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 ====== Lake Baikal Circumnavigation 2003 ======
-Read our feature story in the June 2004 issue of Sea Kayaker Magazine! <del>www.seakayakermag.com</del> (no longer available online unless via the [[http://www.chargelife.com/Around Baikal 2003 Updates.htm|Wayback Machine]]) [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821115324/http://www.chargelife.com/baikal_photos,_pg_1.htm| Baikal Trip Photos]]
+Read our (Brandon and Heather Nelson) feature story in the June 2004 issue of Sea Kayaker Magazine! <del>www.seakayakermag.com</del> (no longer available online unless via the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20060113214619/http://www.chargelife.com/Around Baikal 2003 Updates.htm|Wayback Machine]]) see also - [[:adventure:baikal_photos|More Baikal Trip Photos]]
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+photos: Brandon & Heather Nelson [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821115324/http://www.chargelife.com/baikal_photos,_pg_1.htm|Baikal Trip Photos]] (four pages of photos saved on the Internet Wayback Machine including many photos not shown in this article - you can also see most of them on our [[:adventure:baikal_photos|Baikal trip gallery page]])
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-==== Sunday May 04, 2003-Brandon ====
+==== Sunday May 04, 2003 - Brandon ====
 Let's get back to some adventure, shall we?
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 Over the next couple months as we continue preparing we'll fill you in on more of what we know about Baikal. Of course, we're hard at work arranging a way to transmit updates – and pictures – from the heart of Siberia. We want to share this expedition more than any other!
-In the meantime, check out our brand new website at [[http://www.chargelife.com!|www.chargelife.com!]]
+In the meantime, check out our brand new website at <del>[[http://www.chargelife.com!|www.chargelife.com!]]</del>
 For now, I’ll leave you with these last two points…
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-==== Sunday May 04, 2003-Brandon ====
+==== Sunday May 04, 2003 - Brandon ====
 It’s easy, when we’re spending all our free time researching and pouring over maps and pictures of Lake Baikal, to overlook the world-class lake in our own backyard. So this past weekend, in need of a few days of training and solitude—-as well as a shakedown of our Baikal readiness—-Heather and I set out to circumnavigate our local freshwater gem: Lake Tahoe!
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 Baikal Fun Fact: Lake Tahoe's volume measures 156 cubic kilometers. Lake Baikal's volume measures 23,000 cubic kilometers.
-Check this out: The easiest way to support 'Around Baikal 2003' is to ORDER YOUR OFFICIAL 'AROUND BAIKAL 2003' T-SHIRT TODAY! Just drop us an e-mail for instructions, or visit our website: [[http://www.chargelife.com!|www.chargelife.com!]]
+Check this out: The easiest way to support 'Around Baikal 2003' is to ORDER YOUR OFFICIAL 'AROUND BAIKAL 2003' T-SHIRT TODAY! Just drop us an e-mail for instructions, or visit our website: <del>[[http://www.chargelife.com!|www.chargelife.com!]]</del>
 HUGE Thanks, Brandon and Heather
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-==== Sunday May 04, 2003-Heather ====
+==== Sunday May 04, 2003 - Heather ====
 In October of 2002 81 teams from 23 countries began the Eco Challenge Fiji. Only 10 teams completed the grueling course. Team Subaru USA, consisting of Dan Rathbun, Roy Malone, Dan Barger and myself finished 9th in just under 10 days. USA Network will be airing a mini series on the trials and triumphs, and the heartache as 4-person co-ed teams jungle trek, sea kayak, whitewater kayak, swim, mountain bike, build native “bili bili” rafts out of bamboo, ascend and rappel on fixed ropes, navigate, and give until they have nothing left attempting to complete the World’s Toughest Expedition Race.
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 The most common fish in Lake Baikal is the golomyanka. It is a pink, translucent oil fish with large pectoral fins. The golomyanka has no scales and is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young; about 2,000 at a time!
-Check this out: The easiest way to support 'Around Baikal 2003' is to ORDER YOUR OFFICIAL 'AROUND BAIKAL 2003' T-SHIRT TODAY! We are also accepting donations. Just drop us an e-mail for instructions, or visit our website: [[http://www.chargelife.com!|www.chargelife.com!]]
+Check this out: The easiest way to support 'Around Baikal 2003' is to ORDER YOUR OFFICIAL 'AROUND BAIKAL 2003' T-SHIRT TODAY! We are also accepting donations. Just drop us an e-mail for instructions, or visit our website: <del>[[http://www.chargelife.com!|www.chargelife.com!]]</del>
 Thank you all for your overwhelming support.
-Heather Nelson heather@chargelife.com
+Heather Nelson
 ~All Glory Comes From Daring to Begin~
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-==== Sunday May 04, 2003 ====
+==== Sunday May 04, 2003 - Heather ====
-S.O.S
-We are in search of an affordable small-sized or mini laptop to complete our satellite communication set-up. Requirements are CD ROM drive, serial port, and windows 95 or later. If you know of any used ones out there, please let us know! We leave in 13 days, so we need this by the end of the week! Yikes!
