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Scott Lundquist

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    October 2011 update: I started paddling in Sept 2008 as cross-training between triathlon season and XC skiing, but now it's right at the top of my list of outdoor pursuits. I have a P&H Sirius and an Impex Susquehanna and tend to paddle in the Boston Harbor and North Shore waters (as well as local rivers/lakes), but like to try new areas. I'm mainly focused on a mix of fitness paddling and exploration, but loved my first Blackburn and surfing attempts. If anyone can paddle during the week, feel free to contact me!

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  1. Kate, I just finished reading your trip report for the first time (and surely not the last), it was terrific! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and that special corner of the world. It's not the right time in my life for multi-day trips like that, but you've inspired me (and no doubt many others) to hold onto the idea until it can happen. I bet you'll enjoy pulling out the charts this winter over cups of hot tea, planning out the next exploration! -- Scott
  2. Thanks for sharing the story, it sounds terrific. It's timely from my perspective, as last weekend I had my family overlooking Squam from the West Rattlesnake viewpoint and was very intrigued by the idea of paddling there, then discovered a brochure about the island camping. Too late this year for us, but good to know it can be done, and so enjoyably.
  3. Lisa, thanks for sharing that, you clearly should do such writeups more often! And all the photos are nice, but the one you posted with the story is really striking; no doubt 10x better in real life. -- S.
  4. Gene, thanks for sharing your year's summary and inducing others to do the same, I'm enjoying everyone's posts. After paddling Boston's inner harbor yesterday in 18 degree air temps (brrr!), I think it's safe to say my Susquehanna is stowed for the year. It was a terrific year for me on the water; I didn't really enter the sport until I bought a basic river kayak in Sept '08 for XC skiing cross-training, but it quickly became much more than that, esp. once I met Sid and Gene and got a taste of sea kayaking from Tucks. After three decades of outdoor pursuits in New England, it's been a revelation to find such beautiful coastal environments to explore, and such great people to share it with! My 2009 paddling year got underway in mid-March, 87 outings total, 35 on the ocean, many on the North Shore and Boston Harbor areas but also the South Shore, Rhode Island, and a bit of Down East Maine. (NH has had to wait!) Highlights have included spectacular sunrises over Hingham Bay, first seal sightings off the Dry Breakers, progressing towards and achieving first trips out to Boston Light, the Graves, and circumnavigating Cape Ann (chasing Leon and Lisa, thanks guys!), plus trying to spread the joy by taking one of my old running buddies on the circumnav of Castle Neck on a perfect August day. NSPN has been a big part of this, and I hope an even bigger part next season. Thanks to all, have a good off-season and let's just see what 2010 can bring!
  5. All, I won't be joining you today (assuming you're going out), I'll be working. (Have to pay for the paddling gear somehow!). Still sounds like a pretty good day, get it in before this winter storm blows in... -- Scott
  6. Ah, our posts crossed in the ether -- wish I could commit, but really can't until I hear tomorrow morning. I'll call you if I can go (assuming you have sufficient bodies to plan on already), would know and leave right around 9:30am. -- Scott
  7. Ern, have you finalized on the Deer Island launch and itinerary? There is a chance I might be able to join you tomorrow, although I probably won't know until the last minute before I would leave (been waiting for my current project task to kick in for almost a week now). If it's a go I'll try to email you and Sid ahead, but don't wait for me in any case. B.t.w., Thompson island is privately owned and thus not good for a landing/lunch, but Spectacle has a beach near the large dock on the SW side, and views from the heights that are well worth the hike up. And welcome Jeff, you'll see that Ern, Sid and the rest of their gang are sound paddlers and good company, they won't be tempting you to filet yourself on the rocks!
  8. You guys sure picked a great day to tour the Harbor, nice pics too; what's noticible to me is the absence of small boat traffic, which would be swarming all around you on a summer Sunday! Georges is definitely worth a landing to explore, and the little observation tower on the NE end of the fort has some of the best harbor views around. If anyone can make trips there during the week let me know, sometimes I can get away from the desk for a day.
  9. Great footage, thanks for posting it. What exactly is that in his hands? A stubby greenland paddle made of carbon? Or something from the gardening tool shed? The Bay Area is always cutting edge, isn't it...
  10. FYI, I won't be joining you all today, tending a sick child instead (started at 2am this morning; just hoping its not H1N1). Maybe one of you can bring a webcam along? Looks like it will be a superlative day out there, enjoy!
  11. Hey guys, there's a decent chance I'll be able to join you tomorrow, at one of those venues. I'll post and/or e-mail before I leave in the morning, if I can make it.
  12. It sounds too good to pass up, I'll try to make it also. Is parking at Tucks (in the usual under-the-trees area) tolerated now that it's off-season? And Gene, sorry to hear about the mishap!
  13. Thanks guys, despite my last-minute arrangements to join you, it made for a terrific day on the water. Nice to check The Graves off my summer list. And with sunshine, light breezes, gentle swells, no need for a wetsuit -- I'll remember today come November when every day brings another Small Craft Advisory. Here are a few pics showing us approaching Graves Light, our landing on Calf Isl., and closing back in on Deer Island.
  14. Wow, that's starting off the summer season with a bang! I'm interested to hear you used the heel-hook reentry -- I was introduced to that a few weeks ago on a CRCK trip and thought it much faster/effective than the usual method in calm water, but wasn't sure it'd work so well in rougher water; but sounds like did. (I thought maybe the steeper lean of the boat being re-entered could mean water would slosh back in -- that didn't happen?)
  15. Hey guys, sounds like you did the prudent thing, I'm glad it worked out OK (if inconvenient). I'm curious whether it was that the conditions deteriorated in line with the forecast (i.e., were the winds expected to increase and/or change direction), or that the forecast was off? Not that I'm suggesting that forecasts are infallible.
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