A tired me, crossing the finish line…but I finished! (Photo by Bill Rostenberg)
I just participated in the SeaTrek Regatta and ETC Paddle-A-Thon, a charity race for Environmental Traveling Companions. Those who pledged to my participation raised over $500 for this excellent charity, and I got to paddle my first race ever, a 9.5-mile course around Angel Islandin the San Francisco Bay.
And somehow I won first place in my age and boat category. How could that possibly happen?!?
Read MoreEvery year, dozens of paddlers from Bay Area Sea Kayakers assemble on the rugged northern California coast for a weekend of rock gardening, ocean whitewater, exploratory coastal paddling, food, and drink. This is known as Mendocino Madness. This was my second year. It is always amazing. And this is some of what I saw.
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Read MoreAnd boy, was I tired.
Read MoreSure, it’s fun to paddle the briny seas, but how about a high-altitude lake that’s three times saltier than the ocean? Where strange, alien limestone formations appear from the water? Where nothing can live except brine shrimp and alkali flies, yet this supports amazing bird life?
Count me the hell in. So: What was it like?
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