Kayaking Kicks
Afternoon on Antelope Lake
New water. How I love paddling a stretch of water for the first time, testing myself and my kayak. Antelope Lake lies about 22 km north of the Gull Lake intersection with #1 Hwy. I met Barbara, my best paddling bud there on September 18. She travelled from Calgary. I drove...
read moreHigh Water
March 29, 2015 a new record for kayaking on the prairies, as my sister, Barbara, and I celebrated the early spring melt with a kayak down the Swift Current creek. Open water! Surreal for Saskatchewan in March. Lifting down kayaks left hanging for five months gives me a thrill....
read moreConquering the South Saskatchewan
Sask Landing to Elbow The Odyssey Continues Stage One Completed July 2012 Sask Landing to Beaver Flats I headed out on a sunny day on flat water. This is a 22 kilometre paddle, my first long distance paddle on the south Saskatchewan river, now called Diefenbaker Lake....
read moreChallenged By The Red Deer River
The Red Deer River flows effortlessly northwest to southeast, creating a narrow valley between ancient hills where dinosaur bones lie bleached by the sun. Deep coulees and high buttes expose the sediment layers of sandstone, coal and shale. In many places erosion has worked its magic forming hoodoos that...
read moreThe Pontoon Boat Rescue
There are times in life when a stranger asks for help. Mostly, I feel good when I extend it. At the conclusion of this particular response to an appeal, I wasn’t so sure. It began as we prepared to launch our kayaks off the ramp on Marina Drive, Salmon...
read moreNew Perceptions
Perception – the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. My sister, Barb (co-author, best friend, and adventure buddy) purchased bought a kayak in Courtenay, BC at Easter. She planned to drive from Calgary to Vancouver Island to bring it home, and invited...
read moreOpen Water
The South Saskatchewan River – now knows as Diefenbaker lake – that flows by Sask Landing Provincial Park is OPEN. The ice went out easily this year, melting slowly over several weeks. When it reached the consistency of a Slushie we had a couple of warm days. Last week we drove...
read moreElkwater Lake, AB
Fall 2011, my Smart Women co-author, Barbara Thrasher, joined me for a weekend kayaking at Elkwater Lake, in the Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Alberta side. We chose the hump season in the fall, wanting solitude, and got it. We met up with one other woman kayaker, and two men fishing the entire...
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