppHtCsoall8wajnkbLX9xioiIT9FMK0KVuwdYTKQ9Vpk7gfGqizSoj4I0oPVy9s5SilXGFaPw2-TkBG7NkfoRY4Xhr5951VDjXupiCSU=s2560" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuF8pzPI1HegPK5sleg9z3KnesBmdpiAHDVmakaw9aJdumEzdcQY3Ia0ED4JqCY-P1X0-7E5AXSvY3ze8ppHtCsoall8wajnkbLX9xioiIT9FMK0KVuwdYTKQ9Vpk7gfGqizSoj4I0oPVy9s5SilXGFaPw2-TkBG7NkfoRY4Xhr5951VDjXupiCSU=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMBFEcIshHpYIy-5G_xWDyvYX2asxb36m7iVltVjse2P2EvKvWcEyXzcg5hRbAiT3LFgw0IqlNVfOzOY-Np-J9H8eKAuhg_5vQJgdtIl8K4D6FnAwCrNWzOPLtotOrTqv6AeQHghGir9Jtg7CakkSdGgkmuAgMwWW90HpGkLpzCB6O7kjT3Q0s2Y8=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMBFEcIshHpYIy-5G_xWDyvYX2asxb36m7iVltVjse2P2EvKvWcEyXzcg5hRbAiT3LFgw0IqlNVfOzOY-Np-J9H8eKAuhg_5vQJgdtIl8K4D6FnAwCrNWzOPLtotOrTqv6AeQHghGir9Jtg7CakkSdGgkmuAgMwWW90HpGkLpzCB6O7kjT3Q0s2Y8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This year we took a new hike on the Flat Top Mountain trail, part of Moses H Cone Memorial Park. The hike was easy and the views were great. At the top of the mountain there is a lookout tower with even better views.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwDRiq3Gc1wNSM_vzKSri9GZpwbB4BuQ2nEzwJY9CP_D1DXefG2HVaSU_XPor-Vfa2OytXCYun8K3LdDFwEeQm2u_NnAIW1aFVESJuvV5eHMc3E_g6m5Bpaew3cZMQ6H0SCZhK80jgct8kJrTue8vwdS8GHdL1mjdhr4wt4Ws1R8dS6WKAgU0C-J4=s7138" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="7138" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwDRiq3Gc1wNSM_vzKSri9GZpwbB4BuQ2nEzwJY9CP_D1DXefG2HVaSU_XPor-Vfa2OytXCYun8K3LdDFwEeQm2u_NnAIW1aFVESJuvV5eHMc3E_g6m5Bpaew3cZMQ6H0SCZhK80jgct8kJrTue8vwdS8GHdL1mjdhr4wt4Ws1R8dS6WKAgU0C-J4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhui9KgArzRV1JppIP8jQ5fHgDXFh7HzKBIFr-_OxjH9MXZ9DGrk84QE-etCCV6KP2EX8LIi8vbF-oO3VqMxt7jYGvvsoBFCelcH0kTLtFxOlFx3OrPKGPFc1GTGNKMxJkJ0Z3k7Pd1xZJtQvGK6l9qyCyXEoh-u4xskhwWbWrH-O9nTHTkjfP7ukM=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhui9KgArzRV1JppIP8jQ5fHgDXFh7HzKBIFr-_OxjH9MXZ9DGrk84QE-etCCV6KP2EX8LIi8vbF-oO3VqMxt7jYGvvsoBFCelcH0kTLtFxOlFx3OrPKGPFc1GTGNKMxJkJ0Z3k7Pd1xZJtQvGK6l9qyCyXEoh-u4xskhwWbWrH-O9nTHTkjfP7ukM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNoCQ3d1wnRmO2Ds35rt3GrFtTAaAHAeZBzxoLih2Xwt401ruJrzF-PF4_qye_yE90cOC2m3xOPn9brQhOnUb4ZSLjeIijQqbT7EGdJRe5uymegHdcKUUtiS5UX4rku6Vr0QVFQVS62rjsODQDplwLMxSbNhtqTsyb4-rEkxJ_fSFjkIHaZUbZo8=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNoCQ3d1wnRmO2Ds35rt3GrFtTAaAHAeZBzxoLih2Xwt401ruJrzF-PF4_qye_yE90cOC2m3xOPn9brQhOnUb4ZSLjeIijQqbT7EGdJRe5uymegHdcKUUtiS5UX4rku6Vr0QVFQVS62rjsODQDplwLMxSbNhtqTsyb4-rEkxJ_fSFjkIHaZUbZo8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Another great weekend in the books! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-91612186810766679712021-10-05T21:05:00.007-04:002021-10-05T21:44:17.519-04:00Morris Island Lighthouse - October 4, 2021<p> Helpdesk and Gusto made some last minutes changes to a planned Jocassee trip due to impending weather. That change was to head south to the coast and paddle to Morris Island Lighthouse (a trip we have come to really enjoy). The original plan was to paddle to the lighthouse on Sunday October 3rd but rain in the forecast had us rethink that trip and instead just do some walking around camp. We stayed overnight at James Island County Park. Very nice place with everything from primitive camping to cabins on the marsh. Anyway, back to the story at hand. We woke up early and broke camp (I'm sure the RV's around us were glad to see the rig we had move out of the neighborhood) and headed to the Folly River put in and started our paddle toward the lighthouse. The wind was at our backs and the sun felt intense for the first third of the paddle. Once we turned into the inlet and marsh system we started catching some wind from the side and the sun was partially blocked by some high thin clouds. That made things much more enjoyable for the rest of the trip. We arrived as the tide was beginning to go out and we were able to paddle fairly deep into what would soon be a big sandbar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwIaNaIoQrQUZVi0KUFSzdriVnZdK9YDUPK5YJFPgda5Q_i-_0v_NfaHa9dfwmRNY25nDY6pnnqiIvdHTRJTQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Once we landed we pulled the kayaks well on shore and took the quick walk to get a better view of the lighthouse. </p><p>Gusto has always wanted to paddle around the lighthouse and ended up dragging his boat to the other side of the sandbar and launching in the relatively small surf for a short trip in open waters. Helpdesk decided it was best to not push his beach re-entry skills as he was having flashbacks of returning to the shore in La Jolla that didn't end well at all. <a href="http://www.hiketheriver.com/search?q=la+jolla" target="_blank">La Jolla Trip</a></p><p>After having the flashback of flipping coming ashore on the west coast, Helpdesk decided it was best to keep his feet firmly planted on the sand instead of being face planted on the sand. </p><p>But look at Gusto take off. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0OHrkEMe6JHx_UyKhQI9CTnY6thyI1fI-4EV9xBMmhf2A8tVPNedvATZAMoSXxddTaMCiM4c8r041xmpObw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Here is the GPS track and some stats on the trip.