Today after work I met up with a bunch of folks, including some from the Smith River valley canoe club, to run Snow creek on a release from the Shepard's Mill pond. We all had fun and spent about an hour or so all running the flint mill hole rapid. It is a solid class 3 right in the middle of the run. I watched about everybody run it before I did so I could pick my line. I hit my line and bounced through without swimming. It was the first real rapid I had run in the canoe, so I was very happy. Now I want to go back...
With any luck pics and video will be up soon.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Season's End
Track season has ended. Friday the 20th I spent the day at Greensboro A&T for the 1a State Track Meet. Everything went well, one of our athletes won a State Championship, 3 were runners up and all the kids we brought score points for the team (top 8). Now I have a month off till summer basketball.
Spring is also over. We went from mid 70's to high 80's- 90's overnight. Soon the water will be warm enough to get in the WW canoe and play a bit.
The garden is in and growing, but the peppers are looking pathetic. I need to fertilize them. The skinks and lizards are all over out at the house, eating the bugs and skittering under the flowerpots whenever we go onto the porch.
Oddly enough, with summer coming on, I am thinking about fall and hunting season. I am going to try to get up to Michigan for 3 days of grouse hunting for my birthday. Soccer season will be over, so it looks like it might happen. It will be the first time I have hunted there and I am looking forward to it.
Spring is also over. We went from mid 70's to high 80's- 90's overnight. Soon the water will be warm enough to get in the WW canoe and play a bit.
The garden is in and growing, but the peppers are looking pathetic. I need to fertilize them. The skinks and lizards are all over out at the house, eating the bugs and skittering under the flowerpots whenever we go onto the porch.
Oddly enough, with summer coming on, I am thinking about fall and hunting season. I am going to try to get up to Michigan for 3 days of grouse hunting for my birthday. Soccer season will be over, so it looks like it might happen. It will be the first time I have hunted there and I am looking forward to it.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
New Shoes
Went to Winston today and got stopped in at Great Outdoor Provisional company. There I found a pair of Chaco sandals on the clearance rack for half off. Bought them right up as my Tevas from last year are totally dead.
I also stopped at Sports Authority and got a pair of New balance running shoes 1/3 off.
Pretty happy with the afternoon purchases, but the chacos are really chunky. I feel like a spice girl wearing them.
I also stopped at Sports Authority and got a pair of New balance running shoes 1/3 off.
Pretty happy with the afternoon purchases, but the chacos are really chunky. I feel like a spice girl wearing them.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Come on...
Guys, please-when you buy a new shirt, wash it and iron it before you wear it. I just sat through a good presentation, but the guy had a new shirt on with the lines in it from being folded at the store.
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