bazzert Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Some pics from the symposium. Trip report to follow. Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyson Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Some pics from the symposium. Trip report to follow. Barry. Looks like a great event! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suz Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Some pics from the symposium. Trip report to follow. Barry. I posted a bunch of pictures on Facebook. Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Looks like you had a great time. How many paddlers were there in total? Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Looks like you had a great time. While there was exciting paddling to be had and top flight instruction (in a typical class your head just starts to shut down due to the overload of info and later you spend hours going over all the stuff you were exposed to), one of the really great things about this event to me is the overall "feel". Beautiful surroundings, varied waters, and paddlers of all abilities and interests mixing with coaches of varied backgrounds on the water and off. The overall feeling is that it is a group of paddlers going paddling and learning and having fun together. All the usual distinctions between this and that tend to disappear and become meaningless. Lots of conversation that is not even about paddling as such, but at the core everyone, from world class to beginner, is just a paddler sharing their experiences and knowledge of paddling with other paddlers. Or so it seems and for that Mel and Mark deserve praise and thanks. Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsoj2 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Ed is so right! There is a very special feel to the Downeast Symposium. Though the location is killingly beautiful, Mel and Mark have established such a snese of community. I've gone each of 5 years, and any year we've convinced someone new to attend the response is always "this is great! Why didn't I come sooner!" I've posted some photos on webshots: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/578579156JVhGeY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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