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

[BAZzy]

Kona2...glad you found the cat!

DM, your trip looked exciting none-the-less

And yes, the cold got the better of me yesterday, more a lack of sleep than anything else........

Big Bad Baz

[Kona2]

The moon awaits!

A hearty welcome back to Tina J as she joins the team for the 2010 rowing season! Team now comprised of 48 rowers!

We're in the Summer Sweeps timeframe now (on the water meters count!) so row at least 5K a day to be eligible for randomly drawn prizes on ten days during the months of June, July and August !! Surely someone on our team will be a lucky winner! Who will it be???

Season meters as of 32/365 = 9,074,202 m!

Total meters on the day = 254,262 m

Oars in space = 40 percent

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

NINE Million - The Whole Team !

700K Kiba
300K Jim
200K Mitch J
Half Marathon # 19 - Dan

ONE Million Meter Watch: Our first of 2010!

Wild Bill with (14,000 m) to go! Probably already finished it by now!

ROWED THE DISTANCE: Greater than 21,097 m in a 24 hr period

Full Moon = greater than 42,195 m in a 24 hr period
Wild Bill bags another full moon with 43,000 m

And thanks to today's crew, we've moved a little closer to our target:

Tina 4,118 m
Rick 6,473 m
David 6,620 m
Gina 7,000 m
Teresa 9,014 m
K2 10,000 m
Steven 10,000 m
Chris 10,330 m
Peter G 10,500 m
Ted 10,610 m correction made
Barbara 11,239 m
Tim 11,920 m
Mitch J 12,820 m correction made
Darryl 14,462 m
Kenneth 15,509 m
Jim 20,000 m
Kiba 20,000 m
Dan 21,097 m
William H 43,000 m

[bg]

I have returned from my early season canoe trip. For those who are interested I have posted some pictures on the web at:

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/572735491KqDqnl

My wife and I took another couple into the BWCA for what I consider a minimum effort fishing trip experience. Their physical condition was suspect to me even though they had been in the BWCA many times in years before. As it turned out we came out of the BWCA a day early. We did canoe in to the expected destination lake (West Pike) about 8 miles. The weather for the most part was cold and windy (as expected) and the nicest day near 70F and sunny was Thursday, the day we came out. We were wearing everything we had along to stay warm both nights. We got a little damp from rain on our entry day, and that was a big contribution to the chill factor. We negotiated the half mile portage just fine on the way in. We had a fine supper of lake trout and wild rice casserole on Wed, and then witnessed a fine sunset that evening. We were camped in a very pretty spot overlooking a palisade a quarter mile away on the far shore of the lake, and another back in the corner of the lake where we had traveled in from Clearwater Lake. The black flies were present, but not in great numbers. They were very tolerable.

But the guy we were with woke up with back pain on Wed after the first cold night in the bush and he didn't paddle on Wed to fish, indicating to me he was in pain all day. Thursday morning he woke up with worse back pain. So at breakfast we convinced him we should break camp and try to get out that day, and I was just hoping he could get himself back across the half mile portage. I wouldn't let him carry a canoe, but allowed him to carry about 26 lbs in a light portage pack and told him to use a piece of beaver wood for a hiking staff. He made it while the rest of us got everything else across. On the other side of the portage, I suggested that my wife and I just paddle the 6 miles to an outfitter and arrange a tow, but he wanted to paddle in. So off we went resting for him every 20 minutes or so. The wind was gaining strength and was against us. We had a late lunch and went another 20 minutes and he had to call it with about 3 miles to go. So my wife and I sprinted in the last 3 miles against 1 foot waves and made it to the landing in 55 minutes. I arranged for the outfitter to pick up our paddling guests with a power boat with a canoe rack, and that's how they got in. We drove back to our place in Duluth for the night and got our guests loaded up Friday morning and they started back for home. I know there was some good memories for him in the trip, but I'm sure this was a reminder to him that it's not as easy as it used to be. Sadly it may have been his last trip in. Age or fading physical ability eventually makes all wilderness travelers retire some day.

welcome back....thanks for posting about your trip and the pictures.....and kona2..i'm glad jesse is home...

