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I think it is important to temper our expectations a bit. For my day job, I'm a systems engineer at a relatively small software company/publisher and am responsible for for a few commercial web applications. When things go wrong, there's a lot of pressure to fix complex problems ASAP...

Just in case anyone is planning a future trip to Glacier Bay: There are free designated campsites at the visitor center for this express purpose.

Guess you're not the only one still waiting for your paddle?!

My booties. Shoe off, drysuit sock on, booty on. Repeat for the other foot, then pull pants up etc. Easiest when seated on a convenient log, car-seat, tailgate, but doable standing/squatting. Yoga helps...

He didn't look very hard: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/officials-hunt-grizzly-killed-camper-montana-town-78710156 I would say that his statements are a dangerous example of confirmation bias, and one of the main reasons he gets away with it is that others do practice proper bear...

No, not even close. They are primarily surf ski manufacturers and built for light weight, their primary customers are less interested in durability as they plan to buy the newest and greatest after a few years anyway... I have owned an older Epic 18X Endurance. After less than a year of fixing...

On a positive note: If they want to steal that particular Progression they'd have to pry it from your...

I have a Valkyrie and would not consider it an expedition boat. It's essentially a decked surfski: Lot's of fun in downwinders, reasonably fast on the flat, surprisingly nimble for its length in the surf, etc. It does however not like to be heavily loaded, lee-cocking till it plants its bow in a...

It's the first link on their homepage: http://www.marinerkayaks.com/

Hey, a fellow pdx'r! Let's go paddling sometime!

Not the San Juans, but there still is some great paddling to be had south of the border. Some pictures my buddy Bruce took on our outing to 3 Arch Rocks this weekend.

chodups, do you feel comfortable sharing a link to your facebook post here? Or in a PM if that is better for you? I would like to share it in some of the groups around here, I have a suspicion stolen kayaks with the same MO are traveling up and down the I5 corridor for resale.

Jamonte: I think I get it. I think we both were triggered by a perceived hurt, and we both probably could have done a better job expressing it. I appreciate you standing up against bullying, even if it was never my intent to bully anyone. That takes guts and I respect you for it. If you ever...

Newbflat: If my post came over as dismissive, then I would like to make my sincere apologies for that. In hindsight I think I may felt your post somewhat derisive of people I respect deeply, something that was probably never your intent and I could have expressed that in a more productive...

I already made my apologies if my original post came over too gruff, that was never my intention. Now after 3 posts of you with personal attacks addressed at me you accuse me of "bullying"?! Jamonte, for all that is dear or holy, what will it take to bury the hatchet so we can have a normal...

Geez jamonte, I made my apologies if my original intent wasn't clear and you double down with insults and attacks. All I said was that local guides can bring a lot of value and that it behoves us to be aware of our own role (specifically including myself) in environmental degradation. If that...

Peter-CKM: "though, of course, not everyone is following the rules yet" Isn't that the sad truth... When I was in La Bufadora last November a local told me the cartels had moved into the local fisheries, providing more efficient equipment to local fishermen but enforcing strict minimum quotas...

Jamonte: Sorry, I didn't mean to single out sea kayakers as a sole contributor of environmental degradation. I simply wanted to point out that we as tourists have in the past, mostly unwittingly, contributed to that and that it is certainly within the local governments prerogative to to put...

To step away from the eternal rudder debate, let me put in my two cents: Large volume expedition boats are great, capable vessels. For long expeditions... They aren't that great for skill development, and they aren't that much fun to paddle... As a result, they often end up gathering dust in in...

Andrew, mostly in the San Juans, so certainly more food conditioned... I still like bear-cans, if only for the joy of watching them play: (Not my video, just random stuff from the internet)