Kayak Lake Powell - The Adventure of a Lifetime

Lake Powell can be enjoyed from several viewpoints, from a lodge, luxurious houseboat, pontoon boat, motorboat to a waverunner.
If you want to get the more organic perspective then you should definitely kayak Lake Powell. Kayak rentals are available to those who want to kayak beautiful lake with all its nooks and canyons.
For visitors who also want to learn about the historic and beautiful Powell Lake, kayak tours are available. Guides are a great way to experience the lake while learning all the secrets that only a seasoned veteran would know.
 Take a Lake Powell kayak tour and scenic hike for the day or choose an overnight camping tour and camp out on an island. Another exciting offering is to kayak on the other side of the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.
Half day, whole day and overnight trips up to five nights long can be accommodated on the Colorado River instead of kayaking the lake.
If you only want to kayak Powell Lake for a short time, you might consider signing up for a combination trip. You can choose to kayak around the lake for 3 hours and then hop in a 4 wheel drive hummer for a narrated trip through the Navajo reservation.
Upgrade this trip to 5 hours of kayaking, including an exploratory hike and a swim followed by a jeep tour of Secret canyon. Whether you kayak the lake on a rented kayak or take a guided tour, kayaking Lake Powell will be just the perspective you are looking for.

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Sea Kayaking: Rolling a Sea Kayak and Carving a Greenland Paddle

Sea kayaking enthusiasts looking to save money on their kayak paddles and interested in learning how to roll a sea kayak with less strain on their joints do well to carve a Greenland paddle.

The job is not that difficult and is not beyond the abilities of the average hand tool user. There are a number of resources to turn to, including Charles Holst's free and downloadable pdf file on Greenland paddle
 carving and Brian Nystrom's comprehensive self-published book.

Brian's book includes detailed photographs that cover building a Greenland paddle, from choosing a cedar blank to modifying the design to finishing the paddle with tung oil, fiberglass and epoxy.

Another helpful resource is web designer Matt Johnson's video on the process. He's made it widely available on the web in both long and short versions. If you're interested in carving your own Greenland paddle for sea kayaking (or kayak fishing, for that matter), Matt has since stored on YouTube an eight minute clip from his useful video.

He shot the video with a digital video camera. Matt mentions but mumbles Chuck Holst's valuable and free pdf, which gives specs on how to carve from a blank, including how to make the first crucial rough cuts.

Due to youtube storage and compression issues, the video quality is a little herky jerky, but not too distracting, and the sound is somewhat out sync with the video, sort of like a dubbed action film, but still you get the point.

In the segment Matt describes some of the tools you'll need to make your own Greenland paddle, and how to choose a good piece of cedar. His full scale version of the video, available in two files sizes, is smoother and cleaner, but takes a while to download.

Matt's video is already widely known and has been heavily viewed through a number of outlets, including his own website. Carving a Greenland sea kayaking paddle is a lot easier than you might think. And using a
 Greenland paddle for sea kayaking, including how to roll a sea kayak, can be an eye-opening experience. Nice about the paddles is that since they are wood, they are re-shapeable. Paddle your first one for a season, discover it's too long or too thick at the blades or the shoulder, and all you have to do is take a sander and reshape, applytung oil, and you've got a new paddle.

Also a Greenland sea kayaking paddle can be reinforced in crucial spots such as the tips and the blade edges with fiberglass, plastic inlay, or thin strips of oak. Greenland paddles are handy and fast once you get used to them. And they create less stress and strain on the wrists, elbows and shoulders because of their softer feel and tendency to flex at the shaft and blade.

Finally, many sea kayaking enthusiasts find Greenland paddles easier for rolling and bracing. Because the four paddle sides are symmetrical and identical, you don't need to twist your wrist so much to present the power face to the surface of the water.

To read more about sea kayaking and kayak fishing, see the content-rich blogs Sea Kayaking Dot Net and NorthAmerican Kayak Fishing

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