[just27]

I have returned from my early season canoe trip. For those who are interested I have posted some pictures on the web at:
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/572735491KqDqnl

I just got caught up on the last few days' postings ... wow, what a bittersweet canoe trip. The scenery looks gorgeous, and memorable, but I felt so badly for your hurting friend. (Every time you post pictures of your fish fry, I want some!)


Our trip to Ashland (OR) included Macbeth done with an "updated" flavor ... instead of 12th century Scotland, the entire cast wore jungle camo (think Che Guevara) or Nazi uniforms, with a few Mussolini fascists thrown in to keep us on our toes. It was quite odd, but the high school/college age people spread around the theater seems to think it was "awesome." At least the witches were still dressed in basic black!

[bg]

Our trip to Ashland (OR) included Macbeth done with an "updated" flavor ... instead of 12th century Scotland, the entire cast wore jungle camo (think Che Guevara) or Nazi uniforms, with a few Mussolini fascists thrown in to keep us on our toes. It was quite odd, but the high school/college age people spread around the theater seems to think it was "awesome." At least the witches were still dressed in basic black![/quote]


welcome back chris....

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Our first million meter Luna-Tic of the 2010 season! Congratulations William H!




On track for an 11 or 12 MM season???

[William H]

Woohoo! Our first million meter Luna-Tic of the 2010 season! Congratulations William H!




On track for an 11 or 12 MM season???

Thanks!

My goal is 8 million for the season - we'll see how it goes.

I'll be out of the country for awhile later this month, but don't let Kiba know - feels like she's ready to pounce

[bg]

Woohoo! Our first million meter Luna-Tic of the 2010 season! Congratulations William H!




On track for an 11 or 12 MM season???

wow...congrats,,,,,

[BAZzy]

Woohoo! Our first million meter Luna-Tic of the 2010 season! Congratulations William H!




On track for an 11 or 12 MM season???

Great work William!
Baz

[just27]

Woohoo! Our first million meter Luna-Tic of the 2010 season! Congratulations William H!

Impressive! Congrats on some serious workouts.

[Kiba]

Congrats William H, you've been doing some pretty solid rowing lately... But just you wait *starts plotting metre revenge*

[Dave_H]

Woohoo! Our first million meter Luna-Tic of the 2010 season! Congratulations William H!

Amazing work Wild Bill! Congratulations!

[DuluthMoose]

Congratulations Wild Bill on your first million meters for the new season! Way to Row!

[Kona2]

We're zooming through space towards our target moon! Today, we're surrounded by two half moons, a full moon and what looks very much like a cloud of space dust......or was that Wild Bill galloping by? We're almost halfway to our destination. Astrogator predicts that we will reach the halfway mark somewhere around July 4th. Good rowing by all !



Season meters as of 33/365 = 9,288,036 m

Total meters on the day = 213,834 m

Oars in space = 31 percent

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

1 MM Wild Bill
Dan with Half Marathon # 20
Dave with Half Marathon # 5

ROWED THE DISTANCE:

FULL Moon = greater than 42,195 m in a 24 hr period

Wild Bill with 43,000 m

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

Terry 2,820 m
Kevin 3,000 m
Peter G 3,500 m
Gina 6,552 m
K2 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Jim 10,000 m
Barbara 11,633 m
Tim 12,121 m
Mitch J 13,140 m
Darryl 14,564 m
Bazzy 16,310 m
Dan 21,097 m
Dave 36,097 m
William H 43,000 m

And please don't hesitate to let me know if you spot an error ....it generally saves me a ton of time backtracking to see where I've gone wrong...

K2

[Kiba]

I completely forgot to upload my metres (20,000) I plugged everything in, and I thought I uploaded them, but then I checked because my name wasn't there and I hadn't

My oar was in space too!!