LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

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Super busy schedule this whole month it seems. Will do my best to make up for the lost days, however. I am shooting for a 200,000 meter month to prep for the upcoming marathon running training season soon to start.

GO, Kristine, GO!!! Those are two very impressive goals... how do you find the time?!?!?!

[bg]

Super busy schedule this whole month it seems. Will do my best to make up for the lost days, however. I am shooting for a 200,000 meter month to prep for the upcoming marathon running training season soon to start.

hope your marathon training goes well...

[DuluthMoose]

I got my canoe trailer checked out and loaded yesterday and ready to go. Today I focus on checking out camping gear and packing that. It will be a good day to do that with 1-3 inches of the white stuff expected. Snow is amazing stuff. But have you ever wondered where the white color goes when the stuff melts? So just a few more days of rowing for me and then I'll be heading out for a week or so to do some day trip paddling on the Current River in the Missouri Ozarks with some paddling friends. We will set up a base camp at one of the Ozark National Scenic River Waterways campgrounds, and post daily shuttles from there. Sounds like it will be a little rainy with isolated thunderstorms most every day down there, but no chance of snow there with highs near 80F every day. And actually a little rain to keep the river from getting too low is a good thing. "You rolling old river. You changing old river. Lets you and me river go down to the sea." Moose

[Kona2]

Sounds like a great plan Moose! Snow on the ground here today - aaaack.

[Kona2]

Lots of good rowing sessions happening around the world! Row, Luna-Tics, row! 32 rowers in the boat - welcome back, Greg C!

Season meters as of 6/365 = 1,144,274 m

Total meters on the day = 171,104 m

Oars in space (participation) = 50 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations:


Bart with 25,000 m earns a half moon
Barbara with a half marathon/moon of 21,147 m, earns a half moon....any other races or marathons on the horizon for you?

And thanks to all today's rowers for all the kinds of meters - we need ALL kinds on our journey to the moon:

Peter G 3,000 m
Kelly 3,274 m
Tony (who knew alien spaceships were four seaters?)
David 7,000 m
Noelle 7,019 m
Steve L 7,201 m
Gina 8,146 m ....wowzer, Gina is determined to stay ahead of the curve on the 5K boards....maybe shooting for higher?
Mike C 10,000 m
Jim 10,212 m
Greg C 10,243 m
Rodrigo 12,285 m
Tim 13,790 m
14,454 m ...trading snow for 80+....AND canoeing....no decision to be made at all!
Will S 15,000 m
Barbara 21,147 m
Bart 25,000 m

Woohoo! It's the weekend...!

[bg]

enjoy your canoeing, moose...

no races coming up....in fact i'll have to stop rowing soon...i'm having an ileostomy later in the month....actually looking forward to having the surgeries and getting my life back....

[DuluthMoose]

BG - Hope your surgery brings about better days for you. And hopefully you'll be back rowing strong and clicking off marathons again soon.

[BAZzy]

I got my canoe trailer checked out and loaded yesterday and ready to go. Today I focus on checking out camping gear and packing that. It will be a good day to do that with 1-3 inches of the white stuff expected. Snow is amazing stuff. But have you ever wondered where the white color goes when the stuff melts? So just a few more days of rowing for me and then I'll be heading out for a week or so to do some day trip paddling on the Current River in the Missouri Ozarks with some paddling friends. We will set up a base camp at one of the Ozark National Scenic River Waterways campgrounds, and post daily shuttles from there. Sounds like it will be a little rainy with isolated thunderstorms most every day down there, but no chance of snow there with highs near 80F every day. And actually a little rain to keep the river from getting too low is a good thing. "You rolling old river. You changing old river. Lets you and me river go down to the sea." Moose

All sounds good Moose....I've been using a 'Cross-Fire Bivvy bag" for camping in recent times, but I've been looking at Hennessy Hammocks (USA) ideal for hiking and canoeing.....what are you using?

No rowing yesterday....pulled up a little sore after weight training on Thursday.......
Enjoy the weekend...BBB

[DuluthMoose]

....I've been using a 'Cross-Fire Bivvy bag" for camping in recent times, but I've been looking at Hennessy Hammocks (USA) ideal for hiking and canoeing.....what are you using?
..BBB

This being a drive into a base camp situation, it's luxury camp time for me. So I pop the middle seats out of my Toyota Sienna minivan, put a 1.5" foam pad down on the floor, then a futon mattress over the foam, and then my great big flannel sleeping bag with a full size pillow, put some custom made screens in a couple windows, and custom made curtains all around; and sleep in the back of the van. Let it storm outside! I take an old tent along for a place to store my ton and a half of gear, and a big tarp to cover the picnic table and cooking area, and some big, comfortable folding chairs complete with cupholders along. If I had more time to cook this trip the 20 lb dutch oven and tripod would be coming along as well. But I know there will be late days on the river, so the white gas stove, my usual lightweight cook kit, and something quick to cook will be along on this trip.

