Get Out And ‘Paddle-Plan’ with US! Alright, it may be a little early to start getting your boat in shape for the 2009 season and to start into your spring paddling routines, but it is not too early to plan this coming season’s adventures. And if at least some of your paddling adventures are with your friends in the CPA, …
December 2008
Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting November 2, 2008 Ellen E. Linson Aquatics Center 5211 Paint Branch Parkway College Park, MD 20740-3801 Recorded by Sue Bauer, CPA Secretary Coordinator Dave Biss opens the meeting to all at noon Members present: 28 Introduction of current officers, including: Rich Stevens – Treasurer Sue Bauer- Secretary/ Membership Current Steering Committee: Brian Blankinship Ralph …
November 2008
At the end of each paddling season, many of us in the CPA like to look back on the trips that were offered and led. It gives us a warm fuzzy feeling, but also it gives us a chance to ponder on what worked well and what did not; what was accepted with raised paddles and hearty cheers and what …
October 2008
How do you serve your adventures? Well Done? There is a quote I think about all the time when I’m climbing or on expeditions. It’s by the great polar explorer Vilhájlmur Stefansson: “Adventure is a sign of incompetence.” Stefansson was a guy who bragged that he never had adventures. He said that if you have an adventure, you’re doing something …