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Good day everyone, it’s another hammer factor!

Welcome to Hammer Factor 42, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything”, calculated by an enormous supercomputer named Deep Thought over a period of 7.5 million years. Unfortunately, no one knows what the question is.

Let us begin.

Intros: Louis, John and John

Louis time:- how was the new OR? Weed and women or more of the same?

I saw these two articles related to OR. Care to comment on these?

Viewer Mail:

Lydia Wing

Thanks for all that you do! I enjoy tuning in for each episode. Salud!

Michael Gallimore

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/conservation-groups-oppose-bill-to-allow-logging-in-wv-state/article_6632305a-bff5-5631-a836-e517b0acbe17.html

Andrew Palin

Mike Goglin

Tim Kennedy:

I was delighted to hear you guys discuss the pros and cons (mostly cons) of paddling in Colorado. I started paddling in the Southwest PA/Northern WV area, but relocated to Colorado about 25 years ago. I concur that the rivers here are mostly “manky”. Compared to many other regions, CO does not offer the most attractive location for residence for a diehard paddler. The season is short and concentrated. The water is cold. The stand alone features, eddies, and pools are few and far between on most rivers here. However, the flows are relatively predictable (compared to the SE) due to being snowmelt or dam fed, and most runs are easily accessible (compared to the Sierras). Furthermore, the best thing of note about CO rivers is the lack of crowds. There just aren’t a whole lot of boaters out here, compared to the Eastern US, and the continuous nature/lack of pools tends to keep the groups on the water spread out. Having spent Gauley Fest weekend on the Upper Gauley some years, and stayed in CO and paddled Gore Canyon on other years, the difference between the two is (literally and figuretively) miles apart. It’s the difference between paddling a run with thousands of people and having to find a gap in traffic, or having an entire run to you and your crew without seeing another soul. (Depending on your mood and/or social inclinations, you may prefer one over the other.) *And, the Big South is one of the best runs in the state. Because it is the closest we have to drop/pool, I can see why it appeals to eastern boaters. Vallecito is arguably the best mile of whitewater in Colorado.

On an unrelated note, I have assembled quite a quiver (collection?) of vintage boats. Let me know if you want me to do a boat review or comparison of some outdated long boats or play boats to modern designs. Here’s the list of what I have:

Perception: Sabre, Eclipse, Dancer XT, Corsica, Wavehopper, 3D, Slasher C1

Also, with all of the past discussion about “extreme” racing, how about we talk about the WKF. Was it good or bad for that segment of the sport?

Thanks for all you do.

Corey Spoores

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thanks guys keep it up

Corey, NM

Jake Cooper

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Louis shit all over Dem Boyz Media Cartel.

While we certainly respect the opinions of elderly persons living on the other side of the country, it didn’t sit particularly well with us. It did get us thinking, though. What would Geltman suggest we be called? We want to know. In fact, we demand to know, and if we like it, we might use it.

Cheers,

Chris Danielson

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On another note, where can we find the boat reviews that went out via the newsletter? I’m having trouble getting the links in old emails to work. Can you guys repost them somewhere accessible?

Love it, keep it going,

Chris

John Harding

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Now to Celebrity Guest Olaf Obsommer

Great CandK article on Olaf!

This is the heavyweight battle we have been waiting for. Louis vs. Olaf. It doesn’t get any better than this on the HF. Olaf is a highly decorated expeditionary kayaker, filmmaker and event producer. Below is a short list:

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