Door County Sea Kayak Symposium 2010

North Bay to Cana Island Lighthouse

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The geocache diet

Here's a video that tells one person's attempt to lose weight through geocaching. While I think his goal is great, I don't think geocaching is the most effective way to lose weight. There are too many variables in geocaching to make it a reliable form of exercise. For example, you may not have enough long walk geocaches in your area. Once at the coordinates, you may spend a lot of time searching for the cache -- and that's time that could otherwise be spent on more intense exercise. Yes, geocaching is better than sitting on the couch, but it's no substitute for exercise that will do a lot more good, such as power walking, running, biking, etc.

Okoboji kayak paddle

Okoboji kayak paddle

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Kayaking downtown Milwaukee

A nice early season paddle on Sunday. 4.5 miles around Lakeshore State Park, the Milwaukee Art Museum and McKinley Marina.

Grafton Downriver kayak/canoe race

I came in third this year in the men's solo division. Mary placed first in the women's solo.

Grafton Downriver kayak/canoe race

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Time for kayaking

One of the great things about kayaking is that, if you're fortunate enough to live near navigable water, you can steal away for just a short time at the end of the day or on a weekend day for some great fun and exercise. Here's a clip from this morning as I paddled through surf at Harrington Beach on Lake Michigan.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rCultFyc7o

first bike ride of spring

It was a little cool this afternoon - in the 40s, I think - but the sun was shining so I decided to get my bike out and take a spin. It's always interesting how much time it takes to get ready for a bike ride when it's the first one of the season. Pumping up the tires, finding my bike shoes, shorts, jersey, tights, jackets, gloves, helmet and shades. Reattaching the bike computer and searching for a replacement battery, then resetting the computer so it's ready to record the season's mileage. I traveled about 10 miles today. I say "about" because I'm not sure of the exact distance. The computer wasn't recording during the first mile or two. Then I had to stop and reset it because I realized it was displaying kilometers instead of miles. It felt good to be out. A couple of the steep hills proved to be a good workout, with me standing on the pedals.