[Rhodes22-list] High Adventure Pictured Rocks Sea Kayaking Trip

Sat Sep 12 10:18:13 EDT 2020

Great Pictures Roger.  Thanks for sharing.

*Stephen Staum*
*s/v Carol Lee 2*
*1983 Rhodes 22*
*Needham, MA*

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 10:05 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> Originally, the kayak towing harness for S/V Dynamic Equilibrium was to
> facilitate a Sailing/Kayaking High Adventure Trip wherein we were going
> circumnavigate Isle Royale in western Lake Superior.  This trip was going
> to be in the summer of 2002 using S/V Dynamic Equilibrium as a mother
> ship.  Unfortunately, 9/11 happened and the US economy went into a deep
> recession.  I got laid off in the spring of 2002 and the trip had to be
> postponed.  Between going back to school to get another degree in
> mechanical engineering, searching for a new job, and the boys going off to
> college and starting their own careers; the Isle Royale trip never
> happened.  Since then, we have started including my brother-in-law, Ken, in
> our High Adventure trips.  There is a story in the R-22 archives about a
> voyage to Garden Island in northern Lake Michigan aboard S/V Dynamic
> Equilibrium.  It was Ken’s 1st blue water sailing experience and we kind of
> scared him on the return trip.  I haven’t suggested any sailing High
> Adventure Trips since then.
>
> The word around the campfire on the Pictured Rocks High Adventure Trip was
> everyone was interested in going back to the Apostle Islands in western
> Lake Superior by sea kayak in the summer of 2021.  We only visited 4
> islands out of 22 in the archipelago the last time we were there.  I may
> explore how Ken would feel about using S/V Dynamic Equilibrium as a mother
> ship for the kayaks.  We would definitely be able to cover more water.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 11, 2020, at 8:12 PM, Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
> >
> > We're in northwest Waukesha county.
> > Probably an hour or so from you son.
> > Absolutely on your way via 94, maybe 10 minutes off course.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > IMG_20200730_204146.jpg
> > <
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/19_hhNDm1YrRJA14JZsWkxeDbks_khaZh/view?usp=drivesdk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 7:04 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >> Hi Tom,
> >> My younger son, Gary & family, live in Wyocena, WI, which is a northern
> >> suburb of Madison, WI.  Gary is a police detective on the Madison Police
> >> Dept.  Driving around Chicago, IL, it’s about a 500 mile drive from my
> >> house.  Where in Wisconsin do you live?
> >> Roger Pihlaja
> >> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> >> Windows 10
> >> From: Tom Van Heule<mailto:tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 7:58 PM
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] High Adventure Pictured Rocks Sea Kayaking
> >> Trip
> >> Superb Roger.
> >> I spent 20 years north of muskegon, west of 131...
> >> Coming " home" twice a year for the steelhead runs.
> >> I thought you might be in Wisconsin, but we can surely meet up someday
> as
> >> we're only 100 miles apart?!
> >> All the best everyone,
> >> TVH
> >>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 6:46 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >>> Hi Tom,
> >>> OK, me & my boat, let’s see … here’s a picture of me moving
> >> hand-over-hand
> >>> thru a narrow crack:
> >>> [cid:image004.jpg at 01D68871.F0D4FAE0]
> >>> Here’s a picture of me paddling along a shear cliff:
> >>> [cid:image003.jpg at 01D68874.485C9820]
> >>> Here’s a picture of the 4 of us at sunset at Mosquito River
> >>> [cid:image007.jpg at 01D68874.485C9820]
> >>> If you literally meant you wanted to see a picture of my kayak, here it
> >> is
> >>> by itself on the beach at Hurricane River:
> >>> [cid:image010.jpg at 01D68874.485C9820]
> >>> The kayak is a 2013 Delta 14.5 Expedition.
> >>> The nearest point on Lake Michigan to me is Ludington, which is ~117
> >> miles
> >>> from my house.  If you check the R-22 archives, you will find some
> >> pictures
> >>> & stories of the towing rig we use to tow the kayaks behind S/V Dynamic
> >>> Equilibrium.
> >>> Roger Pihlaja
> >>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >>> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> >>> Windows 10
> >>> From: Tom Van Heule<mailto:tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com>
> >>> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 6:27 PM
> >>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] High Adventure Pictured Rocks Sea Kayaking
> >>> Trip
> >>> Rodger, looks like a great time with the family!
> >>> Surely you didn't take one picture of your boat on the trip?
> >>> We must not be too far apart, lake michigan will be our home waters as
> >> soon
> >>> as a slip opens up.
> >>> At which point I will send the trailer in for a beefier axle and other
> >>> work.
> >>> Do you tow/stow the kayaks on the r22?
> >>> Tvh
> >>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 5:22 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>> Hi All,
> >>>> Here are some photos from my Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore sea
> >>>> kayaking trip with my brother-in-law, and two sons.  We car camped at
> >> Bay
> >>>> Furnace Campground in Christmas, MI on the night of August 20th,
> >>> shuttled a
> >>>> vehicle to our take-out point, and sorted out gear.  The next day, we
> >>>> put-in at Sand Point in Munising, MI and paddled to Mosquito River
> >>>> Campground, ~8.0 miles.  The 2nd day, we paddled ~8.9 miles to Beaver
> >>> Creek
> >>>> Campground.  The 3rd day, we paddled ~10.0 miles to Hurricane River
> >>>> Campground.  We were extremely fortunate with weather as this is a
> very
> >>>> exposed coastline.  There were some sea caves, waterfalls, and sea
> >> stacks
> >>>> on day 1; but, the best were on day 2.  By day 3, we had paddled
> beyond
> >>> the
> >>>> cliffs of the Pictured Rocks into the Grand Sable Dunes area.  I have
> >>>> included a picture of what the dunes looked like.  These seemingly
> >>> endless
> >>>> sand dunes have their own unique beauty.  But, if I had the trip to
> >> plan
> >>>> over again, I think I would have moved our take-out
> >>>> to Twelvemile Beach Campground, and skipped the last 3 miles of
> >>>> paddling.  The sand dunes all start to look the same after a while.
> >>>> Roger Pihlaja
> >>>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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