tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post4559459030236562521..comments2024-03-29T02:18:10.211-04:00Comments on BaffinPaddler - http://baffinpaddler.blogspot.com: Comerford Reservoir, Connecticut River, New Hampshire: Paddling with Dams is Damned!BaffinPaddlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15682694017265829467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-60779499934585343742010-11-22T13:51:26.357-05:002010-11-22T13:51:26.357-05:00So, how much progress have you made on investigati...So, how much progress have you made on investigating dams and securing someone to interview? Your post sparked my interest and I was able to locate a "few" resources that gave dam locations in NC, but not much else. As a side bar to a "pre-dam" story, you might find a recent post on my blog to be of interest: http://www.durhamblogger.com/2010/11/before-kerr-lake-interesting-history.html Let me know if you would like me to provide you with some links for your proposed Web resource on dams!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957689266739581501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-41729421332279977522010-10-28T21:43:48.996-04:002010-10-28T21:43:48.996-04:00That's good news!That's good news!BaffinPaddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682694017265829467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-58591245697987253562010-10-28T20:04:43.770-04:002010-10-28T20:04:43.770-04:00I'm pretty sure that "cfs" stands fo...I'm pretty sure that "cfs" stands for "cubic feet per second". I don't do a lot of paddling on bodies of water controlled by large dams so I have no useful experience to pass on. My feeling is that Mike is probably correct...areas close to dams can be dangerous places but the large bodies between them aren't going to suddenly jump up or down drastically - unless the dam fails! I do look forward to seeing what you learn on this topic though. One final thought - in Maine where I live, they've made pretty good progress removing old dams from our major rivers to help improve the fish spawning habitat. So dams aren't necessarily "forever" :)Paddle2Seenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-59225063901329195212010-10-26T20:03:35.289-04:002010-10-26T20:03:35.289-04:00I think you pose some valid questions, as well as ...I think you pose some valid questions, as well as a great resource for dam flows. I will be interested in seeing what your research discovers. I've always suspected that much of the signage refers to emergency conditions, sudden downpours or a collapsing dam upstream, that much of the time they try to be consistent with releases. It would be nice to know what it really means.PenobscotPaddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592313025258461946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-67990892324296653582010-10-26T18:46:40.171-04:002010-10-26T18:46:40.171-04:00Great! Another Baffin Paddler. The Baffin is a gre...Great! Another Baffin Paddler. The Baffin is a great rolling boat. Anyone who can already roll says so. I own two great boats, and both are great rollers, the Maelstrom Vital, and the Boreal Baffin. It's just me. I need to keep working at it. Some people get it faster than others. And honestly, I've seen people I thought would never get it, they kept trying, and suddenly they got it. I'll keep trying too. The Maelstrom Vital fits me better, so I'll learn with it first. <br /><br />Let us know when you get your first roll! I'd like to know what it feels like. It must be a great feeling. We need to encourage each other.BaffinPaddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682694017265829467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-66321169301808273032010-10-26T18:26:56.089-04:002010-10-26T18:26:56.089-04:00Just thought i'd say hi to a fellow Baffin pad...Just thought i'd say hi to a fellow Baffin paddler. Love the boat, also yet to learn a roll. Hopefully there are some "in pool" teaching sessions available this winter. It would be nice to learn a roll over the winter in time for some early spring paddling. Do you think the raised end of the baffin make it harder to roll?<br />cheers<br />ian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584779124988587458.post-74105319016196717422010-10-26T09:22:06.191-04:002010-10-26T09:22:06.191-04:00There are "dams" and then there are &quo...There are "dams" and then there are "dams?" I've paddled near small dams like Island Creek http://www.durhamblogger.com/2010/10/wonderful-morning-paddling-at-kerr-lake.html and Holt Dam http://www.durhamblogger.com/2009/10/autumn-splendor-part-one.html There were warning signs posted to keep boaters away from the water intake / discharge pipes and machinery... as there should be! But, you could still paddle near both structures - in fact it was the dams that made both Kerr Lake and Lake Holt possible! ;-) So I understand why dam operators would post danger signs and warn folks to paddle at their own risk near the "business ends" of the dams. But I do agree with you that there should be better coordination and cooperation? on how folks can best utilize these wonderful paddling areas.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957689266739581501noreply@blogger.com