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh44CwuwwE-AK_ESMjDeotGA5cQuV8MmB4wBXU-fSNxz7lL8zujifeE33qnKEUfX5ETI0LMZTdStpj80sYlbzqdhH0PczeEzFPd7yZPyvRbvgEo0iPWniELXesQY0k3MWvY0pNkpFZHU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="103" data-original-width="373" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh44CwuwwE-AK_ESMjDeotGA5cQuV8MmB4wBXU-fSNxz7lL8zujifeE33qnKEUfX5ETI0LMZTdStpj80sYlbzqdhH0PczeEzFPd7yZPyvRbvgEo0iPWniELXesQY0k3MWvY0pNkpFZHU/" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Distance above is one way. So we burned some calories which would come in handle later as desert was on the menu at <a href="https://elliscreekfishcamp.com/" target="_blank">Ellis Creek Fish Camp</a> </div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHtkvWr73YVm_4zLyM69HUrf8zomiyJWIFy5Nt4VHuN-xAXsoiqXQ4AbY1Hj_deqUCH7zrMPA0Q2U7X1IghkHGNBpJyLueT2PrXHMR5AOlkZj4zrYOlvcfVcCVqhQ8fS4PtMRuXR0dGk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="916" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHtkvWr73YVm_4zLyM69HUrf8zomiyJWIFy5Nt4VHuN-xAXsoiqXQ4AbY1Hj_deqUCH7zrMPA0Q2U7X1IghkHGNBpJyLueT2PrXHMR5AOlkZj4zrYOlvcfVcCVqhQ8fS4PtMRuXR0dGk/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/morris-light-house-1c383cd?u=i" target="_blank">All Trails Link</a><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeqVQsm8rM1nEzBwwvslrHgvb_GXNy9feNWKGmaA7yw0Jy0mYJ3IvV4h_W9PI6J_42mEHptbWeXi6FenVkR83HFjhweTwXhP6nGXEnSpqfkqVvYHOv-K3DhnEU_WN0LAolA5p9gB8dyA/s3216/20211004_110043.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="3216" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeqVQsm8rM1nEzBwwvslrHgvb_GXNy9feNWKGmaA7yw0Jy0mYJ3IvV4h_W9PI6J_42mEHptbWeXi6FenVkR83HFjhweTwXhP6nGXEnSpqfkqVvYHOv-K3DhnEU_WN0LAolA5p9gB8dyA/s320/20211004_110043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wiI6ftJFFbQcT4TKix5jwh_LnxK8ruGmS5zp7ptpKyoFrBeu8vMWGNS5aHHoAhfyJ0c3l-nf1iMyTnNTc8k_xWdRjDXvp6xH_TW1puYAuCy_NdvBdK6G_FS901uIPVpl5ww_L5g7jig/s4032/20211004_103950.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wiI6ftJFFbQcT4TKix5jwh_LnxK8ruGmS5zp7ptpKyoFrBeu8vMWGNS5aHHoAhfyJ0c3l-nf1iMyTnNTc8k_xWdRjDXvp6xH_TW1puYAuCy_NdvBdK6G_FS901uIPVpl5ww_L5g7jig/s320/20211004_103950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBFRJN0Z0oR3p1_Fxp_QONQjYQGOqJ3SwajJu6sGM-0jKDaVOJw9M7Xyl-AXb7FZSARhbKd0uMAae9VYmN8WPLxZLAghkPfCNsYR8U5xjzP_pSB70ynaOpGy8aYVuAeHDdJa53nmYEIc/s4032/20211004_105910.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBFRJN0Z0oR3p1_Fxp_QONQjYQGOqJ3SwajJu6sGM-0jKDaVOJw9M7Xyl-AXb7FZSARhbKd0uMAae9VYmN8WPLxZLAghkPfCNsYR8U5xjzP_pSB70ynaOpGy8aYVuAeHDdJa53nmYEIc/s320/20211004_105910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw71b8me2hOD_LpFysWN73937MHvUDG6OmkJ12ydhZqIrxk4FDDe29-IjkaFaD60R2rdZpDFWRcOz1EIOne0m2HjTekm4P6nyyEKIUvxhMTRHbcPgO_o9BSjQ9VPg7paH5vB1m9BPtI_k/s4608/20211004_112642.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw71b8me2hOD_LpFysWN73937MHvUDG6OmkJ12ydhZqIrxk4FDDe29-IjkaFaD60R2rdZpDFWRcOz1EIOne0m2HjTekm4P6nyyEKIUvxhMTRHbcPgO_o9BSjQ9VPg7paH5vB1m9BPtI_k/s320/20211004_112642.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Great trip and one that I'm sure we will do again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-79137002562790522662021-09-29T21:42:00.005-04:002021-09-29T21:54:33.033-04:00New River - September 26-27, 2021<p>Well, we finally made it back to the new river and were not disappointed. The weather was excellent with a bit of fall in the air. The day was sunny and warm and the evening was crystal clear and cool. Sitting by the river late on a Sunday night provided an amazing view of the sky. The moon was later rising and that provided the best view I've ever experienced with a look at what seemed like thousands of stars and a nice view of the milky way. I didn't have a good camera that could do a long exposure shot so I will just have to keep that view fresh in my memory. </p><p>Back to the story. This was a return trip for Helpdesk and Gusto but new to our newest paddler Pepe' . </p><p>We paddled almost 11 miles from Wagoner access to 221 access. The water level was higher than the last trip but you still had to pay attention to avoid "hiking the river." </p><p>On Monday we decided to just do some of the trails inside the park afterwards we broke camp and headed back. 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The air was crisp and not one cloud in the sky. We set out from the Cedar Creek Canoe launch around 10:20 AM and spent about 3 hours and 15 minutes out on the water. We paddled upstream for almost 2.5 miles until we hit an area where we were forced to either portage or turn back. We decided to eat a snack and then head back on this trip. </p><p>We did get pretty close to a couple of river otters which was nice. You can hear them talking in this video. They sound like they are chirping. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxXUQ9sP7qT2lpPtR4_pC1TEXphQq90jpJcTo-PG1beYQL4f7sBk-e-eaj1_Tt3PRyqquzhCuBwlnLh1ObyNA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here is the Alltrails map and details. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/cedar-creek-paddle-route-6996165?u=i">https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/cedar-creek-paddle-route-6996165?u=i</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p><br />
