Recent content by Alan Gage

I appreciate it. It really isn't that much of a pain (at least for me, I can't speak for Glenn). The software catches nearly all the nefarious members that apply and while it gets tedious it doesn't take long to quickly review and delete them every day. I kind of like sniffing out the ones...

I'm sure it's different for all of us. It's certainly a harder effort for me now at 47 than it was as 27. Back then I could fairly easily spike my heart rate to 190 and now it seems I have to be on the verge of death to get over 170. The activity makes a difference for me too. With a...

Ok, so maybe it's not as serious as the post title proclaims but it's certainly becoming a "thing." Yesterday there was an introductory post from a new member: His profile picture showed a lovely image of he and his wife in hunting gear, with a setting sun in the background, as they kissed...

I certainly did not take any offense to it. I understand what you're saying and I agree. It does feel more graceful performing single sided correction strokes in a responsive hull. I think this is a great analogy. With time and proficiency it does become nearly effortless (mentally). With hit...

Paddling sure seems to be a popular way when the water isn't frozen. I remember a lot of them being runners, bikers, skies, and snowshoers as well. They were an active group. Long steady state efforts (relatively easy zone 2), from my research and limited experience, seems to be the best way...

I change how I switch depending on conditions. The only constant is that the bottom hand is the one that hands off. If I'm paddling on the right side then my right hand (bottom) hands off to my left hand (the new bottom hand) and as the left hand begins placing the blade for the catch the right...

I use a stick. If I was tripping in hard or rocky soil I'd take a metal shovel but for where I've been in northern Canada it's easy enough with a stick. Alan

That is a hard lesson to learn and one I still struggle with. I tend to hold on because I remember the enjoyment it once gave and I keep thinking it will give it again. It's often such a relief to finally let go. Alan

I've gone back to square edge strips on my last couple builds. Cutting the bead and cove is perhaps one of my least favorite parts of the building process and I don't find it all that difficult to fit the individual strips with a tiny hand planer. It helps that I'm not super picky. Also, many of...

Pretty cool you got to see that. I wonder if the heron was perhaps sick or injured. I remember watching a bald eagle fly down and kill a gull many years ago. I suspect that gull was injured as the eagle picked it out of a group and overshot on it's first attack (which gave the gull a head...

I would agree with this. I nearly always put in extra layers somewhere, and it now seems to be the thing to do, but the vast majority of cedar strip canoes have been built with 1/4" strips and a single layer of 6 oz cloth and they work great. I haven't done the math but I'd guess that 1/4"...

I'm always in and out of hobbies. I enjoy birdwatching but haven't been serious about it for quite a few years. But this year I gave myself the goal of seeing as many species as I can in a roughly 6 mile radius around my house. I live in the middle of a complex of small lakes, wetlands, woods...

In the Wake https://books.google.com/books/about/In_the_Wake.html?id=mdwb0QEACAAJ 80 day unsupported trip in the barrens by husband and wife. Just started on it. So far, so good. I came across a thread on MYCCR many years ago from the author talking a little about the trip. At the time he...

A tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, the clothes on your back, a jacket for colder weather/rain, 1.5 pounds of dried food per day, and a pot to cook the food in are the essentials (plus some lightweight odds and ends). Anything more than that is what you bring to add comfort/pleasure. I'm not...

6 ounce e-glass would be the standard that's used. Alan