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| We blew off the awards ceremony and immediately continued on our journey to the gorge. The trip there was uneventful (imagine that with Mike as co-pilot) and we arrived at the start line only to find Don Kiesling's car but no Don. He was obviously out practicing on the incredibly flat water of the Columbia. The winds were not blowing despite the fact that it was hot and probably in the 80's. In fact, there was actually a light easterly breeze that was blowing down river instead of the westerly that was needed for this race to be a success. Mike and I quickly got our singles (Sport and S1-R) off the roof rack and hit the river in search of Don. It took us only 20-25 minutes to find him. There was a large river boat with a stern wheel (like the old gambling boats) coming our way and I thought I saw a kayak pop out from behind this large boat (ship?). We moved in closer and saw Don and his buddy Cory riding their skis on the stern wave that this boat throws off. The stern wake is a series of about 9-10 wakes that travel perpendicular to the direction that the boat is going so you have an endless wave to ride as long as the stern wheeler doesn't turn or stop. Mike and I jumped on a wake and once you were on a wave, you could quit paddling and just enjoy the ride. You would have to be there to see how it really was with about 25 tourists on the rear of the vessel watching the 4 of us playing on the waves while we traveled at speeds between 10 and 11 mph and Don has a camera in one hand while photografing us and the tourists. As long as you stayed in a sweet spot, you could ride without letting your paddle touch the water. Once we were back at the start line, we parted from the stern wheeler and headed for shore. I knew that if the wind didn't kick up for tomorrow's race, that I could always come out and ride the wake on the stern wheeler. Mike and I had reserved a camping spot up the hill from the river and were glad that we did after noticing that a train came along the river blaring it's horn about every 15 minutes. Living along this part of the river would be awesome if you were deaf. Other racers later told us that they didn't sleep much because of the constant noise made by the trains. | We blew off the awards ceremony and immediately continued on our journey to the gorge. The trip there was uneventful (imagine that with Mike as co-pilot) and we arrived at the start line only to find Don Kiesling's car but no Don. He was obviously out practicing on the incredibly flat water of the Columbia. The winds were not blowing despite the fact that it was hot and probably in the 80's. In fact, there was actually a light easterly breeze that was blowing down river instead of the westerly that was needed for this race to be a success. Mike and I quickly got our singles (Sport and S1-R) off the roof rack and hit the river in search of Don. It took us only 20-25 minutes to find him. There was a large river boat with a stern wheel (like the old gambling boats) coming our way and I thought I saw a kayak pop out from behind this large boat (ship?). We moved in closer and saw Don and his buddy Cory riding their skis on the stern wave that this boat throws off. The stern wake is a series of about 9-10 wakes that travel perpendicular to the direction that the boat is going so you have an endless wave to ride as long as the stern wheeler doesn't turn or stop. Mike and I jumped on a wake and once you were on a wave, you could quit paddling and just enjoy the ride. You would have to be there to see how it really was with about 25 tourists on the rear of the vessel watching the 4 of us playing on the waves while we traveled at speeds between 10 and 11 mph and Don has a camera in one hand while photografing us and the tourists. As long as you stayed in a sweet spot, you could ride without letting your paddle touch the water. Once we were back at the start line, we parted from the stern wheeler and headed for shore. I knew that if the wind didn't kick up for tomorrow's race, that I could always come out and ride the wake on the stern wheeler. Mike and I had reserved a camping spot up the hill from the river and were glad that we did after noticing that a train came along the river blaring it's horn about every 15 minutes. Living along this part of the river would be awesome if you were deaf. Other racers later told us that they didn't sleep much because of the constant noise made by the trains. | ||
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| **lori & beau whitehead** \\ | **lori & beau whitehead** \\ | ||
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| Omigod! LG there is a cure! You just come on to NorCal in about 3 weeks. Get ya fixed up, good as new! No worriez! Got them Pt Diablo Blues, baby. Meanest blues you ever had. Salt water in yer veins aaand big ole waves right on your Mmmm, that's right - gonna be just fine.\\ | Omigod! LG there is a cure! You just come on to NorCal in about 3 weeks. Get ya fixed up, good as new! No worriez! Got them Pt Diablo Blues, baby. Meanest blues you ever had. Salt water in yer veins aaand big ole waves right on your Mmmm, that's right - gonna be just fine.\\ | ||
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