It's been quite some time since we last posted but life has been a bit crazy - a new job, dealing with a new cat, getting into birding and possibly most importantly, learning to kayak. The general consensus with kayaking is that you can jump right in and start paddling. By and large, this is true. But what if you want to up the ante a bit? We'll get to that shortly. Bobcat got a head-start when it comes to the Raven Scout kayaking adventures. Not only did she go out on the water ahead of the rest of us, she ended up purchasing a kayak! For Wolf and I, we started out with some rentals at a local reservoir with Bobcat showing us the ropes. Our first day out, we learned some basic paddling techniques and got a major upper-body workout. We also stumbled upon this amazing tree! After a few times out, Wolf and I decided it was time to get our own kayaks and we went with a sit-on-top model (no whitewater rapids in our future). The model we chose, a Pescador Pro 100,