ACK - Kayaking, Camping, Outdoor Adventure Blog » San Marcos Store http://blog.austinkayak.com Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Rail Deal http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/03/the-rail-deal/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/03/the-rail-deal/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:44:51 +0000 San Marcos Store http://blog.austinkayak.com/?p=25651 No matter how many installs I do while working for ACK, it is always a bit nerve-racking to drill into someone’s boat. In the best-case scenario, the customer has been paddling for a while and knows exactly where he/she would like the item mounted. Even still, there is the process of finding which mount will [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/03/ack-at-troutfest-2013/feed/ 1 Rythym of Drum and Bass http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/01/drum-and-bass/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/01/drum-and-bass/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:32:36 +0000 San Marcos Store http://blog.austinkayak.com/?p=22717 Rhythm permeates everything in nature.  Especially when there is a human involved. It was Bill Monroe in this case, while drifting along a line of lily pads on a pond in Independence, Texas that synchronized the landscape with my easy cadence of cast and tug. I have been to places where the drums drown out [...]

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