Today's Paddle 12/28/2012

Got out to the lake about 9am. It was quite a bit more windy than Windfinder said it was going to be and there was quite a bit of chop. Pretty cold also but I cruised the shoreline and swung by the marina waiting for Walt to show up. By the time he got there the wind had died off and it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon.

Walt posing with his boat, the "Boulder Buzzard"

Merry Christmas all! Just sitting around surfing the web and found a couple cool kayaking sites.
http://fatpaddler.com/
http://seakayakphoto.blogspot.com/
http://expeditionkayaks.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html

Came across an interesting roof rack today that is designed for hauling really long kayaks. Seems like a great idea to keep from stressing the hull when hauling the boat around.
http://www.goodboykayaks.com/

Morning Paddle In Black Canyon

Ran down to Willow Beach this morning to paddle up river a bit. Beautiful day and the weather was great. Stopped by the old gauging station and hiked up to the remains of the caretakers house.

Balance Stool

I worked on a little project today that I've been wanting to do. I built a Greenland Kayak Balance Stool. Less than $10 and about 1 hour of my time. It's a bit crude right now. Needs some more sanding and a paint job but it works great.!

Parade Of Lights

Saturday night we went out to Lake Mead for their annual Parade Of Lights. About 9 members of our meetup group got together, decorated our kayaks with lights and paddled out to watch the boats go by. Sorry the photos didn't come out better. I still haven't mastered this new camera yet.