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Ummmmm, I posted this but I guess JC had logged in from my computer at ALF! ***** From Georgia Stu: I've had my L'edge since Christmas, been out around 15 times, and it's holding up great. LOVE it! Paddled it on Tellico ledges and similar, trying to boof everything in sight, no problems. Actually it...

Common themes of the 'great ones' - personable, gives back to the sport, encourages others, talented but humble. Arrogance doesn't look good on anyone, no matter how accomplished a boater they are (or think they are), and it's definitely no fun to be around. Gets old VERY quickly.

Wayne Dickert! Olympian, great boater, great teacher, and a model of humility. No better whitewater ambassador (canoe OR kayak!) than Wayner, in my book.

The water's warming up - time for a good swim (or several)! Actually I'm picking up the yellow boat on this trip so sadly it won't be outfitted in time for immediate carnage.

Cheajack and I will boating somewhere in East TN that weekend, but likewise can't commit to the Pigeon at this point until we see what's flowing naturally. We'll keep in touch here!

Stu

ALF 2010 Saturday - Clear Creek @ 360 CFS Sunday - Daddy's Creek @ 1.5 ft Monday - Middle Tellico @ 760 CFS Tuesday - Little (above Sinks to Elbow) @ 700 CFS Wednesday - Middle Tellico @ 550 CFS Thursday - Middle Tellico @ 490 CFS Friday - Clear Creek @ 200 CFS Saturday - Big South Fork @ 1250 CFS W...

Amen to that brother! Ah, the joyous smells of paddling!

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt244/whitewaterstu/Bootie_dryer/Bootie_dryer.jpg Here's a little something I threw together for ALF 2010, using some 1" PVC pipe and fittings I had laying around. The flex tubing was left over from a bilge pump project, connected to a travel hair dryer. I made a d...

As long as it's not purple with a nasty black patch half the size of the boat, it'll be different than what I'm paddling now!

First time in a canoe - a Boy Scout trip on a lake in Indiana. First time on a river, a beer-assisted trip down the Upper Kalamazoo River somewhere near Albion, Michigan with a bunch of work buddies, and absolutely loved it! The same group followed that with a WW rafting trip down the Lower Yough. T...

Wow! Thanks very much, Esquif !!! You're awesome!

And thanks very much to Louie and everyone at ALF for their great hospitality and friendship! Once again, a ton of OC-1 fun!!

Stu

Likewise, Doug!! Let's do it again soon!

Chris! Yeah, long time - great to hear from you! Next time you're on this side of the pond, gimme a holler and we'll go up to the mountains ...

Take care, friend!