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Pastimes : Canoes, Hiking, the Great Outdoors
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To: Dayuhan who wrote (107)4/8/1999 10:50:00 AM
From: Crocodile  Read Replies (1) of 325
 
Steve,

I never noticed the "almost palindrome" until you pointed it out... rather amusing.. probably why I've been thinking... "Gee...don't I know a Steve Rogers?" every time I see your posts on this thread...(-:

Actually, there is a little bit of notoriety attached to Roger Stevens Creek. It's named after an early settler in this region, a Roger Stevens, who fell out of his canoe and drowned in the creek about a century or so ago. I've always wondered if he was a poor swimmer, or whether the accident happened in the early spring because much of the creek is shallow and no more than 50 feet wide at the mouth and much less at most other points. However, in the spring, just about any creek can be a bit nasty at times when the water is running quickly and the ice is breaking up. Recently, a well-respected kayaker/film-maker died while shooting some footage on winter white-water kayaking on a nearby river in the upper Ottawa Valley. Reminds one that even with the best winter gear, the cold and ice makes everything just that much riskier. However, in a country where the winter is 5 months long...well... you can't blame us Canucks for getting a bit impatient and wanting to be out on the rivers in temperatures that would send most Southern folk running for the hot chocolate and a comfortable chair alongside the nearest woodstove... ;-}

Regarding those Inuit-type kayaks. I agree... they are graceful, but they look tricky to paddle...and also quite fragile. I think the big interest in them is associated with the growing popularity of traditional or historic watercraft here in Canada. I don't really know about other areas, but wood-and-canvas canoes and cedar-strippers are getting to be very popular. There are a few local companies that do a great job of building and restoring these. Pre-1950s Mahogany cruisers and run-abouts are also very popular up here. A lot of these were built here in Ontario during this century. I find the whole field of heritage watercraft rather fascinating and have even been contemplating working on a wood-and-canvas restoration as a winter project sometime in the next year or two.

BTW...that jungle swimming hole with the parrots sounds pretty idyllic..(-:

Later,
Croc
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