Ed Conway

Kayaking, that is my passion.  It's what I do, what I look forward to.  My best 

times are often on the water by myself, yet I find great pleasure in sharing 

trips or guiding others   

 I'm retired now, but that does not mean that I'm not busy.  The last 40 some

years have been spent paddling, sailing, mountain biking and camping.  This

is something that will continue to be a focus of mine.  Sadly over time and 

numerous moves, I've lightened my load and disposed of pictures that 

documented this play time.

That is changing.  Now thanks to digital cameras it is easier to photograph my 

trips.  In fact I can shoot hundreds of pictures and as long as I do not print

all of them it is much cheaper than it used to be.  After review I find that most

of the pictures are not keepers, so I don't.  And a large part of what is left is

interesting only to me.  This must be true because I've looked at other   

collections of pictures and even if the person is good most of the pictures are

boring.

So here is my plan.  The first section will be birds.  I love watching birds and

have found that I can get quite close to them in a boat.  I'm opening with a  

series of pictures of am osprey.  Most of the pictures will be taken while I'm in 

kayak or in a canoe. 

The next group of photo will be of rivers, creeks or large 

bodies of water.  The rivers that I have spent time on will be listed individually

in a regional format.  If you see one that you want more information on, then

please contact me. 

The last section will be the one covering the building of a sea kayak.  This will

a photo journal of the process.  A number of people have done this.  I'm doing 

it for fun.  As for experience, well I'm a carpenter of 35 years, the last 20 being 

spent helping build high end sailboats.  I have never built a strip plank boat, 

nor have I built a boat totally by myself.  I look forward to it.  It should be

interesting.