Monthly Archives: August 2011

New Thinking about Boots in the Water

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Back in 2009 I wrote about the recommendation that a person going overboard should kick off their boots to keep from being dragged down. Even as I repeated the conventional survival wisdom I’d been taught, I felt there were problems … Continue reading →

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Up Around the Bay

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Friends and visitors often ask us about getting to and from the road, which requires crossing the bay at the right tide level, or hiking up around the bay. We avoid the latter for numerous reasons: it more than doubles … Continue reading →

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