But I suspect you wanted to know what I'm carrying when I'm traveling light for many days in the back country. I'm usually with a small group, so it's almost always sharing a tent with someone. For 2 people, I want a 3 or 4 person tent for any trip over about 3 nights out. And most of my trips are 7 to 10 days. For lake travel with portages, I'm using a MSR Mutha Hubba 3 person tent, which is tall enough to sit up in and big enough for 2 people to have plenty of room. This tent weighs in at about 7 lbs, so its about the lightest 3 person available. For river travel or somewhere where high winds can be expected I use a Eureka Mountainpass 3XTC tent. It's another 3 person, a little heavier tent but will be standing after heavy wind. For canoeing I use synthetic bags that stuff down to the smallest possible volume and something rated to about 32F. I've spent far too many nights in wet down bags from about day 4 to the end of the trip on day 9 or 10, for my liking. No question down is the lightest, but they don't mix with water sports very well.

I know solo canoeists that swear by their Hennessey Hammocks. I've never tried one, but they say they are comfortable. I've also heard they can start swaying in even moderate wind, so if motion sickness is a problem you need to anchor them to the ground. And there is also the standing joke that they provide hours of entertainment for the bears; kind of like a campsite pinata for them. But I guess that's something you wouldn't have to worry about.
Moose

[BAZzy]

....I've been using a 'Cross-Fire Bivvy bag" for camping in recent times, but I've been looking at Hennessy Hammocks (USA) ideal for hiking and canoeing.....what are you using?
..BBB

I've got an MSR Zoid 2 that I sometimes use..very comfortable, but really only one person with a pack inside.....

Cheers BBB

[Kona2]

I know solo canoeists that swear by their Hennessey Hammocks. I've never tried one, but they say they are comfortable. I've also heard they can start swaying in even moderate wind, so if motion sickness is a problem you need to anchor them to the ground. And there is also the standing joke that they provide hours of entertainment for the bears; kind of like a campsite pinata for them. But I guess that's something you wouldn't have to worry about.
Moose

Yikes....I'd go car camping too...I'll bet you tell scary camp stories, too, Moose....

33 teammates in the boat! Welcome back Steve D.!

Meanwhile, literally back at the ranch, there's another outdoor adventure taking place near Craig, CO tomorrow. Every year about 700 horses are wintered on the range near Craig - recovering from all their summer tourist rides. These horses are then part of the Great American Horse Drive as they are gathered from the range and then moved 61 miles from pasture in Brown's Park back to the Sombrero Ranch outside of Craig. Tomorrow these horses will move through the town of Maybell...a journey across Hwy 40 that takes maybe 5 minutes....sometime between 8 AM - 1 PM. Timing might be everything ...here's a photo from the Craig Daily Press last year:



Season meters as of 7/365 = 1,310,746 m

Total meters on the day = 166,472 m

Oars in space (participation) = 30 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

200K Will S
100K Bazzy

Full moon for Will S with 45,000 m
Half moon for Baz with 32,154 m
Half moon for Bart with 25,000 m

And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters:

Barbara 5,617 m (good luck with the upcoming surgery...and do stay tuned to the forum even if you can't row for awhile)
Noelle 6,611 m great job...keep rowing!
Steven L 7,206 m
MT 10,000 m
Jim 10,413 m
Darryl 14,471 m
Bart 25,000 m
Baz 32,154 m
Will S 45,000 m

I think we're going to have to file a Missing Mouse Report....last seen crossing the border from Spain to France.....

[brotherjim]

Moose, I have paddled the Current river many times. Great river. Come down a little further and try the Buffalo here in Arkansas. It is a lot of fun when the water is high. I have also tried canoeing Lake Superior near Ontonagon, my favorite place. Kind of rough. Got a wee bit seasick.
Have a great time
jim

[DuluthMoose]

BrotherJim - I have paddled the upper Buffalo (Ponca down for about 50 miles) in pretty high water conditions. It was a blast with all the class 2 water. But I was too busy trying to keep the open side of my canoe up, to really take in all the high bluff gorgeous scenery. I need to do the Buffalo again someday. But not this trip, I need to get back and get my garden going. So many rivers, so little time.... Moose

[BAZzy]

Talkng about car camping...we will be off to the 'Outback' in July.....this is our set-up....can't wait!

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[NMB4010]

enjoy your canoeing, moose...

no races coming up....in fact i'll have to stop rowing soon...i'm having an ileostomy later in the month....actually looking forward to having the surgeries and getting my life back....

Barbara, Best of luck to you with your surgeries. Please keep us posted as you recover.

Noelle