River Signals
Chasing elephants in V5 I4 Scott, a few years ago I wrote to complain about the spelling and grammar, and to encour- age you to capture the soul of paddling. Damn, if I'd known that you were an engineering dropout I would have been a little easier on you on the English language thing. I stopped looking for spelling mistakes a few issues back, but haven't seen any regardless. Second, after reading your latest issue, I've got to say that without question you are captur- ing the soul of what we do. I was killing myself on
your write-up of the Waldies, I loved the paddling bars feature, the boat comparison by pros was a great idea, and the girl in the Old Town ad on page 17 looks like my girlfriend, who also hap- pens to look super in a PFD and a rash guard. Jeff Calvert
Vancouver, BC I was very impressed by your last "Off the
Tongue" editorial about chasing your dreams. Like you, I did what I was told was sensible and became an engineer. I truly enjoyed it, for a while. Now, being a new mom and seeing life
with a whole new perspective, my old dream of becoming a writer starts to come back. I know there will be difficulties, nasty holes, trashy waves, big drops and maybe even portages, but when it comes to following your heart, as in river running, the journey is more important than the destination. Thanks to you, I am a few paddle strokes closer to my goal. Continue your amazing work.
Isabelle Piette Montreal, QC
Because you are following your dreams and chasing elephants we are getting a great maga- zine. I received a subscription last Christmas and it's very refreshing to see a Canadian publi- cation of this quality. The blend of Canadian paddling information along with covering the world is excellent. Keep up the great work!
Glen Campbell London, ON
Memories of Terrace Thanks to Shane Spencer for his article
"Steep Creeking in Northern B.C." (Rapid V5 I4). I was born and raised in Terrace. I left when I was 12, though, and this was the first I have heard of people kayaking the rivers and creeks around town.
Reading the names (Williams,
Kalum, etc.) brought back a flood (pardon the pun) of memories for me. It's good to see pad- dlers taking advantage of the liquid riches of the area and I wish the Spencers success in their outdoor business there. Thanks for bringing a way-out-of-the-way place to light and for taking me home again.
Patrick Paulsen Oshawa, ON
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Letter of the month WINNER! By God's Grace,I salute you in the warm Blood of our saviour
christ.Please we have a company here in Ghana who deals with the same thing u do there,But we are not perfect in the job that is why we want u to send us a copy of ur magazine which will help us have more information about canoeing as u people have been doing,Please try ur best and send us the magazine so that we can co-ordinate with ur company.
Edmond Tsigbey Nungua, Accra-Ghana, West Africa
Edmond, we salute you back. We receive many requests for free issues, and our standard response is to remind everyone that back issues are available online at
www.rapidmag.com. But to reward your pas- sion and your faith, we offer you our Letter of the Month prize—James Campbell’s New Wave Cruise Control C1, (see Rapid River Signals V5I4). Come and get it.—Eds.
Write to Rapid and Win Gear! Editor, Rapid, PO Box 115, Quadeville, ON, K0J 2G0. Or email:
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