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This year we had snow on the ground the entire weekend and it was awesome. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C93cwHHAdjvSQuBXe0FQz0IgQuV4roTDg4iVzj4TgIekGqMw4DlKGZ5UgpU1LAeYN4SgXbQYnlATlDN146OTUMw4Q4HQxFAwm_vO9Q8rDk-YOUrIZzZ46zyRDjVtYHI_fZfWfL6WRe0/s4032/20210207_133710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C93cwHHAdjvSQuBXe0FQz0IgQuV4roTDg4iVzj4TgIekGqMw4DlKGZ5UgpU1LAeYN4SgXbQYnlATlDN146OTUMw4Q4HQxFAwm_vO9Q8rDk-YOUrIZzZ46zyRDjVtYHI_fZfWfL6WRe0/s320/20210207_133710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsmnyjozgTXLJutncNO3t-ShJkDjyntLhr6-8PEk1y6cA0KW8y9WYoujkzoJhyw5NXLHUlVGFzlweCBNcT3yOHl1onnsrBxiCy_wsh_uXufTiDRUWJxPeELsLC_OPxH-9l9Vlq74rODw/s4032/20210207_093616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsmnyjozgTXLJutncNO3t-ShJkDjyntLhr6-8PEk1y6cA0KW8y9WYoujkzoJhyw5NXLHUlVGFzlweCBNcT3yOHl1onnsrBxiCy_wsh_uXufTiDRUWJxPeELsLC_OPxH-9l9Vlq74rODw/s320/20210207_093616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTtsmFW3Lc5xgLzG8u8XYlqnW69pstu8Q0iQWjDjveaJdYg6jjOHRyG5xs3cbrsoqwxUYtVZmOemuXfES7d-AezOTHT9e92AShOyjh5O9lrDiUYum0VJ2oG-PGyDDuAfekiXf2msTyD4/s4032/20210207_093037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTtsmFW3Lc5xgLzG8u8XYlqnW69pstu8Q0iQWjDjveaJdYg6jjOHRyG5xs3cbrsoqwxUYtVZmOemuXfES7d-AezOTHT9e92AShOyjh5O9lrDiUYum0VJ2oG-PGyDDuAfekiXf2msTyD4/s320/20210207_093037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/7lb4OtksTbo">https://youtu.be/7lb4OtksTbo</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7lb4OtksTbo" width="320" youtube-src-id="7lb4OtksTbo"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>On Friday we went for a walk to Otter Falls Trail in Seven Devils NC. The trail had been well used and overnight had frozen into a sheet of ice in many places. 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We had to take a bit of a drive but found Elk River Falls worth the time and effort. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>See all the photos here:<div><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/SgwnUGye1zKsqtyC8">https://photos.app.goo.gl/SgwnUGye1zKsqtyC8</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another great trip in the books.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-90038652032493336542020-10-04T21:36:00.012-04:002020-10-06T08:31:29.424-04:00October 2020 Lake Jocassee<p> Gusto and Helpdesk spent three days and two nights on the lake. We paddled up to the Toxaway river and camped on the foothills trail. We left Devils Fork State Park and made the ~8 mile paddle up the to camp. The wind was heavy across the large body of water for the first section requiring us to use our rudder or skeg to track straight. Once we made that crossing the wind calmed down for the rest of the paddle. Gusto pointed out a few Monarch Butterflies headed south as we paddled north. Helpdesk would have missed that totally as they have nothing to do with electronics. Glad Gusto has an eye for nature. We saw a sign when we got back to the park office, that 90% of the Monarch population has been lost in the past 10 years. Devil’s Fork State Park is trying to help by leaving more natural areas to provide places for the Monarchs to stop, rest and eat. </p><p>Once at camp we had little time to scout around as nightfall was not far off. We found a good spot and set camp. Thursday's route is in red and Friday is in green.
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Amazing what we can get in out two kayaks!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0Q1BNmyFeubXLUGM-haNKXYzWu-71r4DzCwSDihiiVmeS9ggWkVOxrXUNMaSwTXRtjiZoghsXbl9Dww4KO2jdZRRLc5G05cd1TEIMS1wTwTDOxPYwO37e5tIY0fh4cJTfDdWIBBIL0Q/s4032/20201001_173601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0Q1BNmyFeubXLUGM-haNKXYzWu-71r4DzCwSDihiiVmeS9ggWkVOxrXUNMaSwTXRtjiZoghsXbl9Dww4KO2jdZRRLc5G05cd1TEIMS1wTwTDOxPYwO37e5tIY0fh4cJTfDdWIBBIL0Q/s320/20201001_173601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X1beXBAgd29lBhMfRDsHfN_YeogeryjMN1lwuse4qZeKHCGANQ9bjWwPGY6R_Z59NZhW92W6L1CTR_u8k4L21BOVVyv7oqr4EKuIj0yY5oDE2ZqB00nc7rVT3L5hrD7M3LO0Iqhca8M/s4032/20201001_173516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X1beXBAgd29lBhMfRDsHfN_YeogeryjMN1lwuse4qZeKHCGANQ9bjWwPGY6R_Z59NZhW92W6L1CTR_u8k4L21BOVVyv7oqr4EKuIj0yY5oDE2ZqB00nc7rVT3L5hrD7M3LO0Iqhca8M/s320/20201001_173516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After setting up camp we had Salmon burgers and then went for a short walk to the swinging bridge to enjoy a full harvest moon and some bourbon. The air was crisp and sitting on the bridge was refreshing and watching the full moon rise was amazing. The light was bright and the sky was totally clear . </p><p>On Friday we paddled to Laurel Falls </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw3mzfoT5VPZT3N3Lim5FktRSr-v65pZACOR88kxm8uQbMVaJmgADdyGPQRiE-TiNpiXnk6vTW1zpk_bRuz8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>from there we headed over to horse pasture river. Friday's route is in green (see the map above) and the total distance on was ~9.5 miles . </p><p>We took some great photos <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/rgbEL251hfmwN8kLA" target="_blank">Click here to see the entire