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Recreational Kayaks
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Recreational Kayak is a type of kayak that is designed for
the casual paddlers interested in recreational activities
on a lake or flat water stream; they presently make up the
largest segment of kayak sales. Compared to other kayaks,
recreational kayaks are characterized by having a larger
cockpit opening for easy entry and exit and a wider beam
(27–30 inches) for more stability on the water and
are generally less than twelve feet in length, which makes
them slower than a longer boat would be, but lighter, easier
to handle in and out of the water, and less expensive. Due
to the wider hull, recreational kayaks will not track (maintain
a straight line) as well as longer, narrower models. They
generally have limited cargo carrying capacity. Using less
expensive materials like rotomolded polyethylene and including
fewer options helps keep these boats inexpensive.
Sources
Stuhaug, Dennis O., Kayaking Made Easy: A Manual for Beginner
with Tips for the Experienced, Globe Pequot Press, 2006,
ISBN 0762738596
Kayaks in the Marble Falls
area
Check
out the Kayak Adventures on Lake Buchanan
http://www.canyonoftheeagles.com
Kayak Harbor 830-798-9555 located next
to the Hampton Inn in Marble Falls
http://www.lakeandhills.com/boats
Kayak Race down the LLano
http://www.castletexas.com/race
Texas Hill Country Kayaking
http://www.hill-country-visitor.com/Texas
“Contact
Us” on the website.
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Upcoming Events:
June
22-Women's Golf Association Susan G. Komen charity golf
tournament
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BLUE
LAKE JULY 4TH PARADE
What:
July 4 Blue Lake Parade (Held on July
3)
Who:
Blue Lake Property Owners and Family and Friends
When:
Saturday July 3, 2010
9:30 AM Be
at Driftwood Park (next to the Marina) for judging
10:00
AM - Parade Begins
11:00
AM - Return to Driftwood Park for games and watermelon
Noon
- All done
Where:
Parade begins and ends at Driftwood Park
Special
Safety Notice: Adult Golf Cart Drivers Only
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Annual
POA Meeting at the golf club
New
Directors will be announced
Please
send in the ballot that was mailed to you prior to the meeting
Barbecue
following the meeting a 5:30 pm - sign up by June 26
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July
3 Fireworks at dusk at Wenmohs Park
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Recipes
Blue
Lake residents are great cooks!
Helen's favorite Chile
Dip
1 lb Velveeta cheese
1 lg can wolf bran chile
1 lb Jimmy Dean sausage1 onion chopped
Saute sausage and drain
Saute onion and mix with melted cheese & chile
Serve in electric fondue pot or what ever you have to keep
it
warm and with Fritos or other chips.
Very good for football games
Crab Spread
1/2 small onion
1pressed garlic clove
1 pkg 8 oz cream cheese, softened
1T whole milk
1 medium tomato seeded and chopped
1/2 small bell pepper, chopped
3/4 cup fresh parsley, snipped, divided
1 t lemon juice
4 oz imitation crab meat, coarsely chopped
Finely chop onion with food chopper. Combine onion,
garlic, cheese and milk; mix well. Spread cheese
mixture over bottom of an 8" dish. Finely snipped parsley,
combine tomato, bell pepper, 2T parsley, lemon juice
and salt .Sprinkle over cheese mixture . Top with crab meat.
Sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve with crackers ,and,
or fresh vegetables.
Yield: about 2 cups
ENJOY!!
Helen Woldhagen
BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES
1 (16 ounce) package little smoky sausages
1 pound bacon
Brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bacon into thirds
and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place
the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to
a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and
sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar. Bake until
bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.
TEXAS CRAB GRASS
1 stick butter
1 med. onion chopped
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained
1 can crab meat, drained
3/4 C. Parmesan cheese
Melt butter & sauté onion. Add cooked &
drained spinach. Add crab meat & Parmesan cheese.
Serve warm with crackers
Diane Bennett
Do
you have a favorite family recipe? Send it to us for the
website.
<Email your recipes
to SueBurkhalter@nctv.com>
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Hill
Country Activities
Hill
Country Books and Others Online
<www.hillcountrycurrent.com/bookshelf/>
Bald
Eagles plus their eaglets have made their home on Hwy 29
between Llano and Kingsland
Lake
Buchanan Adventures: Kayak trips on Lake Buchanan at Canyon
of the Eagles Nature Park, east Lake Buchanan. 512-756-9911
Texas
Country Magazine has lots of Hill Country info at a great
price
<www.hillcountrymagazine.com>
Hill
Country Theater
<www.hcct.org>
Llano
Opry - great music in a fun setting
<www.hillbillyhits.com/llanoopry>
Hill
Country Trekkers-group hikes in the hill country
<hctrekkers@yahoo.com>
Email
your favorite Hill Country spots with their website to:
SueBurkhalter@nctv.com
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Home
Care Tips
Hummingbird
Gardening
Hummingbird
gardening involves the planting of hummingbird attracting
plants. It is just that simple! Hummingbirds consume 1-1/2
to 3 times their own weight in food per day. Their diet
includes flower nectar, spiders, and small insects. Because
hummingbirds rely on insects as a source of protein, chemical
insecticides should not be used in the hummingbird garden.
Not only will insecticides kill insects which are essential
to a hummer's diet, but they could sicken or kill the hummingbird
that eats insects or flower nectar that is tainted with
insecticides.
We offer some very nice hummingbird feeders on our 'Feeders
and Houses' page. Also on that page you will find a recipe
for homemade hummingbird nectar. Hummingbird gardeners might
want to check this page out.
On this page you will find some of the best plants for hummingbird
gardening. When available, these perennials will be offered
here: Aquilegia x hybrida (Columbine), Campsis radicans
(Trumpet Vine), Digitalis mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove),
Heuchera sanguinea 'Bressingham Hybrids' (Coral Bells),
Kniphofia uvaria (Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily), Lobelia
cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), Lobelia siphilitica (Great
Blue Lobelia), Monarda didyma (Beebalm), Penstemon barbatus
'Rondo', and Verbena 'Taylortown Red'.
Compliments
of Rose Franklin Perennials
814-422-8968
http://www.butterflybushes.com
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