by Jim Snyder | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Albert Einstein, What I Believe (1930) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oh boy! Another trip to Japan to share in the 20th annual...
by Jim Snyder | Oct 30, 2014 | Blog
Our trip to Japan was centered around the “Squirtogether” event scheduled for the first weekend in October, but there were distractions…. The first was that a volcano near our destination, Mt. Ontake, decided to erupt ~unfortunately killing dozens...
by Jim Snyder | Mar 11, 2014 | Blog
Our trip to Japan this year was a few weeks later than usual- the end of September and beginning of October. It was a bit after the rainy season and the rivers ran low and clean. My guest of honor this year was Joshua Tracy from Charolettesville, Virginia. Josh is an...
by Jim Snyder | Mar 11, 2014 | More Info
The “Realm” is our name for where we roam. We just go around for a little while and then come back to the real world. And the Lure is strong. “Just one more good one” , and “One more like that” ARE good enough reasons to get frazzled to the point where you’re not...
by Jim Snyder | Mar 11, 2014 | More Info
The anatomy of a paddle is pretty simple really. There’s only a few terms to learn. Shafts are usually made in two halves which are “scarved” together and made of three pieces each. “Plated shafts” have a lighter duty core- like spruce...
