Spring 2007 Newsletter
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Dear
Reader,
Spring Greetings from Alaska on the Home
Shore! This issue brings you tips from photographer
Gary Luhm and features something new: Alaska on
the Home Shore...in Baja! Questions? Comments?
Requests? We'd love to hear from you!
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Keep That Camera
Dry
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By Gary
Luhm
 One thing I've observed on the water is that few
Home Shore
guests take pictures from the kayak. That's
understandable - salt water and electronics don't mix.
For your next trip, though, consider these options.
You'll be rewarded with some
wonderful memories:
1. Use a waterproof
camera. Several waterproof, digital, point-and-shoot
type cameras are on the market that take excellent
pictures. Take a look at the Pentax Optio W30 and the
Olympus Stylus SW 770. The Optio W30 is waterproof to
15ft. for 2 hours, sports a 7.1 MP sensor, and has some
slick features like an interval timer that I use to get
pictures when I'm paddling solo. The Olympus Stylus SW
770, also 7.1MP, is rated to 33ft. submersion, and is
shockproof, crush-proof, and heck - I'll
say it -
it's the BOMB. Stow
either in a PFD pocket. If they go overboard, they'll
sink, so keep them tethered.
2. Use a waterproof case. Many
point-and-shoot digicams have waterproof, O-ring sealed,
transparent cases as an option. The camera fits snugly
inside, controlled by external buttons. The buttons and
housing make the camera too thick for a PFD pocket, but
they can be stowed under deck bungie for easy
availability.
3. For SLR users, get a specialized
drybag. I like Sagebrush Dry
Goods bags, with their tough skins, welded seams,
padding and waterproof zipper closure. Keep the zipper
lubricated with the supplied silicone grease and they'll
give back years of use. Also, carry a cotton
bandanna
to dry your hands before operating the
SLR.
For more tips,
visit my
website.
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Featured
Destination:
Baja
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Photo by Jim
Kyle
Like
Southeast Alaska, Baja California (the Sea of Cortez) is
a wonderful environment for paddling by mothership, but
the contrasts are astounding! Last February, Jim
and Kathy Kyle, Home
Shore owners, took a kayak mothership tour in
Baja California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
The experience so impressed them have agreed to offer,
in a joint venture with that vessel's owner, two "Alaska
on the Home Shore does Baja" tours in February,
2008. We will send one of our kayak guides to
accompany our guests for an exciting, sun-filled week
spent paddling and cruising amongst whales and dolphins
between Loreto and LaPaz. An added attraction: the
gray whale birthing lagoons of Magdalena Bay are
accessible in a day trip from either of these
fascinating ports. Note these dates: Feb. 3
- 9, and Feb. 10 - 16, 2008. Join
Us!
Baja Slideshow
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Home
Shore Mothership Tours
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We
are sold out for 2007, but it is not too late for
2008! We are booking quickly, so don't hesitate to
contact
us if
you are interested in taking a tour. We currently
have the first tour in June available as well as the
last two tours in August. Want to join us, but
don't have a group? We have berths available
on reserved tours for singles or couples. Details
on those tours can be seen our our 2008 charter schedule.
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Thanks for reading our Spring 2007 issue of
Alaska on the Home Shore News! Be sure to drop
us a line with your feedback. We look forward to keeping
you updated with helpful information
about exploring Southeast Alaska by
kayak.
Happy
paddling, |
| Captain Jim Kyle and the Home Shore
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Alaska on the Home Shore | 4102 Linnell Road | Deming | WA | 98244
Alaska on the Home Shore© Alaska Sea Kayaking All Rights Reserved
Except for the main homepage graphic, no image contains objects that have been digitally manipulated.
All photographs were taken during Home Shore tours, with contributions from professionals Gary Luhm, Suzanne Steel, Heath Cowart, & Ben Kyle.
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