Recent content by Glenn MacGrady

There are those who are righteously afraid of or disgusted by everything in the animal kingdom except for dogs and a few homo sapiens. Everyone else need not fear Ontario's one venomous snake—the massasauga rattlesnake—so "experts" and government bureaucrats say. "In the 1960s, when hippies...

I recall fire maps being posted here in previous years. Could someone link a current one.

I've used this product for exactly the same problem on a Bell. The product is an epoxy putty that you push into the wood cavities. It hardens stronger than wood within an hour and can be sanded and stained or painted. If you just leave it as is, it is a much lighter (sand) color than the cherry...

Tough paddle. Interesting but depressing article on the state of the Gila River: https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-desk-climate-change-the-once-perennial-gila-river-ebbs-to-an-uncertain-future/

Late to this mucky trip report. Thanks for taking the time to post pictures of your drought-stricken lake, MrPoling. Nature is interesting even in bad times.

First, a video that explains the three levels of disability that characterize the single blade paracanoe flatwater sprint race classes: VL1, VL2, VL3. V stands for va'a, which is an outrigger canoe with no rudder or skeg. The 1, 2 and 3 relate to different levels of disability. Next, I will...

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/13/washington-grandfather-recovering-in-hospital-after-yellowstone-bison-attack/ "Carl Ison-McDaniel, 65, of Kendall, Washington, broke his femur in four places after being tossed airborne by a bull bison Friday. He remains hospitalized . . . . " "McDaniel...

Could be. @bark-eater, DM me and @Alan Gage if you detect something fishy or phishy about this offer.

"People certainly might be inspired to get out and camp more if pitching a tent becomes as simple as connecting a battery-powered electric pump and letting it fill the tent into shape while they take care of other camp setup duties. And if that tent sets up in about two minutes flat, all the...

Approximately. When the boat is at rest relative to the local water, the pivot point will be under the combined boat+gear+paddler center of gravity (COG). You will probably be shifting the COG a bit, and hence the resting pivot point, as you shift to place your draw stroke in different places...

You can empirically test this with the help of another person. The more technical name for the pivot point is the center of lateral resistance (CLR). If you are in your stern seat with your usual gear load, the boat will move perfectly lateral, with no left or right bow yaw, if someone pushes...

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/11/tourist-seriously-injured-after-yellowstone-bison-launches-man-8-feet-in-the-air/ or https://nypost.com/2026/07/12/us-news/massive-bison-tosses-yellowstone-tourist-into-the-air-in-shocking-attack/ I've camped and canoed in Yellowstone, as many others...

When a boat is at rest with relation to the water around it, the center of lateral resistance (CLR)—more colloquially known as the pivot point—will be located at the center of gravity of the boat+gear+paddler. In a central seated canoe with no gear, that will put the pivot point at the COG...

https://clydewinter.wordpress.com/2006/08/06/ithe-peripatetic-pivot-point/

I like learning new words. I can now relate canoeing to Aesop's Fable about the testudine and lagomorph.