album</a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eZ2WGNhPEwyjHjGv2zy2ttoSxo5CiR1AK-qWFIkEPXg2vZPOfbs_NX32mF8WTnZG38qd-g3xWKRPRapOIgo1emudOoCbVTovqYlZLWsenFqe8EOslj_xl8RZlp3rivXygR_YEi0gIYg/s3216/20201002_142725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="3216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eZ2WGNhPEwyjHjGv2zy2ttoSxo5CiR1AK-qWFIkEPXg2vZPOfbs_NX32mF8WTnZG38qd-g3xWKRPRapOIgo1emudOoCbVTovqYlZLWsenFqe8EOslj_xl8RZlp3rivXygR_YEi0gIYg/s320/20201002_142725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYFTThpyStPgkLHPdeme5qH2UEd98B5O6SZnwYxFpoG-cdWoED_pM6WU5XwxSAVGgDTCdF8HYtCyk7fa08YIphemKwj3uHGLwfnx7bTjvthNmWYr1XUhDenT-y0FsAaf9uCPYTwNhCY8/s4032/20201002_142638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYFTThpyStPgkLHPdeme5qH2UEd98B5O6SZnwYxFpoG-cdWoED_pM6WU5XwxSAVGgDTCdF8HYtCyk7fa08YIphemKwj3uHGLwfnx7bTjvthNmWYr1XUhDenT-y0FsAaf9uCPYTwNhCY8/s320/20201002_142638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0ATRvsVGI5sE7pBuOC_qMY3_sNiwwiIvEgfFhJmGlnXEiiI9l1Va3dNoXggLV1fJLLQgz4kd0a5AfrTKZms4I-3OLHrHHaLS12e-CDHZwMEVO6Vr4sEJSIf1DG0pFMw0r8O0hEi7XHc/s4032/20201001_154611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0ATRvsVGI5sE7pBuOC_qMY3_sNiwwiIvEgfFhJmGlnXEiiI9l1Va3dNoXggLV1fJLLQgz4kd0a5AfrTKZms4I-3OLHrHHaLS12e-CDHZwMEVO6Vr4sEJSIf1DG0pFMw0r8O0hEi7XHc/s320/20201001_154611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/45l4CQOwz8w" width="320" youtube-src-id="45l4CQOwz8w"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Saturday morning we broke camp and headed home. The weather was spectacular the entire trip. Couldn't have asked for more .<div><br /></div><div>Until next time.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-37197925419078884052020-09-05T21:34:00.006-04:002020-09-07T15:59:36.068-04:002020 Green River <p>We returned to the Green River for a early September float. We had a new paddler with us this time in Pepe' . After joking for a long time about taking the first set of rapids backward he almost did! But better than Sleepy on his first trip Pepe' corrected course and mastered the raging rapids (well, they weren't raging but I had to add some spice here). But let me go back an hour or so. Gusto, Helpdesk and Pepe' first met up with Sleepy at the Hare and Hound in Landrum SC for some lunch. Great place and really good chicken salad wrap. I failed to get a second shot with Sleepy in the mix. He was a bit slow getting there.. I know.. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRiPafPMHo0IGviWHeZfBi5vvcfBlimrY5l3IeKDUK05FIu-FVibNJ7mpLXrxT-gmAcx6mYqQAqAVnjLbfDSE458PVV_JK80dLuO4AB6cJice-o7_MpMLbmnqB9XcGJK9Ooe46_bmhmc/s3968/20200904_120620.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="3968" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRiPafPMHo0IGviWHeZfBi5vvcfBlimrY5l3IeKDUK05FIu-FVibNJ7mpLXrxT-gmAcx6mYqQAqAVnjLbfDSE458PVV_JK80dLuO4AB6cJice-o7_MpMLbmnqB9XcGJK9Ooe46_bmhmc/w400-h225/20200904_120620.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Once on the river we had some good water but wasn't quite as much as we expected from the forecasted two units running at the hydro station. As it turns out I think we were about an 1.5 hours early for that second unit. Things really picked up on the second half of the trip and we saw Sleepy tip over and not long after Pepe' got stuck and then sunk his boat. That was a bit of a challenge as the flow seemed to be ever increasing. But we all made it with no more than some bruises and sore muscles here and there. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozboZPlCpGvHq3ccjm-IEGA74Y7Vic1kCD9yYI6ja4QkaoJFeeDMj-qfPtXte5DtVfZ7t_lFRkzS0TCmr0NvhN0P2Z9mvs6B3nO8J5coz9EKZuCs0b6SZXNn5casnbuDAV3eaYIqvfLE/s4032/20200904_165224.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozboZPlCpGvHq3ccjm-IEGA74Y7Vic1kCD9yYI6ja4QkaoJFeeDMj-qfPtXte5DtVfZ7t_lFRkzS0TCmr0NvhN0P2Z9mvs6B3nO8J5coz9EKZuCs0b6SZXNn5casnbuDAV3eaYIqvfLE/s320/20200904_165224.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwHuno_59R6j1UtR4REgh_EUKDF7AjaZxtx74VQ5Kv5ah9Fe74qXmlZC9x4lBR0nlGKdtZMFbklLy5GjCS5GUHsnmv1M0XgrGIztH4u8ajMg7fw4B7Pvkw9tIetuc9Z194Xjgdnjj-tg/s4032/20200904_164532.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwHuno_59R6j1UtR4REgh_EUKDF7AjaZxtx74VQ5Kv5ah9Fe74qXmlZC9x4lBR0nlGKdtZMFbklLy5GjCS5GUHsnmv1M0XgrGIztH4u8ajMg7fw4B7Pvkw9tIetuc9Z194Xjgdnjj-tg/s320/20200904_164532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68Z3Fh5rSl_i8GUlbaMI-Png0lGc0anJZfVwpO-q93wAsg5lonjs62ooR9rMBCMa0cahdbhp80oxgySXBriIy5sc3bpHrLENASYG39iZZCE8J3PB2xwPJAnISbkBaLZovjibNmugF_Rk/s4032/20200904_164520.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68Z3Fh5rSl_i8GUlbaMI-Png0lGc0anJZfVwpO-q93wAsg5lonjs62ooR9rMBCMa0cahdbhp80oxgySXBriIy5sc3bpHrLENASYG39iZZCE8J3PB2xwPJAnISbkBaLZovjibNmugF_Rk/s320/20200904_164520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfMo1UwjspHbIA_UTKtOYuKc0u0ZHoZ4BZimhLkrT-cYtSC4Pu4FUhoBde2pEhi1KcU6D9ezciAXOkr8NbcXJgOX3ZiLfspMQ1hUzh_yw3-N1on9bHAvhpATC_5c1AzCb1UtfV9k5AXY/s3968/20200904_155624.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfMo1UwjspHbIA_UTKtOYuKc0u0ZHoZ4BZimhLkrT-cYtSC4Pu4FUhoBde2pEhi1KcU6D9ezciAXOkr8NbcXJgOX3ZiLfspMQ1hUzh_yw3-N1on9bHAvhpATC_5c1AzCb1UtfV9k5AXY/s320/20200904_155624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQG4puhSiE7Xq90CDRKHEDolg16CXyS8y3hD8opTEq26mWXDX8ldjSY88b6GaBDipeigDidOanq4DnjptCpIK4_rhUpKxX8up-cf4LFrUxF_L2sjN9bav2TGGTU6sw0pPzF3IJA6TRE8/s4000/GOPR0273.