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Re: Other: sad news, Doug Tompkins died in kayak a
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/10/2015, 12:25 am
In Response To: Re: Other: sad news, Doug Tompkins died in kayak a (Marc Donnelly)

Small inland lakes are much different than the great lakes. Kayakers die in the great lakes every season because of abnormally high air temperatures with people not thinking about the water temperatures. It's December, it's definitely dry suit time on the big lakes.

Bill H.

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Other: sad news, Doug Tompkins died in kayak accident
david koslow -- 12/8/2015, 6:44 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/8/2015, 6:54 pm
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Rober W -- 12/9/2015, 11:00 am
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Douglas Montgomery -- 12/9/2015, 3:42 pm
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Marc Donnelly -- 12/9/2015, 5:37 pm
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Dan -- 12/9/2015, 9:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2015, 12:25 am
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Jeff Horton -- 12/12/2015, 3:57 pm
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Marc Donnelly -- 12/12/2015, 6:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/12/2015, 6:44 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 12/13/2015, 8:03 am
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John Messinger -- 12/14/2015, 12:54 pm
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Bob Johns -- 12/15/2015, 12:26 am
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Douglas Montgomery -- 12/16/2015, 2:46 am
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Douglas Montgomery -- 12/16/2015, 2:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2015, 4:14 am
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draken -- 12/16/2015, 12:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2015, 3:33 pm
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scottbaxter -- 12/16/2015, 8:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2015, 12:54 am
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scottbaxter -- 12/17/2015, 8:38 am
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Bob Johns -- 12/17/2015, 5:19 pm