Have you guys seen this? Too funny.

www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium
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That little carved Indian man changed my life, or at least shaped it enough. Canoeroots would not be today if not for that film.

Thanks Bill Mason.
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When I was interviewing Becky Mason earlier this week, I put my coffee cup down on the table and right there was Paddle to the Sea. Really. The little man that changed my life. The very one. The star of the film.

My mom would drive my brother and I to school on snow days (she didn't want us tearing up the house). The teachers didn't have a lesson plan and would gather us together in the gym to watch National Film Board films. Paddle to the Sea was my favourite.

Fast forward 30 years or so, and I'm the founder and publisher of Canoeroots magazine, I'm sitting in Bill Mason's daughters living room, and rubbing shoulders with my childhood hero. Cool.
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I'm sitting down with Becky early next week for an interview for magazine and video.

Is there any thing you've always wanted to ask her? I thought it would be fun to present here with some reader questions.


Fire away.
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Just got back from the Green River.

I paddled it in a borrowed Esquif Spark. Great river. Lots of class III, perfect for open boating. Short of a couple rapids, I'm sure I could have ran this is a tandem, although not sure it is allowed. Anyone know?

The rafts carried our gear, it is the way to go. We surfed everywhere.

Look for a full feature and video in a 2012 issue of Rapid magazine, www.rapidmag.com.
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My daughter Kate and I had a blast on the French River last week. We joined a Black Feather family trip. I'm writing a story about family trips in Canoeroots and we did some filming for Rapid Media TV.

Anybody, do any French River trips with kids.
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Strainer is gone from Palmer Rapids' Upper Set.

Have a great weekend everyone.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, click here to see the photos, www.rapidmag.com/photo-gallery/67-scott-...lbum.html?albumid=43


Scott
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In the recent issue of Canoeroots our editor Virginia Marshall wrote a witty article about a movement to save gunwale bobbing.

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A childhood right of passage or just looking for trouble?

It may be regional. I was just in New Jersey. Their are hundreds of canoers in New Jersey.

The Mad is running about 50CMS or so. Too low for Hass Hole which comes in at about 70 on the low end.

Palmer Rapids levels are pretty good, lots of eddies. The Lower is a nice level (although you can't access it without a snowmobile).

I'll keep you posted.

Scott

I think I feel the same way.

Around here the locals say canoer, meaning guys like me, rather than hunters. Hey maybe that is where it comes from. In the Valley everyone hunts and therefore are hunters, making us canoers.

Anyway, I'm a canoeist.

Scott

We just left Jersey Paddlesports 2011 yesterday at 5:30pm and drove home, arriving at 4:30am. I like it.

It is harder than it used to be to catch up on sleep, but I admit that I enjoy the road trip. I just dial up all my old truck'n tunes on my iPhone and put the hammer down.

How about you guys?