-Baikal Fun Fact: When our flight lands in Moscow, we will be closer to Maine than to our final destination of Lake Baikal. (From Moscow will be spend 88-hours on the Trans Siberian Railway).
-~In the Spirit of Adventure~
-Heather and Brandon
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-==== Sunday May 04, 2003-Heather ====
 S.O.S
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-Monday May 12, 2003-Brandon
+==== Monday May 12, 2003 - Brandon ====
 I once heard of a street performer who could juggle a running chainsaw, a marble, and a tic-tac. If you run into this guy, please put him in touch with us. We could use his skills these next few weeks!
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 Five days out… Heather and Brandon
-www.chargelife.com
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+**Old School Meets New School**
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 ===== Around Lake Baikal =====
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 Subject: Around Baikal - Day 1 – June 1, 2003
-We paddled out of Bolshoye Goloustnoye this morning around 8 o'clock. A small party of our new friends gathered at the beach to see us off and wish us well and, to repeat once more, the warnings about the wind. (Yesterday afternoon, Heather and I waked down to the beach where we were to launch. Loose clothes whipping our skin - we recorded the speed at 36 miles per hour.
+We paddled out of Bolshoye Goloustnoye this morning around 8 o'clock. A small party of our new friends gathered at the beach to see us off and wish us well and, to repeat once more, the warnings about the wind. (Yesterday afternoon, Heather and I walked down to the beach where we were to launch. Loose clothes whipping our skin - we recorded the speed at 36 miles per hour.
 Nonetheless, we paddled across glass for the first 3 hours today; away from any cabins and roads – into what we came for – the Siberian wilderness. Despite our original plan of traveling clockwise around the lake, we learned since arriving here that winds favor the opposite. We are now south of where we started. About half way through the mouth of the Angara - Baikal's only out flowing river. This change benefits us in several ways, aside from keeping predominate winds at our backs. First, the North end of the lake still has ice (water temperatures even this far south is sub-forty). Second, we will be near civilization for the first couple weeks, so there is less pressure to have our food supply nailed down. Lastly, it gives us more time to get in shape for what we've learned is the crux: the cliff just north of B.G. Stretching north to Olkhon Island.
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 Location: North 54 degrees 31' 39.6" East 109 degrees 29' 55.8"
-For those of us who don't have the equipment to chart the location using degrees, minutes and seconds, you can find a map of Lake Baikal at: chargelife.com According to Brandon they are about ¾ of the way up the East side of Lake Baikal. All the updates can be found at the chargelfe.com
+For those of us who don't have the equipment to chart the location using degrees, minutes and seconds, you can find a map of Lake Baikal at:<del> chargelife.com</del> According to Brandon they are about ¾ of the way up the East side of Lake Baikal. All the updates can be found at the <del>chargelfe.com</del>
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-==== Day 43 Sunday July 13, 2003-Brandon ====
+==== Day 43 Sunday July 13, 2003 - Brandon ====
 Around Baikal – Day 43, July 13, 2003
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 miles south of Vero Baikal
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-Tuesday July 15, 2003-Brandon
+**Tuesday July 15, 2003-Brandon**
 Around Baikal - Day 43 (continued) July 13, 2003
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 Location: North 55 degrees 18' 48" East 109 degrees 11' 20.5"
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-Saturday July 19, 2003-Brandon
+==== Day 48 Saturday July 19, 2003 - Brandon ====
 Around Baikal - Day 48, July 18, 2003
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 LOCATION: about 75 miles south of Vero Baikal
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-Monday July 21, 2003-Heather
+**Day 48 - Heather**
-Around Baikal - Day 48 Part II
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-…We could not have hoped for a more perfect day. Even our yellow and blue kayaks, hunter's orange splash jackets, and mango life vests, could not penetrate the freakishly thick fog. The stormy seas were a blessing as well, absorbing the sounds of our approach. Even hugging the shore, we would be invisible.
+**Around Baikal 2003 - Day 48 Part I**
-"Baby, wake up," I urged mercilessly, at 5 a.m. Brandon opened one eye, careful not to wake the other and waited for an explanation for the rude awakening. I uttered 3 words. Three words that we both knew when spoken, were the final say. They were our war cry, our starting line cheer, our get up and make it happen, raise your fists in the air and shout; "IT IS TIME!" I said, with a seriousness of a general to his troops.
+Monday July 18, 2003 - Heather
-Hearing these words Brandon rose from his sleeping bag and sprung into action. With the pulse of Baikal as our camouflage, we were on the water, paddling south, less than an hour later.
-With fog as thick as soup, navigation proved to be a nearly impossible fete. We could hardly see the shore to our right, and all other terrain was devoured by the immense fog. Brandon watched the compass helping track small points and bays. I carefully studied the map, estimated our pace and established an ETA of 8:15 A.M.
