Monday, September 29, 2008

grass a la glass


Hey here's a little project that I am doing in a round about way to raise money for UV united way. Everyone from work donated a good and or service into an auction and all the money bid was donated to united way. I donated a custom stained glass window. Suzy was the highest bidder and she is having me do a design with that funky grass that grows in segments. I'll call it monkey grass grass for know because there is a complete lack of right word in my brain at the moment. Anyway I got the last of the glass and the copper foil Saturday and put a few hours in on it while listening to the KRCL radiothon (commercial free in a very narrowly defined sense of the word). Anyway I think that it is coming along nicely. Some of the thin pieces have been a pain to cut because the piece I'm trying cut out is barely wider than the glass is thick. Does anyone have a diamond wheel glass grinder that they want to donate to a good cause?

Friday, September 12, 2008

First Rapid

Here's another shot from last month's Green River Trip. Miki and Caden were supposed to slip into an eddy and wait for me to help get Trent in his boat and then for me to get into my boat so we could go down the rapid together. Instead they went into the current and were into the rapid before Trent had his spray skirt on. I watched as they did everything right, lined it up straight and ran down the middle.
Photo by Craig Waddell.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Green River - Beginners' trip in the news

Back on August 23rd the Utah Whitewater Club sponsored a trip for beginning (first time ever in a hardshell) kayakers down Grey's Canyon on the Green River. I was thrilled to bring my wife Miki and my sons Trent and Caden along. A good friend Nate Swallow also made it down with us. Everyone had a good time in the sun and water.


Trent's on the left in the red shorts and white helmet. He made it down the entire run without tipping over. Nate (silver helmet) made it down too. Caden and Miki (big yellow life jackets) went down in an inflatable kayak and ran over some big rocks and holes that I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere close to. They cruised right over them and had a fun ride.

Maggie and Roxanne, to Salt Lake Tribune reporters came along for their first kaykaing adventure. You can read their article and watch their slide show here. It sounds like they were pretty scared but they did great and looked like they were having a lot of fun.