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQG4puhSiE7Xq90CDRKHEDolg16CXyS8y3hD8opTEq26mWXDX8ldjSY88b6GaBDipeigDidOanq4DnjptCpIK4_rhUpKxX8up-cf4LFrUxF_L2sjN9bav2TGGTU6sw0pPzF3IJA6TRE8/s320/GOPR0273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/el_lFeDsTlQ">Here is a video of the adventure</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/el_lFeDsTlQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="el_lFeDsTlQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://youtu.be/RTzqUI4nvjs">Green River Part two (Splashdown) </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTzqUI4nvjs" width="320" youtube-src-id="RTzqUI4nvjs"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, first time with 4 boats on the Rav as well. Wonder if that is why they call it the Rav4? Humm.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGmB9QrPlSr1SqG-04IPgZPgrvWPpiWT1VdzxQEEH8dn5rKHmvwgcLaSNkrmgGmWdxKSB3YRcSf-P1eRnqH8ovgsJYg8B_hi9H5yp9Nt9OQ3SbG6nypAHAkxACRsOqxwIBg-NBa_TbGw/s4032/20200904_092222.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGmB9QrPlSr1SqG-04IPgZPgrvWPpiWT1VdzxQEEH8dn5rKHmvwgcLaSNkrmgGmWdxKSB3YRcSf-P1eRnqH8ovgsJYg8B_hi9H5yp9Nt9OQ3SbG6nypAHAkxACRsOqxwIBg-NBa_TbGw/s320/20200904_092222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWc4_pQY4rSKsv8txT-J5K8_K0BcjqvzMJb4CAYzOY-FKM-F7WHLw20ovqXl1QHcqhNlx8JZzRsOFoBZ03kJoph9t7LRqVUtIOFeXTNjs-pUwWHnfpEsrruMVo5h5a9bRJPHTnO743W4/s4032/20200904_092211.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWc4_pQY4rSKsv8txT-J5K8_K0BcjqvzMJb4CAYzOY-FKM-F7WHLw20ovqXl1QHcqhNlx8JZzRsOFoBZ03kJoph9t7LRqVUtIOFeXTNjs-pUwWHnfpEsrruMVo5h5a9bRJPHTnO743W4/s320/20200904_092211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-70539049003339824702020-08-13T08:19:00.005-04:002020-08-13T09:06:47.636-04:00South Mountain State Park August 2020<p>Pepe' and Helpdesk hiked around South Mountain on a warm Saturday. Starting off early things were cool and comfortable . However, when in the sun things were quite warm and sweat was flowing freely. The waterfalls early on were very nice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl_8oDaQIMP3gmTsm0T3o0jxejCGZqQVJhJQnzt1e5jl44Wn_hI9mHYfjtXAjwQJTKUb85iiHp1IfE-bojyxyFJYFLlWtVohvEXqUUo2fziQVQSiI8RAJAgxakjA3SmGDDikCDUe8xeA/s4032/20200808_090331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl_8oDaQIMP3gmTsm0T3o0jxejCGZqQVJhJQnzt1e5jl44Wn_hI9mHYfjtXAjwQJTKUb85iiHp1IfE-bojyxyFJYFLlWtVohvEXqUUo2fziQVQSiI8RAJAgxakjA3SmGDDikCDUe8xeA/s640/20200808_090331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK1li0iS-TDXOoISdw8yUCO-ATa5SFaiKoYWZDRp-mpVlPp4iXeWqjJGLARVGv_FyGU-s2MVeS9ECDHThVF12SDrOgsn2xnm8C7SV_5jJNaUBtKbpCAdO8HW7APQuTueOdd8e8CJQ5Iw/s4032/20200808_085630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK1li0iS-TDXOoISdw8yUCO-ATa5SFaiKoYWZDRp-mpVlPp4iXeWqjJGLARVGv_FyGU-s2MVeS9ECDHThVF12SDrOgsn2xnm8C7SV_5jJNaUBtKbpCAdO8HW7APQuTueOdd8e8CJQ5Iw/s640/20200808_085630.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f7WTi5w55MyQFrggbhnvQ1tU-qKp__h1fvDgjgz-g8eiP_QfOELH6kT8jzOaTGgvldrO8OrYlLL0zx7yO8qSqNcMgeSzhrGXhnLhN40LrOPz0fI79AYVOCEpJcmh_eNCR7hV52ZZcT4/s4032/20200808_091057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f7WTi5w55MyQFrggbhnvQ1tU-qKp__h1fvDgjgz-g8eiP_QfOELH6kT8jzOaTGgvldrO8OrYlLL0zx7yO8qSqNcMgeSzhrGXhnLhN40LrOPz0fI79AYVOCEpJcmh_eNCR7hV52ZZcT4/s640/20200808_091057.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Later in the hike Helpdesk got good and wet but not on purpose as he was trying to cross a stream. Rocks sometimes move on you and you need to be prepared :) . Oh well, it happens. </p><p>There were other great views from the ridgeline.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpJz8GG3HOP7GME-4o2nO6qaDC2V00XLYK3ULxOtvX1X05cVKx_h1ybEJo6dmMOLf87M-uIJXFQmftjVQJ8RkMOFqYeH4mJKP4cNhP0SknPuROj0b0joMEdrpdutay2tqRPppbC8zvBo/s4032/20200808_125240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpJz8GG3HOP7GME-4o2nO6qaDC2V00XLYK3ULxOtvX1X05cVKx_h1ybEJo6dmMOLf87M-uIJXFQmftjVQJ8RkMOFqYeH4mJKP4cNhP0SknPuROj0b0joMEdrpdutay2tqRPppbC8zvBo/s640/20200808_125240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPobG6LSaVGetBuWzPdX_GWD4i-EQSYQSheUbj30Fq-dY8yc9WqJZfVUMoCNNXiQI-6Pb0juJBYROyBjhpwPICVGCVGNPUAmvf-_MbJngMLrSRpPEW2fH5R47Rshpo_aJJri9v4jvngA/s4032/20200808_122326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPobG6LSaVGetBuWzPdX_GWD4i-EQSYQSheUbj30Fq-dY8yc9WqJZfVUMoCNNXiQI-6Pb0juJBYROyBjhpwPICVGCVGNPUAmvf-_MbJngMLrSRpPEW2fH5R47Rshpo_aJJri9v4jvngA/s640/20200808_122326.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykesXVx8e3fsNy2XM2N_P-g3yGAwh3L9GSdSk2-W6cV1yhcXkcFDLi2mhhQ5u-HQpHxK65V5dm6hWUx8x6EVLpN5TUh-2yW9n7qLvQ2jYGRInl_fgOWTgrFjneORDfYTfaEx8aHqYMdM/s3216/20200808_093906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="3216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykesXVx8e3fsNy2XM2N_P-g3yGAwh3L9GSdSk2-W6cV1yhcXkcFDLi2mhhQ5u-HQpHxK65V5dm6hWUx8x6EVLpN5TUh-2yW9n7qLvQ2jYGRInl_fgOWTgrFjneORDfYTfaEx8aHqYMdM/s640/20200808_093906.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>After the hike we went to <a href="https://www.redbonewilly.com/" target="_blank">Redbone Willy's</a> for an excellent lunch. All in all it was a great hike and the details can be found on our Alltrails site.