-At 8:08 I called Brandon to my side with a whistle. I pointed to the faint outline of a mountain to the West, and, explained in a whisper "at the base of a mountain is a river, next to the river lives the "boogeyman." No sooner had the words crossed my lips than a roofline rose eerily out of the fog.
-My left foot slammed down on my rudder control and I paddled out to sea as if the band of burglarizing, boogeymen had already given chase. When my skin stopped prickling with images of a gun pointed at my back, I steered closer to shore. But, it was hours before we stepped with shaking legs onto solid ground.
-We whispered quietly, our congratulations. Then, courage and adrenaline took over and we looked to the sky and shouted, "Thank you Burkhan!"
-Location: North 54 degrees 00' 40.3" East 108 degrees 13' 51.3
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-Monday July 18, 2003-Heather
-Around Baikal 2003-Day 48 Part I
 The sound of crashing surf rattled me awake. I peaked outside the tent and instantly the thick fog enveloped me and covered me in a fine mist. Our boats, which we had pulled up alongside the tent the evening before, were mere apparitions in the watery haze. Perfect!
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 But it was hours before we stepped onto solid ground. We whispered quietly our congratulations, then courage and adrenaline took over and we looked to the sky and shouted, "Thank you Burkhan!"
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+**Around Baikal - Day 48 Part II - Heather**
+**Monday July 21, 2003**
+…We could not have hoped for a more perfect day. Even our yellow and blue kayaks, hunter's orange splash jackets, and mango life vests, could not penetrate the freakishly thick fog. The stormy seas were a blessing as well, absorbing the sounds of our approach. Even hugging the shore, we would be invisible.
+"Baby, wake up," I urged mercilessly, at 5 a.m. Brandon opened one eye, careful not to wake the other and waited for an explanation for the rude awakening. I uttered 3 words. Three words that we both knew when spoken, were the final say. They were our war cry, our starting line cheer, our get up and make it happen, raise your fists in the air and shout; "IT IS TIME!" I said, with a seriousness of a general to his troops.
+Hearing these words Brandon rose from his sleeping bag and sprung into action. With the pulse of Baikal as our camouflage, we were on the water, paddling south, less than an hour later.
+With fog as thick as soup, navigation proved to be a nearly impossible fete. We could hardly see the shore to our right, and all other terrain was devoured by the immense fog. Brandon watched the compass helping track small points and bays. I carefully studied the map, estimated our pace and established an ETA of 8:15 A.M.
+At 8:08 I called Brandon to my side with a whistle. I pointed to the faint outline of a mountain to the West, and, explained in a whisper "at the base of a mountain is a river, next to the river lives the "boogeyman." No sooner had the words crossed my lips than a roofline rose eerily out of the fog.
+My left foot slammed down on my rudder control and I paddled out to sea as if the band of burglarizing, boogeymen had already given chase. When my skin stopped prickling with images of a gun pointed at my back, I steered closer to shore. But, it was hours before we stepped with shaking legs onto solid ground.
+We whispered quietly, our congratulations. Then, courage and adrenaline took over and we looked to the sky and shouted, "Thank you Burkhan!"
+Location: North 54 degrees 00' 40.3" East 108 degrees 13' 51.3
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-Monday July 28, 2003-Brandon
+==== Day 58 Monday July 28, 2003 - Brandon ====
 Around Baikal, Day 58, July 28, 2003
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 P. S. Brandon's final thoughts of this message were, "I wish you could see it thru my eyes, what I'm looking at right now. It's just the most amazing…what I'm looking at. I can see across the Bay, to the other side of Lake Baikal. And, the clouds are just soooooo dark, and so cottony…it looks like you could take a big scoop of them…it looks like mud. It's been this way for a couple of days. It's starting to break up to the South, it's just amazing…"
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-Monday August 04, 2003
+==== Day 63 Monday August 04, 2003 ====
 Around Baikal, Day 63, August 3, 2003
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 Heather and Brandon
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-Saturday August 09, 2003-Brandon
+==== Day 67 Saturday August 09, 2003 - Brandon ====
 Around Baikal, Day 67 - August 6, 2003
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 Location: 40 miles north of Bolshoye Goloufpnoye
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-Saturday August 09, 2003
+==== Day 69 Saturday August 09, 2003 ====
 Around Baikal, Day 69 - August 8, 2003
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 Heather and Brandon
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-Sunday August 10, 2003
+==== Day 71 Sunday August 10, 2003 Trip Completion ====
 Around Baikal, Day 71
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 Location: Bolshoye Goloustnoye
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-Around Baikal 2003
+**Final Thoughts Around Baikal 2003**
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 Thursday August 14, 2003
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 By now, I suppose, nothing should come as a surprise!
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+photo: the Nelsons
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