Spoke with Mark briefly. It looks like for the time being they are all going to paddle together. They are pulled over waiting just off of Point Mouille Road to regroup before heading up the Huron River. The group got seperated in the choppy water.
Tracking Toby click here
Friday, April 17, 2009
Ultimate Hugh Heward Update #4
A big thanks to Watertriber RunningMouth (Jon Coble) for forwarding the link to WhiteCaps (Toby) SPOT tracker. You can see it here:
Tracking Toby- click here
Please feel free to post encouraging comments to these posts! Event participants enjoy coming back after the event and reliving the experience!
Adventure On!!
Tracking Toby- click here
Please feel free to post encouraging comments to these posts! Event participants enjoy coming back after the event and reliving the experience!
Adventure On!!
Hugh Heward Update #3
Mark reports: 9:15 am start
Great weather for the start of the UHH 2009! Four other paddlers join the Intrepid 5 for a head count of nine to do the first leg to the Huron River.
A slight chop on the water and lots of walleye fisherman enjoying the morning. Mark sounded pretty excited to be out paddling and having the day group along too.
As a reminder you can join the group at your leisure, paddling any section of the trip. Also the Hugh Heward 50 start next weekend on the 25th. Come join us for a paddle on the Grand River!
Great weather for the start of the UHH 2009! Four other paddlers join the Intrepid 5 for a head count of nine to do the first leg to the Huron River.
A slight chop on the water and lots of walleye fisherman enjoying the morning. Mark sounded pretty excited to be out paddling and having the day group along too.
As a reminder you can join the group at your leisure, paddling any section of the trip. Also the Hugh Heward 50 start next weekend on the 25th. Come join us for a paddle on the Grand River!
Hugh Heward Update #2
Belle Isle - Northside Beach - START (click to enlarge)
The Challengers:
1. Mark Przedwojewski of Irons MI - Builder of Kruger Canoes
Paddling a SEA WIND
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2. Dan Smith of Portland MI - Chairman Verlen Kruger Memorial Association
Paddling a SEA WIND
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3. Charlie Parmelee of Leslie MI - Ultimate Hugh Heward Challenge 2008
Paddling a SEA WIND
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4. Toby Nipper of Fort Meyers FLA - Knife maker and long-distance paddler
Paddling a SEA WIND
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5. Jon Holmes of Lowell MI - Kayak instructor
Paddling a EDDYLINE FALCON 18 MODULUS
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6. Larry Hoff - Somewhere in the USA - Adventurer, website worth a looksee
Paddling a SEA WIND
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Ultimate Hugh Heward - Update #1
-Today is a travel day for most competitors as they make their way to the beach on Belle Isle on the Detroit River. Event start time 8:30am Friday, April 17th 2009
-As information filters through the air waves and wires that are the Internet, I will post here on the Kruger Canoe Adventure Blog.
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Historian Jim Woodruff will be posting UHH information on his blog as well. He has captured Charlie's 2008 Hugh Heward adventure, which will give you some insight to what our intrepid adventurer's will be experiencing.
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If you have information on the event and would like to share, you can send your information to brian zero zero one seven (0017) AT yahoo DOT com
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Adventure on!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Grand Rapids Press
Coverage of the Ultimate Hugh Heward - The Challenge Starts in 3 Days!!!
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/04/five_men_to_paddle_in_465mile.html
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/04/five_men_to_paddle_in_465mile.html
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