ACK - Kayaking, Camping, Outdoor Adventure Blog » Chris H http://blog.austinkayak.com Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fishing with the Birds http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/12/fishing-with-the-birds/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/12/fishing-with-the-birds/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:20:41 +0000 Chris H http://blog.austinkayak.com/?p=21143 Since my last post, it became validated, birding from a kayak is pretty darn cool! I continue to work on improving my fishing skills and while I don’t get much better, I can think of a lot worse things to do with my day than spending it in a kayak casting and watching nature work [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/12/chris-likes-birds/feed/ 3 Visit to the Heart of the Paddling World – Part 5 of 5 http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/10/visit-to-the-heart-of-the-paddling-world-part-5-of-5/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/10/visit-to-the-heart-of-the-paddling-world-part-5-of-5/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:23:19 +0000 Chris H http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=17209 Chris Hackerd, VP of Store Operations and one of three ACK co-owners, is an avid mountain biker, birder, ‘yak angler and all around outdoors-man. Recently, Chris traveled east to North Carolina to celebrate his grand mother’s 80th birthday and took the opportunity to visit many of the manufacturers based out of the area including Confluence, Legacy, Werner, Eno, Astral & Feel Free/Pyrahna. [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/10/visit-to-the-heart-of-the-paddling-world-part-5-of-5/feed/ 0 Event Recap: Fly Fishing Downtown Austin, Texas http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/04/fly-fishing-downtown-austin-texas/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/04/fly-fishing-downtown-austin-texas/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:00:53 +0000 Chris H http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=11005 Last week I got to step into the Paramount Theatre here in Austin, Texas for the first time and catch the 2012 Fly Fishing Film Tour and to represent ACK as a sponsor of the event. It was a neat evening with many familiar faces. I have seen many of these folks in our stores [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/04/fly-fishing-downtown-austin-texas/feed/ 0 Thule Regional Dealer Conference Dual Report http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/04/thule-regional-dealer-conference-dual-report/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/04/thule-regional-dealer-conference-dual-report/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:36 +0000 Chris H http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=10739 Chris: I got to attend the Thule Regional Conference in Houston recently and it was very informative. The majority of the information and knowledge was geared towards dealers servicing customers better but I also took away some interesting tidbits of information. Did you know that Thule has a 5-day shake test on products? They take a new product [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2012/02/drive-by-paddler/feed/ 1 Hello Luke…Welcome to ACK San Marcos! http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/11/hello-luke-welcome-to-ack-san-marcos/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/11/hello-luke-welcome-to-ack-san-marcos/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:00:07 +0000 Chris H http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=7843 We’d like to take a quick moment to introduce Luke Patranella, ACK San Marcos Store Manager. Luke was born and raised in San Antonio, TX and attended school at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches where he majored in business. Soon after graduating he moved to the mountains of Colorado where eventually he ended up [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/11/hello-luke-welcome-to-ack-san-marcos/feed/ 0 Featured Outfitter: Georgetown Parks & Recreation Outdoor Adventure Programs http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/03/featured-outfitter-georgetown-parks-recreation-outdoor-adventure-programs/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/03/featured-outfitter-georgetown-parks-recreation-outdoor-adventure-programs/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:00:29 +0000 Chris H http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=4793 Having a well run Parks and Recreation Department is an important part of any community. Not only do they give you access to parks but also provide array of facilities and special programs for visitors to enjoy. Today, we are featuring the Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department Outdoor Adventure Programs. ACK has been working with [...]

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