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| ====== Lake Baikal Circumnavigation 2003 ====== | ====== Lake Baikal Circumnavigation 2003 ====== | ||
| - | 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 [[http://www.chargelife.com/Around Baikal 2003 Updates.htm|Wayback Machine]]) | + | 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]] | + | 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? | 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! | 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… | 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! | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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! | 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. | Thank you all for your overwhelming support. | ||
| - | Heather Nelson heather@chargelife.com | + | Heather Nelson |
| ~All Glory Comes From Daring to Begin~ | ~All Glory Comes From Daring to Begin~ | ||
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| - | ==== Sunday May 04, 2003 ==== | + | ==== Sunday May 04, 2003 - Heather ==== |
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| - | 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! | + | |
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| - | 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). | + | |
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| - | ~In the Spirit of Adventure~ | + | |
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| - | Heather and Brandon | + | |
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| - | ==== Sunday May 04, 2003-Heather ==== | + | |
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| Five days out… Heather and Brandon | Five days out… Heather and Brandon | ||
| - | www.chargelife.com | + | <del>www.chargelife.com</del> |
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| + | **Old School Meets New School** | ||
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| ===== Around Lake Baikal ===== | ===== Around Lake Baikal ===== | ||
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| Subject: Around Baikal - Day 1 – June 1, 2003 | 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. | 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" | 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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