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Total paddle was 7.13 miles.. Helpdesk had a top speed of just over 6 miles per hour (I'm sure that was on the way back with the currents help)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-4193659054968396832020-04-22T18:07:00.002-04:002020-08-13T08:20:27.217-04:00Bike Ride "Fort Mill Golf Course" So it's been a slow adventure year so far. We will have a lot to make up in the coming weeks and months. But to kick off the season I dusted off the old mountain bike and joined Gusto in some social distancing riding. We did a tour of the Fort Mill Golf course and down town area. Very nice ride indeed. <br />
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Great time as always! We played in the creeks as well looking for golf balls. Mostly ones I had lost back in the fall, I'm sure. </div>
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Well, we started the year with Gusto, Hiking Geer and Helpdesk making a trip to Cat Island on the Wando River and then a run out to Bull Island. For this December trip we paddled to Morris Lighthouse on Friday December 5th and down the Ashley on December 6th. Both were great paddles and very different. The last time we paddled to Morris Lighthouse the terrain was so different. I can only speculate that hurricane Dorian has some effect. See the two photos of generally the same area.<br />
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2017 Morris Lighthouse<br />
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We had an awesome time going out and back. This was about a 10 mile round trip but with little wind and hitting the tides right there were no issues.</div>
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On Saturday we did something new and put in on the Ashley at the Howard Bridgman Access at Bacons Bridge and traveled a little over 3 miles to Jessen Landing. The river was similar to our trips on the Edisto. Narrow at the start but widened as we traveled south. The black water caused by decaying leaves and other plants give this part of the river that Edisto feel. Just a bit of trivia. The Edisto River name originated from the native america word "edisto" meaning "black." </div>
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That being said, Helpdesk, Hiking Geer and Gusto made the trip to Sullivan's Island for a couple of days as paddling. On Friday we did a short trip to Cat Island on the Wando River. It rained hard in the morning so we waited until as late as possible to catch the last of low tide for the trip down river. Once there, the low tide had exposed a lot of beach and this area is great for finding sharks teeth. We probably found close to a dozen or so. Mostly small but nice nonetheless. You can see the rows of dark rock and shells that are the hiding places for small sharks teeth in the photo below.<br />
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On Saturday it was a great day with no rain early. We took the tide out to Bull Island for lunch and a long walk on the many trails found there. Saw a couple of very small gators but no big ones this time out.<br />
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<br />Helpdeskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473060875736974985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-34544148236158598882018-06-08T17:10:00.001-04:002024-01-23T08:07:15.146-05:00Alaska Inside Passage 2018<u><b>Day One - Misty Fjords </b></u><br />
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Today we entered Misty Fjords National Monument there it was lush green and had tall mountains with numerous waterfalls.
This was a beautiful area and reminded me a lot of lake Jocassee.
Later in the day we took a skiff ride. On the tour we cruised around the interior of the harbor talking about the different plant life and animals that maybe along the beach. It poured rain most of the time so I was able to really give my rain gear a workout.
During the outing we discovered some harbor seals laying on some rocks. They quickly shipped back into the water but resurfaced for a closer look. Of course I don't have my camera handy so no photo this time.
I was able to catch a look at a couple of brown bears. These were small ones and they didn't want to be seen at all. But from the ship with a good camera zoom I got just a little of one as it moved away.<br />
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<u><b>Day Two - Yes Bay </b></u><br />
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Today we anchored in Yes Bay. We chose to do a short easy hike and enter the woods beneath Yes Bay Lodge (a remote fishing lodge). There was a raised wooden plank walkway that we used to take us deep into the forest the amount of greenery the moss the wetness of everything reminded us that we were in a temperate rain forest. Our guide today was Michelle she is very into plants especially those that have medicinal purposes she showed us all of the plants that the animals would eat for different element and to help with nature's processes.
Later in the day we went on a kayak tour, and I was paired up with a good paddler from Australia. Her name was Elizabeth. We took off and left the group way behind. Kind of got in trouble for doing so. It was a very nice paddle as we saw some really neat stone overhangs and tall Cliff's.
Around 10:14PM we got word of a killer whale, and I was barely able to spot it. Got a grainy photo. Then off to bed for a great sleep.
Ben displayed his talent with rock balancing.<br />
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<b><u>Day 3 - Wrangell Alaska </u></b><br />
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Woke up to Bright sunshine today. I actually had to put on sunglasses just to look out the window. After a full day of mist and overcast skies the sun was quite bright. Today we will spend time in a small town called Wrangell. It will be good to step of the boat for a while.
Took a walk today to a petroglyph beach and saw some interesting old carvings.
Later Michael, Phoebe and I took a hike up Mount Dewey. Nice view from the mountain back down to the boat and town. It's about 300 feet or so to the top.<br />
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<b><u>Day 4 - LeConte ice gardens and cruising the straits </u></b><br />
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Today we are moving through some very tight narrows. Seems like a fishing village as there are a ton of small fishing boats everywhere you look.
I saw 7 eagles at one time just sitting on the bank as we floated by. Never really thought about an eagle not being perched on a tree or in flight. But I guess if your an eagle you do what you want.
The mountains in this area are beginning to change. They are not as steep coming down to the water and seem to be much shorter as well.
