Jay is still working on perfecting the roll, trying to get to a place where he can play in the water with confidence. But this is a great start, and means he doesn't have to pay up on that bet he made!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Jay Reaches His Goal
NSE member Jay had a goal to learn to roll a kayak. Actually, this was something that Bryan & Jay were going to work toward together. Then, last summer, Bryan got impatient waiting to coordinate with Jay and went & figured it out for himself. Well Jay had not lost sight of that goal and has been working toward it over several weeks this spring. He joined the Kelsey Kayak Club and used the "member pool nights" to work on rolling a whitewater kayak, sometimes with help, sometimes on his own working with paddle floats and the side of the pool. A couple of weeks ago Bryan was at the pool with Jay and shot this short video featuring two successful rolls, the second being a clean roll where he brings his head up last and makes it look more or less effortless.
Jay is still working on perfecting the roll, trying to get to a place where he can play in the water with confidence. But this is a great start, and means he doesn't have to pay up on that bet he made!
Jay is still working on perfecting the roll, trying to get to a place where he can play in the water with confidence. But this is a great start, and means he doesn't have to pay up on that bet he made!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Why NSE Doesn't Do Extreme Skidooing
Check this out: http://www.earlyups.com/photos/sled-fail/
Watch the 3 videos, showing 3 angles on this stunt. It's worth a few minutes of your time.
Watch the 3 videos, showing 3 angles on this stunt. It's worth a few minutes of your time.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
New NSE Canoe
I saw this over on Murat's paddle making blog. It might give us some inspiration for a new fleet of NSE canoes. Of course we couldn't limit ourselves to Budweiser. We'd have to include Guinness, Great West, Sleemans, Heineken, Boddingtons, Harp, Blue, and pretty much anything else that we can find locally in a can that freezes well.
Friday, February 25, 2011
A NSE Helicopter?
I came across this video this evening:
The River from FPV-Leif on Vimeo.
Aside from being a pretty cool perspective on a nice Norwegian river, it brings to mind an idea for cool new gear that NSE should investigate. No longer need our Chief Photographer Rob be tethered to the ground! Let's get his photography into the air with a camera mounted on an "octocopter"! (I'm not sure, but I think this would kick my brother's kite-mounted camera's ass!)
The River from FPV-Leif on Vimeo.
Aside from being a pretty cool perspective on a nice Norwegian river, it brings to mind an idea for cool new gear that NSE should investigate. No longer need our Chief Photographer Rob be tethered to the ground! Let's get his photography into the air with a camera mounted on an "octocopter"! (I'm not sure, but I think this would kick my brother's kite-mounted camera's ass!)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Fishing in Missinipe Area
I came across this today while searching for information about Bartlett Lake. It's an article on the Churchill River Canoe Outfitters website about fishing in the Otter Lake region. A number of lakes are mentioned including what fish you might expect to find and where. A good resource for those of us who canoe and fish in the neighbourhood.
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| Rod shows off a walleye destined to be our breakfast. |
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Plenty of Wire
An engineer, a psychologist, and a theologian were canoeing in the wilderness of northern Canada. Suddenly, the temperature dropped and a furious snowstorm was upon them. They came across an isolated cabin, far removed from any town. The canoeists had heard that the locals in the area were quite hospitable, so they knocked on the door to ask permission to rest.
No one answered their knocks, but they discovered the cabin was unlocked and they entered. It was a simple place... 2 rooms with a minimum of furniture and household equipment. Nothing was unusual about the cabin except the stove. It was large, pot-bellied, and made of cast-iron. What was strange about it was its location... it was suspended in mid-air by wires attached to the ceiling beams.
"Fascinating," said the psychologist. "It is obvious that this lonely trapper, isolated from humanity, has elevated this stove so that he can curl up under it and vicariously experience a return to the womb."
"Nonsense!" replied the engineer. "The man is practicing the laws of thermodynamics. By elevating his stove, he has discovered a way to distribute heat more evenly throughout the cabin."
"With all due respect," interrupted the theologian, "I'm sure that hanging his stove from the ceiling has religious meaning. Fire LIFTED UP has been a religious symbol for centuries."
The three debated the point for several hours without resolving the issue. When the trapper finally returned, they immediately asked him why he had hung his heavy pot-bellied stove from the ceiling.
His answer was succinct...
"Had plenty of wire, not much stove pipe."
No one answered their knocks, but they discovered the cabin was unlocked and they entered. It was a simple place... 2 rooms with a minimum of furniture and household equipment. Nothing was unusual about the cabin except the stove. It was large, pot-bellied, and made of cast-iron. What was strange about it was its location... it was suspended in mid-air by wires attached to the ceiling beams.
"Fascinating," said the psychologist. "It is obvious that this lonely trapper, isolated from humanity, has elevated this stove so that he can curl up under it and vicariously experience a return to the womb."
"Nonsense!" replied the engineer. "The man is practicing the laws of thermodynamics. By elevating his stove, he has discovered a way to distribute heat more evenly throughout the cabin."
"With all due respect," interrupted the theologian, "I'm sure that hanging his stove from the ceiling has religious meaning. Fire LIFTED UP has been a religious symbol for centuries."
The three debated the point for several hours without resolving the issue. When the trapper finally returned, they immediately asked him why he had hung his heavy pot-bellied stove from the ceiling.
His answer was succinct...
"Had plenty of wire, not much stove pipe."
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thievery
Jay and Rod are at camp. Jay turns to Rod and says "Rod, look up there and tell me what that means". Rod says "Horologically, it means it's about 2 am, theologically, it shows how puny we are and astrologically, I'd say the sun is in Leo." Jay says "Rod, you dolt! It means that someone has stolen our tent!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sucking at Paddling
NSE might consider trying out for this team, we're pretty sure we can make the cut...
Friday, October 8, 2010
NSE 2010 Trip - A few photos
This year in early September NorthStar Expeditions did a fly-in trip on the Churchill River from Sandfly Lake to Missinipe. We spent 7 full days paddling back to Misssinipe and covered a distance of 150 km, according to the recorded GPS track. About five out of seven days were windy, at some points extremely windy. It was a great trip and entailed a lot of new experiences for us.
A full photo report will come at some point, but in the meantime here is a slide show of Bryan's photos to tide you over. Rod likely has some excellent photos to contribute and I know Jay has at least one exciting video to add.
A full photo report will come at some point, but in the meantime here is a slide show of Bryan's photos to tide you over. Rod likely has some excellent photos to contribute and I know Jay has at least one exciting video to add.
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