Friday, May 17, 12024 Human Era (HE) AI InterludeOyo! Paddlewheeler: One Year OnwardSurf in Vancouver’s SeasA Few DetailsTime To RideKit and ConditionsClothingPaddle. Board.AccessoriesConditionsFallstreak Cloud?The Ride OutApproachment RepproachmentTry AgainPursuit RouteA Longer Ride? AI Interlude I could not resist the urge to try it out. It has been a while now that WordPress has offered an “AIContinueContinue reading “Vancouver SUP Surf: Chasing the MPV Constitution”
Category Archives: SUP touring
In Pursuit of Choppiness (3.0): Knight Rider
Friday, September 22, 12023 Human Era (HE) Backstory 2.0Sunset SchedulingDaylight DilemmaSundown Second GuessesPursuit Route Backstory 2.0 I first tried to catch the wavey wake of the MPV Constitution in the spring. That attempt was unsuccessful due to my time conversion error of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) to Pacific Standard Time (PST) rather than Pacific DaylightContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness (3.0): Knight Rider”
In Pursuit of Choppiness (2.0): Paddlewheeler Pursuit
Sunday, September 10, 12023 Human Era (HE) BackstoryWait, There is a Schedule‽Not So Simple After AllWhy Not Call?Sunday Sternwheeler Surf in the Seas of Səl̓ilw̓ətMy PlanPositioning for the PaddlewheelerThree Little Birds: Don’t Worry About a ThingWaiting in VainGet Up Stand UpCould You Be LovedPimper’s ParadiseLong Play Paddlewheeler PursuitPursuit RouteExtended Play Paddlewheeler Pursuit https://videopress.com/v/K4Jc0tKT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Backstory IContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness (2.0): Paddlewheeler Pursuit”
Doing Dodd Narrows: SUP Touring Mudge Island
Saturday, August 5, 12023 Human Era (HE) Preamble RamblesSelecting Mudge IslandWhat About Dodd NarrowsSituating Mudge IslandDoing DoddPlanning ParticularsSUP Float Plan: Circumnavigation of Mudge IslandLeaving to Launch SiteMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.AccessoriesLaunch SiteWaxing on WearablesPaddle LogCurrent CheckEnter the NarrowsMade It!False NarrowsBull Kelp and Mermaid BladdersEnd of the IslandSandstone StopGPS ComparisonRelive ReviewFinal ThoughtsRisk and CapabilityFinishing What You Started PreambleContinueContinue reading “Doing Dodd Narrows: SUP Touring Mudge Island”
In Pursuit of Choppiness
Friday, May 26, 12023 Human Era (HE) Sans Surf in these SeasSearching for a WakeWake Chase CaseTime Tracking the WheelersSailing SnapshotLast SummerSerendipitous SightingsPaddlewheeler PursuitColumbia Gorge: Oui, C’est PossibleLegality and SafetySafety FirstWakesurfing versus Surfing Wakes: A Minor DistinctionWhat are the Rules?Weekly ScheduleWhat Did You Do Friday Night?Well, uh, haha, what have we here?RecalibrationSUP Stats Sans SurfContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness”
Səl̓ilw̓ət SUP to Thywates Landing
Saturday, May 13, 12023 Human Era (HE) Common Interests, Common PeopleDates, Pace. Wait Race?Paddle PlanSUP FLOAT PLAN: Səl̓ilw̓ət: Lowry Waterfront Park to Thywates LandingSummer in May: Words on Whether Weather or WeatherIn versus OutSupratropical Stream SpeculationThe Boy Returns?He Saw, She Saw SeesawGorgeous Gorge: Launch SiteSeeing Sea StateMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.Accessories(P)loggingMirror Warning: Objects in the Mirror areContinueContinue reading “Səl̓ilw̓ət SUP to Thywates Landing”
Middle Arm Swishwash
Sunday, March 12, 12023 Human Era (HE) Paddle PreambleDST and MePlanning and PrepWeather and Water LevelsFloat PlanSUP Float PlanLaunch SiteParking(P)logMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.AccessoriesOn the RiverBig Silver Birds in the SkyPodcast PlaylistHistory Can(go)AwryThe Return LegFinal Thoughts Paddle Preamble After coming across this article in the Richmond News, I have wanted to check out the Sto:lo (Fraser River)ContinueContinue reading “Middle Arm Swishwash”
Alouette, Gentille Alouette
Sunday, March 5, 12023 Human Era (HE) Paddle PreambleLofty IdeasWeather IntelWeather IntelWeather and Water LevelsParkingFrench, History LessonMusical Interlude(P)logLaunch SiteMy KitClothingPaddle and BoardAccessoriesOn the RiverFinal Thoughts Paddle Preamble My son’s friend was having a birthday party at Jungle Jac’s Play Centre in Port Coquitlam. When I looked up the location to get a sense of theContinueContinue reading “Alouette, Gentille Alouette”
Nicomekl River: Phase III
Sunday, February 19, 12023 Human Era (HE) Feel free to skip my preamble ramble and get straight to the plog details. BackstoryAbout the BluewaysMy Past Blueway TravelsDam, Degradation, and a Dearth of DetailsA Brief History of the Nicomekl(Re)InspirationHot Take(s)Occidental HistoryA Tangent on HistoriographyRevisionist RevisitingTangent Two: Ancient ApocalypseFooling GeorgeDebunking DebacleOpen to The ExperienceExtraordinary Claims Require ExtraordinaryContinueContinue reading “Nicomekl River: Phase III”
SUP’in the Sound 2.0: Day Three
Ramillies Channel to Jericho Beach Monday, September 5, 12022 HE This post is the account of Day Three of my three-day, two-night stand up paddleboard (SUP) tour through Átl’ḵa7tsem (Howe Sound, click here for pronunciation). I launched from Locarno Beach and SUPed to Sxwan’shnm (Tantalus Landing Marine Recreation Site) on Day One (for details, see this post “SUP’in the Sound 2.0: DayContinueContinue reading “SUP’in the Sound 2.0: Day Three”
I SUP Explore 