Today we cruised up to an ice field. We took a skiff ride with Wilson and we came very close to a number of fairly large icebergs. One of the coolest things is when the iceberg get caught on Shore during low tide. So we were able to walk across the beach area which was mostly stone and touch and make pictures around these iceberg that have been stuck on land. When we were coming back or skiff pilot Drew was maneuvering through the icebergs and it felt like we were in a video game. Then all of the sudden the engine stopped. We had another skiff pull up alongside to help however we could not ever get the engine running it for speed again. We just limited along back to the main boat on half power.
We were close to glacier a that flipped just after we left. That is why you don't get closer to these things!
The ice gardens were awesome. Large chunks of ice just floating by all around us. When we were leaving we were speeding through like a video game.
Just before dinner we had some great wildlife viewing. There were two moose near the shore and just a little later we saw an orca. The fun continued tonight with some humpback whales and seals. The weather however is cold and raining so it was not great for pictures at all.<br />
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<b><u>Day 5 - Halleck Harbor</u></b><br />
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Woke up to sunshine and a large group of humpback whales cooperative feeding. This is when a group of whales circle herring releasing bubbles and it creates kind of a net. Then the leader calls for all to travel up inside the bubble net to catch as many as possible. Tried to get photos but it all happens so fast. Found that getting video was the better option and I can grab stills from the video.
Later in the morning we went on a shore walk. The number of Starfish could not be counted. It was just near low tide and the sights were spectacular! All kinds of aquatic life under rocks and hiding in any crevice they could find.
Just after the beach walk we went just 500 feet into the woods. You felt like you were just transported into another world. The forest was dense and green. Lots of slugs and plant life of every kind. Really amazing to view the moss and variety of other ground cover.<br />
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<b><u>Day 6 Tracy Arm Fjord / Sawyer Glacier.</u></b><br />
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“Tracy Arm is a fjord in Alaska near Juneau. It is named after the Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy.”
I woke up to see a school of Dall’s Porpoise swimming of the bow of the ship. They look like small killer whales to me. I'll have to look them up online.
During yoga class we saw a humpback breaching and coming pretty high out of the water as he prepared to splash back hard.
We are now headed toward the Sawyer Glacier. It's still early and I already see ice in the water.
The Glacier was awesome. Phoebe and Jane Ann did the polar plunge. I may do it next week.<br />
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<b><u>Day 7 - Mendenhall Glacier</u></b><br />
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I took a guided trip to the glacier. As returned out it was great it was just me and a guide.
We paddle the tandem kayak about 2.5 miles across Lake Mendenhall to the foot of the glacier. The trip normally takes about an hour and a half with a large group, Katie and I were able to make it in about 40 minutes.
I learned about a bird call an Arctic Tern who flies back in forth between the poles continuously. Based on what I was told if you take the total miles that that bird flies in the lifetime it would make it from here to the moon and 1/2 way back.
As we walked Katie talked about the deep crevasses and about how blue ice is dense with no air bubbles. The white ice is lose and feels like sleet or heavy freezing rain to walk on. I was wearing micro spikes to keep traction with my boot to the ice.
There were number of boulders on the ice that when heated by the Sun would create a Mulin or large circular hole in the ice.
Later I ask Katie what it would cost to have a private guided tour and she said around $1,200. So this turned out to be an awesome adventure we were able to spend a lot more time on the ice because we were much faster crossing the lake in the kayak then if I'd been with a large group.<br />
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<b>Arctic Tern</b>
Seeing two summers each year as it migrates along a convoluted route from its northern breeding grounds to the Antarctic coast for the southern summer and back again about six months later. Recent studies have shown average annual round trip lengths of about 44,100 miles. The Arctic tern flies as well as glides through the air. It nests once every one to three years (depending on its mating cycle); once it has finished nesting it takes to the sky for another long
southern migration.<br />
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<b><u>Glacier Terms to know</u></b><br />
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<b>Calving</b><br />
The process by which pieces of ice break away from the terminus of a glacier that ends in a body of water or from the edge of a floating ice shelf that ends in the ocean. Once they enter the water, the pieces are called icebergs.<br />
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<b>Crevasse</b><br />
A crack or series of cracks that open in the surface of a moving glacier in response to differential stresses caused by glacier flow. They range in shape from linear to arcuate, in length from feet to miles. Their orientation may be in any direction with respect to the glacier flow. The deepest crevasses may exceed 100 feet. <br />
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<b>Erratic</b><br />
A rock of unspecified shape and size, transported a significant distance from its origin by a glacier or iceberg and deposited by melting of the ice. Erratics range from pebble-size to larger than a house and usually are of a different composition that the bedrock or sediment on which they are deposited.<br />
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<b>Fjord</b><br />
A glacially eroded or modified U-shaped valley that extends below sea level and connects to the ocean. Filled with seawater, depths may reach more than 1,000 feet below sea level. The largest Alaskan fiords are more than 100 miles long and more than 5 miles wide. Also spelled Fiord.<br />
<b><br />Moulin (Glacier Mill)</b><br />
A narrow, tubular chute or crevasse through which water enters a glacier from the surface. Occasionally, the lower end of a moulin may be exposed in the face of a glacier or at the edge of a stagnant block of ice. <br />
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<b>Sérac</b><br />
A jagged pinnacle or tower of glacier ice located on the surface of a glacier, formed as a glacier flows down an icefall or by the intersection of crevasses. Frequently, large areas of a glacier will be covered by séracs.<br />
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<b><u>Day 8 - Idaho Inlet</u></b><br />
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Sure hope that “keep” has all of my notes from last week I had made a lot of notes about the trip so far this morning for <span style="font-family: inherit;">som<span style="font-family: inherit;">e reason the app is looking to update and all the the notes have disappeared. (* lucky that they were all in the cloud and sy</span>nced w</span>hen we got near a signal again).
We plan to kayak at about 12:45 this afternoon. The schedule was a little different today we didn't have breakfast at 7:30 as normal we are now having a brunch at 10 and then the activities will start this afternoon. We signed up for kayaking but right now the rain is falling and it's very foggy so hope the weather lifts.
The fog has started to lift and has made for some great photos of fog hanging just above the water against the mountains.<br />
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<b><u>Day 9 - Glacier Bay National Park</u></b><br />
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Woke up this morning in front of the Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. This glacier is over 250 ft tall and we witnessed some calving . It sounds kind of like a shotgun or maybe a distant thunder when the large pieces of ice fall.
We’re now on our way to see at least three more Glaciers in this area Reid, John Hopkins and Lamplugh Glacier are most likely our next visits.
