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CdB Whitewater Paddling Club Discussions => Paddling => Topic started by: ChristianG on August 12, 2013, 04:01:51 PM

Title: Another reason to run the Upper Petawawa
Post by: ChristianG on August 12, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
The Algonquin Radio Observatory has been repaired and is going to be used again for research, examining pulsars using VLBI, or Very Long Baseline Interferometry: The signals from two such antennas, one in Canada and another in Europe, can be combined to form a signal comparable to an antenna the size of the distance between the two dishes, i.e. 1000 km versus 50 m.

For us this means the possibility of a tour of the facilities, and improved roads too, as we use the acess roads to go to our put-in.

--Christian
Title: Re: Another reason to run the Upper Petawawa
Post by: AdamN on August 12, 2013, 04:14:27 PM
I was a summer student there in '86.  I actually gave tours to anyone who was lost enough to have found us.

Adam
Title: Re: Another reason to run the Upper Petawawa
Post by: ChristianG on August 12, 2013, 07:10:26 PM
Then get a creek boat and let's go!

Although it is very low right now, 2.37 m on the gauge... This means about 17 m^3/s. That would be bony in many places... Not worth hiking 4 km for it!

--C.
Title: Re: Another reason to run the Upper Petawawa
Post by: thomastardif on August 12, 2013, 07:39:44 PM
Hey, Christian!

Merci beaucoup pour samedi. J'ai beaucoup appr?ci? ton aide ainsi que Bill. Vous ?tes vraiment super! Je suis quand m?me un bon ?l?ve apr?s tout car je suis arriv? ? faire du surf sur la derni?re rapide. J'esp?re avoir la chance de faire du kayak encore avec vous.  Je te souhaite une excellente semaine.  ? bient?t!  Claude
Title: Re: Another reason to run the Upper Petawawa
Post by: Jeremy Poulin on August 13, 2013, 05:55:25 AM
There is usually an increase in levels big enough to make a fall run. I'd be very interested, especially if its before Gauley (see next post)
jer
Title: Re: Another reason to run the Upper Petawawa
Post by: ChristianG on August 14, 2013, 04:49:11 PM
Just ordered one of those:
http://www.nrs.com/product/29321/nrs-whitewater-kayak-sherpa

--C.