an evening at Lake erie

greetings people,

I've been putting the playboating on hold for a while.  I have been loving it up in the new creeker/river boat. The Hoss.  Love the liquid logic.  I first fell in love with liquid logic kayaks about two years ago, when i purchased my first one.  The CR(cross river)250.  a river runner/ playboat. It was in fact my first whitewater boat period.  In my opinion, the liquid logic boats have a great snug fit, allowing you to really become one with the boat and make it move whatever way you want.  Yes they are indeed very hard to get used to....def not for novice paddlers.  It was a huge challenge to go from my Perception Swifty, a simple recreation boat, to a tight small whitewater boat.  That being said.... say hello to the Hoss.  This LL(liquid logic), has all the same bells and whistles as the cr 250, with more volume, and added stability for larger water,  it still has the same planing  hull as the playboat, but it is longer, and has a more rounded side to let the water run under the hull, not into it.  it is roomy too, after properly adjusting the seat and the front foot foam, this thing rocks, it moves good on water.  Just a fun fun fun boat. 
  
Dont get me wrong...for playboating... its my jackson rockstar an no other right now.. but that is for playing on a river feature,  a hole or a wave. doing stalls, loops and squirts.. not really for running down some big water, or running creeks or rivers.

for that i have a HOSS!! 

this boat just rocks, i love everything, from the black diamond*brand  grab bars, to the cone of comfort foot block foam, down to the firery orange color... this boat just shouts "get in, snap the skirt on and hang on".  I am really looking forward to running it through some class II water and some IIIs as well.  i think with the fall coming The Lackawanna river, through the mellow park area will be fun. 

Like the title of this blog says, i had a great night out on lake erie, here in forest city.  Just a cool, calm night.  i hit the boat launch at around 6:15.  Unloaded, suited up,and launched.  I made it across the lake to the other side, where i saw an older fisherman.  He caught about 4 nice perch, so i stopped by to say hello. I ended up talking to the guy for about an hour, even picked him a couple bobbers out of the cattails.  Nice nite.  nothing like being out on the water at dark, just you and the sounds of crickets, and nothing else... peaceful,  solitude, floating softly on the water, just senses open  and full of nature.   

Love to kayak, all kinds of it
peace