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Next Meeting Announcement

by Alice Nissen



 When:    November 14, 2018, 7:00 pm 
 Where:    Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas
 Directions:   North side of Bissonnet, first driveway just west of Hillcroft.
First building entrance on the left past the football field.
See the maps below for more details.
     
 Speaker:    Kent Walters
 Description:  

Kent Walters has been an active member of the Houston Canoe Club for 5 years. He has lead many fabulous trips for the club from the Rio Grande in Big Bend to the Buffalo River in Arkansas. He currently holds the position of Purser as well.

Kent grew up in Southern California. He has been a camper, water-skier, canoeist, backpacker, lead guitarist and lead singer in a rock band, missionary, teacher, husband, father to four, technical writer/copy editor, computer operator and engineer at Hughes Aircraft, scoutmaster, rock climber and mountain climber (Sierras/Yosemite), and wilderness cross-country skier/snowshoer/snow camper. As a hard drive engineer in the Silicon Valley following his first career at Hughes, he worked for seven different companies in many countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Scotland, Belgium, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Hungary. He moved to Houston in 1998 with IBM to support Compaq/HP; he is still a hard drive engineer at his latest employer, Toshiba, still supporting HP. Several years ago for his 60th birthday, and consistent with his penchant for adventure, Kent got certified in paragliding. Kent is grandfather to 13 grandchildren. He currently claims only one adventure hobby: kayaking.

For his presentation, "The Buffalo National River in Arkansas and The Trip Coordination Principles That Make It Work," Kent will blend the excitement of a multi-day trip with some of the mechanics, considerations and preparation that go into coordinating such an experience. He will share his secret resources and recipe for covering the bases. Highlights will include photos and videos from a few trips to the spectacular Buffalo National River in Arkansas, one of the truly beautiful kayaking / canoeing rivers within striking distance of Houston.




Be sure to set this date aside on your calendar, then come out and support your club.

Vice Commodore,
Alice Nissen



Maps:

Bayland Community Center:  (Click for interactive map)      



Location of meeting room: (Click to enlarge)