As we started back south we saw a furry friend along the coast. I was able to get a few nice photos of the brown bear. With the incredible views of mountains I was able to get plenty of awesome photos for Flickr.
Absolutely a beautiful sunny day. Had to go to short sleeves from down jacket in one morning
Saw a few mountain goats along gloomy knob. They were very hard spot even with binoculars and my camera attempted to get a shot here or there but it was very difficult as they were so far away.
I can't stop thinking about how awesome the weather is today. Yesterday it was foggy and in the 40s. Today it's sunny and in the high 60s. Almost hot in the direct sun. We have seen a number of brown bear, puffin, sea gull's, sea lions, mountain goats and otter today. The mountains are just outstanding in the morning sun.
We ended the day at Glacier national Park Lodge. They have a full humpback whale skeleton that is amazing to view. I also learned that those whales can live to 90 years old!
Michael and I beat Phoebe and Winfred in spades to top off a great day.<br />
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<b><u>Day 10 - Chichagof Island</u></b><br />
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Neka Nay
Chichagof Island, or Shee Kaax, is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle. At 75 miles long and 50 miles wide, it has a land area of 2,048.61 square miles
Today I woke up to Bright sunshine and reactively warm temperatures. I found myself at morning yoga just before 7am and the stretch was on. I think the rest of the week I will do my own version of stretching and not do the class. This week's instructor is not as good.
This morning we will do open paddle for about 3 hours and later today we will do a shore walk. I think Michael and Stephanie are doing a bushwack. It will be interesting to hear about that adventure.
We did a shore walk with our guide Ben this afternoon. It's amazing what you find when you just turn over rocks at low tide. All kinds of little critters live under there.
We found some sea asparagus on the backside of this little island called “Chimney Rock Island”, and it was actually pretty tasty.
Overall it's a great day with a beautiful sunset.<br />
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<b><u>Day 11 - Pavlov Bay then cruise Takatz Bay and Chatham Strait</u></b><br />
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Another sunny day in Alaska, what are the chances. Woke up this morning to calm waters and a few good adventure options. Open paddle at 9am or a skiff tour and stroll. We are going to do the tour and stroll. Michelle will be our guide today and I expect it to be warm and fun.
We traveled up a short distance into the mouth of a small river toward a fairly short waterfall. Alongside the falls was a man made fish ladder. A fish ladder is just like a staircase for fish. The idea was to make it easier for Salmon to swim upstream. In the end there is not many who think they offered any real help. We got out of the skiff along the beach area just downstream of the falls. Michelle was noticeably nervous for the short hike to the top of the falls since this is a prime spot for brown bear. Luckily we saw no signs of bear going or coming from the falls hike. Later we saw a few eagles and some harbor seals as we finished up the tour.
Later today we will whale watch and this evening we will do another open paddle. As we cruised this afternoon there were a number of whale sightings and some porpoise as well. I've seen them all so I didn't participate in the flurry of folks with cameras running from deck to deck and aft to stern. May be me but seeing a whale now is just not that exciting anymore.
Evening Paddle!<br />
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<b><u>Day 12 - Deep Bay </u></b><br />
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Woke up to a new and very calm cove. There are a lot of cedar trees in the area and many of them are dead. I had assumed some kind of disease but was told that hard freezes prior to insulating snow can damage the roots and kill the tree. The rocky slopes require trees to have relatively shallow root systems. Therefore, they actually require a gentle transition to Winter with some snow to help protect the roots from extreme temps.
I went on an open paddle this morning and for the most part it was calm and relaxing. However, there were some really irritating gnats around and that caused me to end the paddle a little early.
Later today I plan to take a skiff ride around the area.
Just got back from the skiff ride and outside of seeing a bear it was somewhat uneventful.
We ended the evening as we have most days, with a card game and bourbon drink. However, lately we have had a 'Duck Fart' as the last drink. Very tasty. I found that the original is really a layered shot not a mixed drink. I like mine mixed so I can sip it. Otherwise you have to down it like a shot. Here are some options.<br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f51b6713-7ba9-1cf1-72cb-f046ed6057ca"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duck Fart recipe</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 oz Jack Daniel's® Tennessee whiskey</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 oz Bailey's® Irish cream</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Layer ingredients in order as listed above.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">28% (56 proof)</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duck Fart #2 recipe</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 oz Bailey's® Irish cream</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 oz Crown Royal® Canadian whisky</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; 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Today we are at Nakwasina sound. The sites are very similar to yesterday. So there is nothing here that stands out particularly.
This morning we will do a guided kayak tour and then later a shore walk. From there it will be time to pack up and head home.
We took a shore walk today with Ben and found a new trail that seemed to be frequented by brown bears. Saw a spot where a bear had been napping and later a number of scat deposits. On the way back we noticed a number of trees that were marked by the bears claws. It was a great way to end our adventure.
We played cards later and had our Duke Fart but for the first time in days we didn’t close down the bar as Erin was still around when we left.
This is a trip I will remember for a long time. Glad I was able to go!<br />
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<style></style>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comKetchikan, AK 99901, USA55.342222199999988 -131.646111255.306105699999989 -131.7267922 55.378338699999986 -131.5654302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-74873133403472132672017-11-07T20:53:00.001-05:002017-11-23T12:14:45.562-05:002017 Morris Light HouseWhat a perfect weekend to paddle. Helpdesk, Gusto and Hiking Geer had an awesome weekend at the coast just below Charleston. We paddled up the Folly River to Morris light house and had a snack lunch while checking out the old light house. Here are some maps and photos.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931154450340478408.post-34491242222046296582017-04-02T15:49:00.000-04:002017-04-02T16:11:43.089-04:00Kayak Trip in La Jolla Helpdesk had the opportunity to hit the surf off the coast of La Jolla California. The original plan was to take a guided tour to the caves that are just off to the left of La Jolla beach. However, the surf did not cooperate and that lead to more of a off shore float than a destination trip. It was fun and quite refreshing to have the cool Pacific Ocean waters hit you square in the face as I fought to get through the first hundred yards of the trip. The coast where we launched is shallow and long creating a nice long distance to paddle beyond the surf. But I made it and hit those waves dead on taking plenty of water right in the face. I had my paddling jacket but it was safely tucked away in my dry bag as I didn't expect what was coming. I have paddled here in the past and it was more like the Gulf of Mexico than a violent day off the Carolina coast. I think I got the latter on this particular outing. Here is short clip of the footage I shot along with some photos of the San Diego area.<br />
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Look forward to getting back out to the west coast and doing this again when the surf has calmed down a bit.</div>
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Helpdesk out</div>
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