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Lake Fairfield Paddlefest

Posted on September 6, 2009 By Tom 2 Comments on Lake Fairfield Paddlefest
Paddling

New Kayaks

My nephew, Chip, helped design all of the websites for Confluence Water Sports, which includes Perception Kayaks, Dagger Kayaks, Wilderness Systems Kayaks, Mad River Canoes, Harmony, and a bunch of other brand names. As such, he had an early heads up that Confluence was having it’s first ever public sale at it’s corporate headquarters at the old Perception plant in Easley. Demos and seconds were going to be offered at ridiculously low prices. So on Friday Chip and several of his work buddies headed over and bought a boatload of …well, boats. The most convenient place to try all of this out was at our little lake, so this weekend we held the first ever Lake Fairfield Paddlefest.

Late Friday afternoon the flotilla arrived – a total of six kayaks of various types to add to the five I already have in the back yard. Chip, his wife Anna, and two of his work colleagues, Ed and Chris, were there to give the boats a trial run.

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Paddling Lake Fairfield

Posted on June 29, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on Paddling Lake Fairfield
Local, Paddling

I had been paddling on Lake Cunningham twice in as many weeks, so I decided it was time to give our little backyard lake another try. Large snapping turtles and burrowing water rodents had made a mess of our bank, so I really don’t have a good canoe/kayak launch anymore. Also, the siltation has gotten … Read More “Paddling Lake Fairfield” »

Cul-de-sac Party

Posted on June 3, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Cul-de-sac Party
Local

Now that the new cul-de-sac has been finished on our street, our neighbors decided to throw a party down there. About twenty adults and around ten children showed up to eat fried chicken and potluck side dishes. It was great seeing our neighbors. This neighborhood has been good to have regular get-togethers. Of course, there … Read More “Cul-de-sac Party” »

Neighborhood Update and a Bit of Spring

Posted on April 9, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Neighborhood Update and a Bit of Spring
Local, Miscellaneous

It finally cleared off a bit, so I decided to go for a walk around our neighborhood. First, I got distracted by the tulips growing in our own front yard. I stopped to take a few shots as they were back lit by the afternoon sun. My walk took me to the new cul-du-sac at … Read More “Neighborhood Update and a Bit of Spring” »

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